The Future of Preserved Farmland: Ownership Succession in Three Mid-Atlantic States

Schilling, Brian J.; Esseks, J. Dixon; Duke, Joshua M.; Gottlieb, Paul; Lynch, Lori

doi:10.5304/jafscd.2015.052.008

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“…However, Gottlieb et al [76] posit that the negative effect of hobby farming on urban fringe agriculture may be exaggerated: they find no evidence that hobby farmers are disproportionately attracted by voluntary farmland preservation programs and no statistically significant impact from FP on farm investment. For Schilling et al [77], preserved farmland is even more likely to remain actively farmed. It attracts young farmers and incites owners to have succession plans to transfer the land to an active farmer.…”

Section: Debates On the Impact Of Fp Programs On Farming On The Urbanmentioning

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Preserving Farmland on the Urban Fringe: A Literature Review on Land Policies in Developed Countries

Perrin

Clément

Melot

et al. 2020

Land

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This paper reviews the recent literature dealing with farmland protection (FP) policies in developed countries from a planning perspective, with a specific focus on the Mediterranean region. It provides coverage of French language papers that may have been omitted in previous reviews. While the Mediterranean is often pointed out as a region with acute challenges related to food security and a lack of effective planning policies, the literature underlines that issues related to FP policies are similar across the world. Hence, this review may bring valuable insights for more sustainable management of farmland on the urban fringe. It maps several interesting areas of research concerning the often implicit and disparate rationales of FP policies as well as the barriers and potential avenues for improvement for FP. It highlights that FP cannot rely merely on transferring policy tools that have proven successful elsewhere. It also reveals that land policies do not always take into account the specific needs of farming systems, as they often focus on land rather than on agriculture. Further research is thus needed to reveal the interaction over time between the use of certain FP tools and the unique local features of urban fringe agriculture. This review may be of interest to students and scholars, but also to practitioners, policy makers and local groups looking for innovative, more flexible or locally suited farmland protection programs.

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Section: Debates On the Impact Of Fp Programs On Farming On The Urbanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Preserving Farmland on the Urban Fringe: A Literature Review on Land Policies in Developed Countries

Perrin

Clément

Melot

et al. 2020

Land

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“…While gender was not a predictor in the regression model, in the pairwise comparisons, women respondents were more likely than men to be open to transferring out of family. The fact that 85% of the respondents, half of whom were over the age of 56, still needed to prepare a succession plan reinforces the widespread call for expanded succession planning capacity in USA agricultural service provision and extension (Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers, 2015; Michel, 2014; Parsons, 2010; Schilling et al , 2015; Slack, 2013; Valliant et al. , 2019).…”

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confidence: 88%

The landowner role in beginning farmer/rancher land access: predictors of landowners' views of extrafamilial farm transfer to a BFR

Valliant¹,

Dickinson²,

Zhang³

et al. 2021

AFR

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PurposeBeginning farmers and ranchers (BFRs) are more likely to access land through an unrelated landowner than through family. Thus, farm and ranch owners who might transfer their land or businesses out of family are potential sources of land access for BFRs and are the most frequent participants in incentive programs to facilitate land transfer to BFRs. To assist in identifying landowners who might transfer out of family, the paper aims to explore similarities and differences between landowners according to their expectations for intra-familial versus extra-familial farm transfer.Design/methodology/approachPairwise and regression analysis of USA Midwestern and Plains landowners' responses to an online survey (n = 322).FindingsLandowners who might transfer out of family were likely to need the proceeds from a land sale to finance their retirement. Landowners' financial needs interacted with their widespread interest in transferring to a BFR such that 97% of owners who expected extra-familial transfer wanted to transfer to a BFR. There were also statistical patterns around the size of owners' landholdings in relation to their transfer plans.Research limitations/implicationsThis exploratory inquiry suggests patterns for future research to examine, especially around landowners' juxtaposition of their retirement income and their interest in transferring to a BFR and how to align these priorities and values.Originality/valueBy exploring the characteristics of landowners who are the most likely to provide land access to BFRs, the authors begin to examine how to target these owners in program outreach. Patterns for further exploration point to landowners' financial needs in relation to their interest in helping a BFR to get started in agriculture.

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“…To assist parties on both ends of the transfer spectrum-farm owners without a family successor and farmers seeking an opportunityfarm link programs aim to connect unrelated farmers to kindle a potential transfer relationship between them. Recent research highlights that deeper understanding is needed about the effectiveness and best practices of the various linking programs (Carolan, 2018;Freedgood & Dempsey, 2014;Hamilton, 2010;Horst & Gwin, 2018;Parsons et al, 2010;Schilling, Esseks, Duke, Gottlieb, & Lynch, 2015).…”

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Farm Seeker Needs Versus Farm Owner Offers: A Comparison and Analysis in the U.S. Midwest and Plains

Valliant¹,

Ruhf²,

Dickinson³

et al. 2020

J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev.

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The Future of Preserved Farmland: Ownership Succession in Three Mid-Atlantic States

Cited by 10 publications

References 27 publications

Preserving Farmland on the Urban Fringe: A Literature Review on Land Policies in Developed Countries

Preserving Farmland on the Urban Fringe: A Literature Review on Land Policies in Developed Countries

The landowner role in beginning farmer/rancher land access: predictors of landowners' views of extrafamilial farm transfer to a BFR

Farm Seeker Needs Versus Farm Owner Offers: A Comparison and Analysis in the U.S. Midwest and Plains

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