Some are predicting that as much as 70% of the nation's farmland will exchange hands
between 2011 and 2031 (Dean, 2011). Given these changes looming on the food horizon …

Recognizing the inherent pressures on farm families and farmland, USDA has been
developing policies and programs that simultaneously attempt to retain existing farm families …

This paper investigates the role the food movement has played in catalyzing the entrance of
new farmers into alternative agriculture. I analyze 30 interviews with farmers who participate …

Unequal access to land, driven by decades of consolidation and concentration, is of
increasing concern around the globe. This article analyzes growing farm consolidation and …

The transition of farms and ranches to the next generation has generated considerable
attention and concern. Over the past 30 years, public and private institutions across the US …

This paper examines relationships between beginner farmers and land trusts in Coastal
California. Set within the context of land consolidation in agriculture and increasing land …

Despite an overall decrease in new farm operations, the number of women farm operators
grew 30 percent between 2002 and 2007, with 300 percent growth since 1978. This …

There is a rich and extensive history of research into factors that encourage farmers to
change their land management practices, or inhibit them from doing so. Yet this research is …

African Americans face institutional and social discrimination. The deleterious effects of
discriminatory practices continue to be barriers to maintaining the family farm. Discriminatory …

Beginning farmer initiatives like the USDA's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development
Program (BFRDP), farm incubators, and small-scale marketing innovations offer new entrant …