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Study: Development threatens farmland: By Jonathan Knutson — Forum News Service
"America needs to be wiser in its conversion of farmland into other uses, a new study finds.Between 2001 and 2016 alone, 11 million acres of the nation’s agricultural land — 4.4 million of them “nationally significant,” or the nation’s best land for food production —...
South Dakota organizations set up state’s first agriculture-focused land trust: By Janelle Atyeo -Tri-State Neighbor
"A newly formed agricultural land trust will help landowners secure easements on their property to ensure it’s managed how they want it to be managed in the future. “We’re seeing interest from landowners … especially in areas where there’s development pressure like...