THOUGHT PIECES

The North American Monsoon hit the southwestern United States this past week, bringing a modicum of drought relief, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and eastern California saw some relief, as did central Montana. Meanwhile, in the Heartland, localized heavy rains brought spotty improvement and record disastrous flooding in St.… Drought conditions hold steady across the U.S. with some spotty relief

1870 was the first US Census in which farmers were in the minority (47.7%).Today, only 1.3% of Americans are still farming and increasingly do so on operations of over 2,000 acres. Even so, family farms still make up 98% of our agricultural sector. Farm ownership still reflects the legacy of the Homestead Act of 1862 as a great deal of current farmland still belongs… Who Owns America’s Farmland? And What Is Their Role In The Response To Climate Change?