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Posts Tagged ‘Agriculture’

Boom or Bubble? High Farmland Prices Encourage Investors, Concern Farmers

By | January 3, 2024 | 0
Darvin Bentlage is a fourth-generation farmer in Missouri. He sold his roughly 700-acre farm in the fall, moving to a smaller property in the area.

Outside investment in farmland continues to increase, but some economists and many farmers worry deep pockets are pushing prices above what the land is worth.

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Missouri Becoming Strategic Home for Indoor Farming

By | December 19, 2023 | 0

The U.S. has about 2,000 indoor farms, and the industry is expected to grow nearly 10% annually over the next decade. Many are popping up in Missouri.

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This Land is Our Land: States Crack Down on Foreign-Owned Farmland

By | December 6, 2023 | 0
A farm tractor rolls along outside a Silver City, Miss., neighborhood in May. Mississippi lawmakers want the state to join the growing list of those regulating foreign ownership of agricultural land next year.

As foreigners buy up American farmland, lawmakers in more states want to keep certain countries out.

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AgrAbility Helps Folks of All Abilities to Farm

By | November 29, 2023 | 0
A woman sits at the steering wheel of a utility vehicle and looks out as a group of cows stand beside her.

After a life-altering car crash, Carey Portell’s persistence, willingness to adapt and support from Missouri AgrAbility helped her succeed as a cattle farmer.

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As Ogallala Aquifer Declines in the Great Plains, States Weigh Metering Irrigation Wells

By | October 17, 2023 | 0
A water tower in Guymon, Oklahoma, which relies on the Ogallala Aquifer for drinking water.

Water levels are dropping in the Ogallala Aquifer, and states in the Great Plains are considering whether to monitor groundwater irrigators are pumping out.

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