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It was once his family’s farm — the largest Black-owned farm in Albemarle County — but now we all own part of it
March 14, 2024
Part of the Charlottesville First Person series – in partnership with Charlottesville Inclusive Media – Philip Cobbs tells the story of his birthplace, and why we should all know its history.
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Nearly 900,000 acres of Montana in access limbo
March 11, 2024
Without a test case to decide the legality of corner-crossing in Montana, nor guidance from lawmakers, public lands in the state remain out of reach.
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How did mountain lions become a bargaining chip in a political debate over Utah’s public lands?
January 30, 2024
The changes made to the state’s hunting laws kicked off a contentious and ongoing political battle that has provoked a lawsuit against the state and pitted some of Utah’s most influential subcultures against each other.
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Can Oregon protect its farmland against rapid development?
January 17, 2024
Nearly two-thirds of the state’s agricultural land will change ownership in the next 20 years. Urban sprawl has been swallowing farms around the peripheries of our nation’s cities.
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Yarborough Ranch property takes step closer to conservation
January 10, 2024
The Yarborough Ranch property was added to the Florida Forever program last month but the 1,300 acres’ destiny is still unclear.
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Corner-crossing hunters: Cattle King era is over
January 08, 2024
In response to a suit claiming they trespassed through the airspace of a ranch, four Missouri hunters trace Western legal history that rebuffed landowners blocking access.
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Who’s Buying Nebraska?
December 28, 2023
A Flatwater Free Press series focused on the answer to that question, and diving deeper into the corporate farms, multinational corporations, famed billionaires and even a powerful church who are buying huge swaths of Nebraska farmland.
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Who’s Buying Nebraska?
December 21, 2023
A Flatwater Free Press series focused on the answer to that question, and diving deeper into the corporate farms, multinational corporations, famed billionaires and even a powerful church who are buying huge swaths of Nebraska farmland.
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Spilling Bill’s beans: Tech billionaire spent $113 million on Nebraska farmland
December 21, 2023
Bill Gates’ Nebraska neighbors don’t know he owns the soybean field down the road. Here’s the story of his spending spree, including the massive loan he took out against his land.
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Ted Turner, longtime Nebraska land baron, still buying as next chapter nears
December 08, 2023
The billionaire founder of CNN has long owned more Nebraska land than anyone. What becomes of it when he’s gone?
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What really affects hunting in the West
December 04, 2023
Landowners and states need the income non-locals provide, and big game animals definitely need the winter habitat they find only on private land.
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Who’s Buying Nebraska? Corporations, investors grabbing giant chunks of Nebraska farmland
November 20, 2023
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.
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Oklahoma governor says China is buying up the state’s farmland. The data he cites points to other countries.
November 09, 2023
Dozens of states and Congress are looking at ways to stop foreign companies from buying American land.
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Residents trek to Volusia to fight for Yarborough Ranch
October 11, 2023
Seminole County has previously expressed interest in purchasing the Yarborough property with the state to preserve the rural boundary, protect wildlife, and prevent 300 houses from being built on the natural lands.
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Speaking out
October 06, 2023
The nearly 14 million people of color who live in rural America face unique challenges. This six-part RNN series explores the issues these communities are facing and what some are doing to change their fates.
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