Land Access Training Curriculum - American Farmland Trust

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Land Access Training Curriculum

Looking for resources to help farmers and ranchers find land?

Curriculum Resources

Click the links below to learn more about using a performance based curriculum. Get to know the curriculum with the Course Outcome Summary and Training Manual. View our Land Access Resources page for teaching materials.

WATCH: How to use the Land Access Curriculum
WATCH: Site Assessment for Land Access Trainers
Land Access Training Manual
Course Outcome Summary
Land Access Training Resources for Farmers and Rnachers
Farmland for the Next Generation: Land Access Training Curriculum was developed to help beginning farmers and ranchers make good land access decisions and gain core skills they need to find and secure land.

 

It is structured around a series of eight Modules:
  • Introduction to Land Tenure
  • Financial Assessment
  • Land Access Options
  • Finding Land
  • Land Assessment
  • Leasing Land
  • Purchasing Land
  • Succession Planning
Worksheets and information sheets for farmers and ranchers can be found on our Land Access Resources page.

Contact us at  FNG@farmland.org if you would like access to the full curriculum, which includes presentations and learning plans. You can also join community platform to connect with other educators.

Land Access Trainer Networking Calls

Watch the conversation archives below to hear timeless conversations on land access challenges and solutions.

Farm Service Agency and CRP-TIP

March 2020. Esther Lin from Farm Service Agency discusses the Conservation Reserve Program - Transition Incentives Progam (CRP- TIP).

Land Access Training in Times of Uncertainty

May 2020. Land Access Trainers discuss their roles and issues of land access and land retention during a global pandemic.

Helping Farmers Negotiate and Develop Lease Agreements

July 2020 with presentation from Liya Schwartzman on experiences and practices working with farmers to negotiate successful leases.

Farmer and Rancher Stress and Mental Health

September 2020 Kelly Cabral – PROSPER Prevention Coordinator, Ohio State University and Dan Waldvogle – Membership Coordinator, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union discuss the need for mental health services in farming communities.

Online Land Access Trainings: Development, Implementation, and Tips and Tricks

Colette DePhelps - (Area Extension Educator in Community Food Systems at University of Idaho) facilitates a conversation with other trainers about preparing and delivering land access trainings online.

Land Link Lunch and Learn: How Land Link Programs Support Land Access and Succession Planning

Hosted by Guidestone Colorado.

Planning for the Next Generation

This video was recorded as part of National Farmers Union's virtual 119th Anniversary Convention.

How Institutional Racism Shaped the American Farming Landscape

Presented by MANRRS. This discussion among experts examines the demographics of ownership to identify actions that will create a more equitable food system.

“Farmland for the Next Generation” was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, Award # 2015-70017-23901. Special thanks also to the Farm Credit Contributions Program, Farm Credit East, Farm Credit-Mid America, and the members of American Farmland Trust for their generous cash and in-kind contributions.

 

 

Learn more about AFT's Land Access and Transfer Strategies

Farms for a New Generation is a national initiative that supports new and next generation farmers and ranchers to gain access to land, steward it well, and succeed in agriculture. Through trainings, partnerships, and research we engage farmers, ranchers, agricultural land holders, and the specialists that support them.

Contact the FNG team