{"id":3364,"date":"2025-08-20T16:06:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/disaster-response-in-rural-america-diana-bryant-highlights-urgent-policy-needs-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:37:55","slug":"the-future-of-rural-land","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/the-future-of-rural-land\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Rural Land: RSS Member Jessica Shoemaker interviewed about Law, Justice and Investment Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3364\" data-postid=\"3364\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3364 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_7y4s600 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_soy6109 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_tr04633 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    The Future of Rural Land            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    RSS Member Jessica Shoemaker interviewed about Investment Trends              <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_ev7t698 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_knoa010   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In a recent episode of Andrew K. Jennings\u2019 Business Scholarship podcast, RSS Member\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jessica Shoemaker<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fand co-author James Fallows Tierney \u202fdelve into the complex and evolving landscape of rural land ownership. Their discussion centers on the increasing role of financial markets in farmland acquisition and management\u2014a trend that raises critical questions about equity, sustainability, and rural justice.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shoemaker<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and, a leading voice writing about rural property, emphasizes the need for legal frameworks that protect community interests.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This conversation is a must for anyone interested in the intersection of law, finance, and rural livelihoods. It highlights the urgency of rethinking land policy in the face of growing investment pressures.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"993\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewkjennings.com\/2025\/08\/04\/jessica-shoemaker-and-james-tierney-on-financializing-farmland\/\">\ud83d\udd17 Read the full article<\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the Business Scholarship podcast, RSS Member <strong>Jessica Shoemaker<\/strong> joins James Tierney to discuss how financial markets are reshaping farmland ownership, raising questions of equity, sustainability, and rural justice. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewkjennings.com\/2025\/08\/04\/jessica-shoemaker-and-james-tierney-on-financializing-farmland\/\">\ud83d\udd17 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3366,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_announcements":[25,43],"class_list":["post-3364","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_announcements-member-in-the-news","news_announcements-rural-law-and-justice","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"ptb_metabox":[],"ptb_taxonomy":{"news_announcements":[{"term_id":25,"name":"Member in the News","slug":"member-in-the-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":25,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":0,"count":45,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":43,"name":"Rural Law and Justice","slug":"rural-law-and-justice","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":43,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":26,"count":15,"filter":"raw"}]},"ptb_featured_image":{"url":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ales-krivec-aLcmMPyaf4E-unsplash.jpg","title":"ales-krivec-aLcmMPyaf4E-unsplash","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_announcements","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_announcements?post=3364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}