Explore our newly released Guide to ACEP-ALE for Heirs' Property Landowners developed in partnership with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Landowners can use the guide to inform conversations with family members, and farmland and ranchland protection professionals can use it to better understand NRCS policy to help landowners participate in Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Agricultural Land Easements component (ACEP-ALE). The guide describes what #HeirsProperty is, challenges that come along with this form of ownership, and opportunities for participating in ACEP-ALE. It presents key considerations and program requirements, including ownership documentation. The guide also provides examples showing how landowners can use the federal program to achieve landowners' goals and includes steps and additional resources for getting started. ?? See the guide at our Farmland Information Center here: https://bit.ly/3ZlcVle.
American Farmland Trust
民间和社会团体
Saving the land that sustains us since 1980. Leading the No Farms, No Food movement.
关于我们
American Farmland Trust (AFT) began in 1980 after a small group of farmers and conservationists asked an important question: What will happen to the nation's food supply if we continue to wastefully develop our best farm and ranch land? Peggy McGrath Rockefeller, the wife of philanthropist David Rockefeller, was one of AFT's founding members. Peggy was a dedicated and accomplished farmer, raising purebred cattle on farms in Maine and upstate New York. Guided by Rockefeller, noted soil conservationist Norm Berg, California farmer Ralph Grossi, and others, AFT focused in the early years on pioneering programs around the country that use a powerful tool – conservation easements – to make the nation's best farmland off limits to developers. From the early days, AFT has been a strong advocate for voluntary conservation practices and programs that preserve not just land but also our precious soil and water supplies. In the 40+ years since AFT began, we've seen farmland preservation transform into a national movement that has protected well over five million acres nationwide. Of course, there is much more work to be done. Today, AFT is dedicated to preserving the nation's farm and ranch land – and critical natural resources like soil and water. We also make sure to never forget that it is people – our family farmers and ranchers – who feed us and sustain America. Please join us.
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https://www.farmland.org
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- 所属行业
- 民间和社会团体
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- 51-200 人
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- 非营利机构
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- 1980
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- Farmland Protection
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The Monis family, whose roots in Wisconsin date back to 1847, are protecting their land’s legacy for future generations with help from Tall Pines Conservancy and the Wisconsin Farmland Protection Partnership. We're honored to be a partner in protecting Wisconsin's vital farmland forever! The Wisconsin Farmland Protection Partnership Project seeks to address the need for increased agricultural conservation easement funding in the state. The partnership, funded by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), plans to slow the loss of vital agricultural land by accelerating permanent Wisconsin farmland protection statewide. ?? Learn more about how we're working to protect Wisconsin's farmland: https://bit.ly/3YZm3KV.
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?? Sale! “No Farms, No Food - Uniting Farmers and Environmentalists to Transform American Agriculture" by Don Stuart, former PNW Regional Director at AFT, is both an inspiring history of agricultural conservation and a practical guide to creating an effective advocacy organization. This is an essential read for everyone who cares about the future of our food, farms, and environment! Get your hardcover copy 50% off through 11/24 from Island Press! https://lnkd.in/eA85yi8h #ReadingList
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“We’re not just farming for our generation, we’re farming to leave the land better for the future,” shares fourth-generation farmer Olivia Fuller of Fuller Acres Farm in New York. Learn how Olivia employs conservation practices like rotational grazing on her farm in a video from Farm Journal's America's Conservation Ag Movement. ??
Case Studies in Conservation: Fuller Acres Farm
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For Erinn Roberts, it all started with a green bean. ?? Now, 20 years later, as an Implementation Specialist at American Farmland Trust, Erinn helps farmers in Southeastern Massachusetts adopt more environmentally friendly practices and secure federal funding to implement them through a partnership with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. What’s a day like for her? Find out: https://bit.ly/412eVA7.
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? There's still time to apply for our current grant opportunities in Virginia and New England! Regenerate Virginia ● Grants up to $10,000 (farm vitality) and $50,000 (healthy soils) ● Location: Virginia ● Deadline: November 15 ● Info: https://bit.ly/3APtImD Brighter Future Fund New England Regenerative Livestock Grants ● Grants up to $10,000 ● Location: select counties in VT, NH, MA, & CT ● Deadline: November 29 ● Info: https://bit.ly/3BZerzT
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There's still time to register for our webinar, "Practical Opportunities to Use Biochar in Composting" tomorrow. Join us and bring your questions: https://bit.ly/48t7KlR. Can't make it? Register to make sure you receive the recording.
Please join us Friday, November 8, 2024, at 12:30 pm ET for the fifth in a series of Practical Biochar Implementation webinars on biochar use in agriculture. Our speakers will be Dr. Doug Collins (Extension Specialist and Soil Scientist, Washington State University Extension) and Jordan Lauch (Director of Development, Rexius) who will be speaking about the use of biochar in composting. The webinar will include a presentation and a Q&A session, so come prepared with questions! ?? Register for the free webinar: https://bit.ly/48t7KlR. #biochar #composting US Biochar Initiative
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Last week, we hosted an event with partners in Evansville, Wisconsin to celebrate the permanent protection of 190 acres of prime farmland through the Wisconsin Farmland Protection Partnership. This agricultural conservation easement, which will provide public access for outdoor recreation in Rock County and permanently secure Wisconsin farmland into the future, was funded with support from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Congratulations to Groundswell Conservancy for the tremendous achievement! ?? ?? Learn more about how we work with partners to protect our nation's valuable farmland: https://bit.ly/3UkMKZ6.
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What does it take to manage a large herd of buffalo? ?? America's Conservation Ag Movement's Conservation Steward Brandon Small works diligently to restore heritage growing practices and steward the land on the Northern Cheyenne Tribe's Buffalo Range. ?? Watch the video:?https://bit.ly/3NVvPs4. Farm Journal USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Case Studies in Conservation: Northern Cheyenne Buffalo Range
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In the latest episode of People Behind the Plans podcast, Julia Freedgood, author of Planning Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems, talks about the complex and fragile web behind the food we eat, and the important role planning plays, especially in rural areas. https://plnn.org/3NW4R3T