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US farmland prices draw bubble talk
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Whether the rise in prices is overheating the market has become a feverishly discussed question among land shoppers from farmers to pension funds
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The Senate has approved a nearly $1 trillion farm bill after years of negotiation.

The compromise measure already approved by the House would end direct payments to farmers in favor of expanded crop insurance and cut $8 billion from the food stamp program. The bill now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature. Ref. CNN

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Young, hip farmers: Coming to a city near you. The population of American farmers is aging, but a study shows a new generation of farmers is flocking to cities with large populations, farmers markets and the purchasing power to support a market for niche goods. Source 2u.

Agriculture USA

With all the health info circulating there are a lot more vegetarians than there was some years ago so I can see agriculture picking up rather than going dormant.

Agriculture USA

Climate change imperils Midwest ag production. A new study shows that Midwest agriculture is increasingly vulnerable to climate change because of the region's reliance on growing rain-fed crops. Source 8h.

USA Agriculture

And that will cause food security to be an issue while driving up food prices so that food becomes costly resource.