Posts by Nebraska Farmers Network
What do the Mormon Church, Facebook, Ted Turner, an international shipping giant, a Philadelphia organic farm and a California investment group have in common?
New at FFP: Seven out-of-state buyers, including a Utah church, a Philadelphia corporate farm and a California investment fund, spent nearly $250 million in the past five years on pricey Nebraska farmland, FFP analysis shows. Click here to read the full article, which features an NFN member!
Read MoreNFN Acquires Jefferson County Farm
Nebraska Farmers Network a Private Nebraska Ag Land Membership Author Gabe Sanchez October 19, 2023 NFN Milestone Reached “People who say it can’t be done, should not interrupt those who are doing it.” Members of NFN, It is with great pleasure to inform you that on October 5th, we closed on our first farm,…
Read MoreJoe Aschoff with Ag Land Realty, LLC
Meet one of our Founding Members, Joe Aschoff! Joe grew up on a farm just west of Osmond, Nebraska. He lives in Osmond, where his wife, Angie, teaches sixth grade and where their children go to school. Along with selling John Deere equipment for 15 years, Joe enrolled in the World Wide College of Auctioneering…
Read MoreNFN Signs a Purchase Agreement, Saving It’s First Farm!
We have entered into a purchase agreement for approximately 240 acres of land located in Jefferson County, Nebraska. More information coming soon as soon as we close in October!
Read MoreNFN Went to the Capitol to Meet with the Ag Policy Advisor to the Governor
Nebraska Farmer’s Network had the privilege of meeting Governor Pillen’s Agriculture Advisor, Cicely Wardyn. We were invited to the State Capitol to address how foreign & out-of-state interest is affecting small-town Nebraska across the state and what action NFN is currently taking, to help join the fight. Key members of NFN also attended the meeting…
Read MoreFDA Approves First Lab-Grown “Meat” Product
Lab-grown “meat” products have 25 TIMES the emission of that from naturally raised farm animals. Better for the environment? FALSE!
Read MoreNebraska on track to lose 104,000 acres of farmland by 2040, due to being paved over
Farmland sustains life around the country, but it’s disappearing as cities grow. American Farmland Trust (AFT) took a deep dive into the numbers. What the nonprofit organization found is the losses will only continue without action. American Farmland Trust recently compiled a report titled “Farmlands Under Threat.” The organization’s second farmland-based initiative shows the…
Read MoreBill Gates, Kim Kardashian, and Beyond Meat, I’m not interested! Disclosing The Hidden Purpose of Fake Meats!
Do you believe that lab-produced and plant-based protein is just another meat substitute? Reconsider your position. These businesses and their Silicon Valley backers have made the audacious assertion that they intend to destroy the animal agriculture sector and replace it with fake versions of meat, dairy products, and eggs. “I do think all rich countries…
Read MoreChina prioritizes food security through land, grain elevators, and processing
China’s water levels have reached a decade-long low due to drought, which has caused a “severe threat” to the autumn harvest, which supplies 75% of China’s grain. This is the most recent in a string of food supply shocks that have rocked international markets this year. Chinese businesses have been buying up land, grain elevators,…
Read MoreForeign-Owned Wind Turbines & Foreign Investment Now Controls More U.S. Farmland
According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), foreign investment in cropland in the United States has roughly tripled in the last ten years. In 2020, there were 10.9 million acres of agriculture under the hands of foreign interests, up from 4.1 million acres in 2010. According to the USDA, this surge has…
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