September 4, 2026

As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land

As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land
As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land
As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land

🌍✨ As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land

Why we’re watching: John Boyer grew up on his family’s 131 acres of rolling fields of corn, oats, and wheat in a rural area near the tiny city of East Jordan in northern Michigan.

The farm had changed ownership outside the family several times over the decades before Boyer rebought it in 2018. 💚

He felt an obligation to repurchase and farm the land to prevent development from encroaching on the area’s community of family farms.

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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Grist.