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  • Ownership of U.S. cropland and pastureland, 2014
    3/23/2017
    Ownership of U.S. cropland and pastureland, 2014
  • Distribution of owned farmland acres by method of land acquisition, 2014
    3/23/2017
    Distribution of owned farmland acres by method of land acquisition, 2014
  • Distribution of rented farmland acres by number of years rented to current tenant, 2014
    3/23/2017
    Distribution of rented farmland acres by number of years rented to current tenant, 2014
  • Distribution of operated land by tenure and age of primary operator, 2014
    3/23/2017
    Distribution of operated land by tenure and age of primary operator, 2014
  • Distribution of operated land by tenure and farm type, 2014
    3/23/2017
    Distribution of operated land by tenure and farm type, 2014
  • Land in farms expected to transfer in 2015-19
    3/23/2017
    Land in farms expected to transfer in 2015-19
  • 2016 estimates of cropland harvested return to 2014 levels, highest since 1997
    2/1/2017
    2016 estimates of cropland harvested return to 2014 levels, highest since 1997
  • Non-operators were more likely than operators to inherit farmland
    1/11/2017
    Non-operators were more likely than operators to inherit farmland
  • Editor's Pick 2016: Ten percent of all land in farms is expected to be transferred during 2015-19
    12/23/2016
    Editor's Pick 2016: Ten percent of all land in farms is expected to be transferred during 2015-19
  • Fixed cash leases make up 70 percent of all farmland rental contracts
    11/3/2016
    Fixed cash leases make up 70 percent of all farmland rental contracts
  • Younger farm operators are less likely to own all of the land they farm
    9/12/2016
    Younger farm operators are less likely to own all of the land they farm
  • Ten percent of all land in farms is expected to be transferred during 2015-19
    8/26/2016
    Ten percent of all land in farms is expected to be transferred during 2015-19
  • Recent changes in farm real estate values exhibit wide variation across States
    7/20/2016
    Recent changes in farm real estate values exhibit wide variation across States
  • USDA conservation funding shifts from land retirement toward working land
    5/31/2016
    USDA conservation funding shifts from land retirement toward working land
  • Land in active crop production dips in 2015
    4/12/2016
    Land in active crop production dips in 2015
  • Editor's Pick 2015, #4:<br>Non-operating landlords own 31 percent of U.S. farmland
    12/28/2015
    Editor's Pick 2015, #4:<br>Non-operating landlords own 31 percent of U.S. farmland
  • No-till or strip-till use on all acres of four major crops, 2010-11
    12/21/2015
    No-till or strip-till use on all acres of four major crops, 2010-11
  • The typical operator landlord rented out more acres than a non-operator landlord
    11/4/2015
    The typical operator landlord rented out more acres than a non-operator landlord
  • Nonoperating landowners own 31 percent of the land in farms in the continental U.S.
    10/30/2015
    Nonoperating landowners own 31 percent of the land in farms in the continental U.S.
  • Operating landlords typically rented out more acres than nonoperating landlords in 2014
    10/30/2015
    Operating landlords typically rented out more acres than nonoperating landlords in 2014
  • The distribution of rental agreements by type is similar between operating and nonoperating landlords
    10/30/2015
    The distribution of rental agreements by type is similar between operating and nonoperating landlords
  • California cotton area: 2000-15
    10/20/2015
    California cotton area: 2000-15
  • A majority of U.S. land in farms is operator owned
    10/14/2015
    A majority of U.S. land in farms is operator owned
  • Farmland acres rented or leased, 1964-2012
    10/13/2015
    Farmland acres rented or leased, 1964-2012
  • Cropland harvested reaches 17-year high amid decline in crop failure
    9/3/2015
    Cropland harvested reaches 17-year high amid decline in crop failure
  • Non-operating landlords own 31 percent of U.S. farmland
    9/1/2015
    Non-operating landlords own 31 percent of U.S. farmland
  • Growth in average U.S. farm real estate value slows
    8/28/2015
    Growth in average U.S. farm real estate value slows
  • Owner-operated and rented farmland by ownership, by region, 2012
    8/26/2015
    Owner-operated and rented farmland by ownership, by region, 2012
  • Map ot TOTAL survey States
    8/26/2015
    Map ot TOTAL survey States
  • Maintaining and restoring wetlands could remove nitrogen cost effectively over much of the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River watersheds
    6/1/2015
    Maintaining and restoring wetlands could remove nitrogen cost effectively over much of the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River watersheds
  • Mean annual payment per acre for CRP general sign-up contracts, by vegetation type, March 2008
    5/15/2015
    Mean annual payment per acre for CRP general sign-up contracts, by vegetation type, March 2008
  • Costs of restoring and preserving wetlands vary across the United States
    4/10/2015
    Costs of restoring and preserving wetlands vary across the United States
  • Increasing U.S. organic food sales encourage growth in organic farming
    7/18/2014
    Increasing U.S. organic food sales encourage growth in organic farming
  • Changes in U.S. double-cropped acreage roughly mirror commodity prices
    6/27/2014
    Changes in U.S. double-cropped acreage roughly mirror commodity prices
  • Double cropped acreage varies by region, 1999-2012
    5/30/2014
    Double cropped acreage varies by region, 1999-2012
  • Double-cropped acreage varies by region
    5/29/2014
    Double-cropped acreage varies by region