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New data to help farmers, agriculture industry
Dec 8, 2017, 17:14 PM
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The president of American Farmland Trust says new research collected in partnership with the USDA and Conservation Science Partnership has revealed a decline in US farmland over the past 30 years.
“Since 1982, 41 million acres- that averages out to about 100 acres every hour,” he says.
John Piotti tells Brownfield the data will help leaders in the ag industry make changes necessary to keep farmland in production.
He says farmers will also be able to improve their bottom line by using state-by-state data that will be released next month.
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