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Absent Landlords and PMA s In-Person Foodservice Conference
Wednesday Mar 17th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. Availability of COVID-19 vaccines for farm employees has been increasing in a number of California’s rural counties.
Farmers have joined with local health agencies and nonprofits to sponsor vaccination clinics, and to encourage their employees to receive the vaccines.
A Fresno County supervisor says the vaccine has had “wide acceptance” among farm employees. The majority of rented farmland is owned by landlords who don’t operate farms, and a subset, known as absent landlords, don’t reside in the local farming area.
Ag News: Absent Landlords
Getty Images The majority of rented farmland is owned by landlords who don’t operate farms, and a subset, known as absent landlords, don’t reside in the local farming area.
That’s according to a new report from USDA’s Economic Research Service.
The study finds the prevalence of absent landlords was consistently higher in areas with lower rents and land values and weaker indicators of local economic development.
The study also found no statistical association between the percentage of absent landlords and the acres utilizing conservation tillage or no-till farming practices. The Produce Marketing Association is bringing the industry back together, IN PERSON, in Monterey, California, for the Foodservice Conference July 21-22.
Produce Marketing Association has announced that the association will bring the industry back together – in person – in Monterey, CA for the Foodservice Conference on July 21 and 22. The…
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