Positive Future News #924 (Feature Photo – Strawberry Field – CCA SA 4.0 International) According to the USDA, of the 895 million acres of farmland in America, approximately 315 million acres are in crops, and 580 million acres in are in pasture. The USDA’s Land Values 2021 Summary shows that farmland for crops increased from…
Touch the Soil News #1800 (Feature Photo – Wheat – CCO 1.0 Public Domain) While there is still a lot of farmland in the U.S., there has been a noticeable disappearance over the years – approximately 25 percent to be exact. Now, a 25 percent loss seems to be of concern, but a much greater…
Positive Future News #910 (Feature Photo – Growing Corn – GNU Free Documentation) The non-profit news portal called Farmlandgrab.org., brings us the story of farmland acquired not by farmers, but by investors foreign and domestic. One organization, The Land Matrix Initiative, reports that since 2000, roughly 82 million acres of farmland have been acquired by…
Positive Future News #908 (Feature Photo – Organic Produce – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Elina Mark) Farmland LP is an interesting business model. They buy farmland, transition the land to organics and upgrade all other aspects of the farm. Farmland LP then oversees the production while selecting the farmers that will grow the crops. Farmland…
Where do five million U.S. college faculty and staff put their retirement savings? With the TIAA, otherwise known as Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund. The TIAA manages over $1.3 trillion in assets which includes 2 million acres of farmland. The TIAA is the world’s largest farmland manager. The problem is…
