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Category Archives: Agricultural policy
Farmland loss and land development: More on the misuse of statistics from the Census of Agriculture
During last week’s hearing for the Oregon Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire, Kelly Howsley-Glover (President, The Association of County Planning Directors) cited some of my blog posts concerning how to interpret the decrease in Oregon’s farmland reported in … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural policy, Farmland, Land use, Natural Resources
Tagged Census of Agriculture, farmland, land use, Oregon
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Do trends in Oregon’s cropland prices reflect farm profitability?
In agricultural economics, we typically think of the value of farmland as representing the discounted stream of net income (or profit) that accrues to the landowner. This is sometimes referred to as the “fundamental market value of farmland.” Future net … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural policy, Economic policy, Farmland
Tagged Agriculture, cash rent, farmland, land values
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Does the Conservation Reserve Program promote organic transition?
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) spends upwards of $20 million dollars each year in an effort to support and grow the organic agricultural industry. One thing that makes obtaining organic certification difficult and risky for producers is what’s known … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural policy, Farmland, Land use
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