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Marketplace · Monday, October 26, 2026

American Farmland Trust Reports Housing Developments Paving Over 2,000 Acres of Farmland Daily

According to the American Farmland Trust cited on the program, housing developments have been paving over or otherwise compromising about 2,000 acres of farmland a day, driving retiring farmers to use conservation easements.

companyAmerican Farmland Trust

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“The American Farmland Trust said three or four years ago that housing developments have paved over or otherwise compromised about 2,000 acres of farmland a day.”
Johnna Rose Schleiss
Heard on Marketplace — “What's in AI's next chapter?”, published Monday, October 26, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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