…how wasteful, actually, early settlers were. From the 1770s to the 1830s, pioneers moved into new lands that stretched from what is now Kentucky to Alabama to Texas. Most were…
Death Taxes Loom as Threat to Family Farms
…farms, where land values alone often exceed the exemption threshold. For many farm families, the death of a loved one won’t just bring emotional loss—it could also bring a crushing…
American Agriculture History Minute: Homestead Act of 1862
…American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Homestead Act of 1862 Promoted Agriculture The federal government issued 160-acre tracts to about 400,000 families who settled a new land under…
BLM May Face More Lawsuits
DepositPhotos image The Interior Department may see more lawsuits after announcing it would no longer require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to create an environmental impact statement for more…
American Agriculture History Minute: New Opportunities Opened in Agriculture
…times of rapid economic growth, a farmer could still improve the land he was on for far more than he paid for it, and then move further west and repeat…
U.S. Farm Sector Starts 2025 Strong but Faces Rising Trade Risks and Price Pressures in New Administration
…risk. Negative retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural products will depend on tariff levels and duration and present additional uncertainty for the sector. Farmland values are showing signs of weakness and…
American Agriculture History Minute: Farmland Auctions
Agricultural farmland Image by Pauline E/Wikimedia Commons I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Farmland Auctions A farmland auction usually draws a good-sized crowd,…
American Agriculture History Minute: Farmland Values
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AgNet News Hour Thursday, 04-10-25
…wheat exports, and the ongoing efforts to reinvigorate the US shipping industry. In the second segment, Nick and Lorrie discussed the decline in California farmland values, with almond orchards dropping…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ethnicity Develops Early Farming Techniques
…techniques to a much more abundant land supply than they had. For example, they generally preferred oxen to horses for plowing. Furthermore, the Germans showed a long-term tendency to keep…
American Agriculture History Minute: Early Settlers Settle Appalachian Mountains
…Mountains, they found vast stretches of undeveloped land in what is now central and western Tennessee. The early settlers often received land grants for military service. Standard grants came in…
American Agriculture History Minute: Morrill Act of 1862 Opens Extension Offices
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Impact of the Clean Water Act on Landowners
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Analysis Finds Majority of CA Farms have a Woman at the Helm
…operations across the country. Women now account for 36.3% of all U.S. farmers, managing 407 million acres of land and generating $222 billion in agricultural sales. While the total number…