Why does it matter who owns America's farms?
@jessicashoemaker.bsky.social (@unlcollegeoflaw.bsky.social) and @jamesftierney.bsky.social (@chicagokentlaw.bsky.social) join @busscholarship.bsky.social to discuss their article "Trading Acres." 1/2
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Why does it matter who owns America's farms?
@jessicashoemaker.bsky.social (@unlcollegeoflaw.bsky.social) and @jamesftierney.bsky.social (@chicagokentlaw.bsky.social) join @busscholarship.bsky.social to discuss their article "Trading Acres." 1/2
Also, Nebraska is beautiful.
29.07.2025 14:23 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sunset across the high plains.
10/10 - writing about land while on the land. Interdisciplinary biological stations forever.
27.07.2025 12:07 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Check out our digest of βͺ@fhisey.bsky.socialβ¬, Melissa Heppner, and Andrea Oliveβs qualitative study on how social acceptance and material resources complicate the return of bison to the Canadian plains. Read more on how land, animals, and history intersect:
12.06.2025 22:22 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Our digest of Elizabeth Kronk Warner and JesΓΊs A. Salazar's article on shared stewardship shares their insights on the role of tribal governments in the management of U.S. public lands and identifies opportunities for future collaboration.
04.06.2025 14:41 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0This is a super interesting piece - hope people read the whole article. @sjquinney.bsky.social
04.06.2025 16:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Here's a thread with some context about the project. Truly appreciate any feedback or comments: bsky.app/profile/jess...
27.05.2025 18:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm not sure any article I've ever written has caused more reader feelings than this one... "Trading Acres" with the fabulous @jamesftierney.bsky.social now live on SSRN and forthcoming in YLJ. Feel free to share your feelings too! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
27.05.2025 18:55 β π 21 π 4 π¬ 3 π 0Full CFP here: www.ruralreconcile.org/cfp-lrwip2025
21.05.2025 17:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Law & Rurality Workshop (handdrawn logo with a coffee cup with Rural Reconciliation Project logo) - Hosted Online - Fall 2025
When everything is hard, at least we can host a workshop that promises really good swag and a lovely, supportive community. Join us, online this Fall! www.ruralreconcile.org/programs/fal...
21.05.2025 15:43 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1How might we understand the place-based policy efforts of the Biden administration? Our digest on
@gretegans.bsky.socialβ¬'s taxonomy of βBidenomicsβ classifies 4 major policy types targeting regional inequality and is a great place to start:
These replies are what I needed today.
15.05.2025 13:29 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And obviously - "but what about me? what about my child?" - comment/question doesn't undermine that this is great innovation and all exam methodologies impact different people differently, this may reduce concerns for others, etc.
05.05.2025 15:49 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Appreciate this thread & also concern re bias very much. Curious for experience re: accommodations. I have a child who stutters, so this would be total nightmare for her. I'm a little doubtful re: efficacy of accommodations in large-scale subjective grading - but check/plus/minus helps.
05.05.2025 15:49 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This literally just changed my life.
25.04.2025 12:32 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hi Kathryn! Happy to share the working draft - do you mind sending an email? Iβll follow up!
23.04.2025 11:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks Brandon!
12.04.2025 17:04 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks Nicole! Connects to so much of your important work on housing for sure.
10.04.2025 17:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Feel free to send us an email - we welcome comments as we continue to edit and finalize.
09.04.2025 20:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0You're my favorite. As you know and hopefully expect, this article would not have been possible without Fields of Gold and all of your brilliant work.
09.04.2025 18:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0MERS has entered the chatβ¦.
09.04.2025 17:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Information Anticommons? All these county/local county recording offices just a perennial data problem...
09.04.2025 17:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Agree, @kalimurray.bsky.social, this is really cool. You or your colleague might also be interested in this somewhat related Lincoln resource, which I share whenever I can! Rental and rental-conversion rates included as part in public health maps: www.chelincoln.org/placematters...
09.04.2025 17:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Quaint little memory of long ago... :)
09.04.2025 17:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Similar to this, where James and I presented the earliest version of what became this Trading Acres piece: www.ruralreconcile.org/ruralreview/...
09.04.2025 16:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Nice! Will look forward to reading. Keep us in mind next spring, too. We're currently planning an interdisciplinary workshop as part of @rural-reconcile.bsky.social on corporate power and rural democracy here in Lincoln. Really fantastic folks already committed.
09.04.2025 16:41 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Appreciate you, Doron. Thanks.
09.04.2025 16:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks, Maybell. How about that Law and Rurality Workshop?! www.ruralreconcile.org/programs/fal...
09.04.2025 16:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Send us that! Connected forces and stories, for sure. FWIW, we also have shorter somewhat related piece that will be out in about month in the Journal of European Economic History here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
09.04.2025 16:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Closely interwoven stories for sure. Thanks so much, Kali.
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