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Farmland for farmers, not farmland for hedge funds

Heritage Radio Network | 6 October 2023

Farmland for farmers, not farmland for hedge funds

The National Family Farm Coalition is advocating for the Farmland For Farmers Act introduced by Senator Cory Booker in July of this year. Agricultural land needs to stay accessible to actual farmers, rather than offer an opportunity to corporate entities to capitalize on high land prices, at the same time driving those prices into a stratosphere no mere mortal can possibly attain. Our food security depends on measures like this. Tune in to see how this fits into the Farm Bill, and its chances at passage.

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https://farmlandgrab.org/post/31816

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Heritage Radio Network https://heritageradionetwork.org/episode/farmland-farmers-not-farmland-hedge-funds?fbclid=IwAR175-fzD1eO4h_-y2mcS6pa-XalpFZ1MhSU0786Kk_32wMudZb3rmJXwnk

Links in this article

[1] https://nffc.net/
[2] https://nffc.net/the-farmland-for-farmers-act/#:~:text=The%20Farmland%20for%20Farmers%20Act%20(S.,corporate%20capture%20of%20US%20farmland.
[3] https://what-doesnt-kill-you.simplecast.com/episodes/farmland-for-farmers-not-farmland-for-hedge-funds-gmx0jheB