Investors in the United States are rapidly buying farmland, seeking to use agricultural properties as a hedge against inflation in their portfolios as food prices reach record highs. Agricultural land value has risen by as much as 30 percent in the past year, as rampant price inflation drives many investors to seek out reliable, relatively stable assets such as farmland in order to hedge their fortunes against the entropic effect of inflation. This new wave of investment may also be attributable to rising demand for food, as food prices reach new highs, opening the door for higher production. The most recent Consumer Price Index report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that food prices rose by 7.9 percent in the year ending in February 2022, but the pending figures for March may be more drastic on account of recent geopolitical events. Rising food prices, which have been a …