Using Management Plans and Easement Stewardship to Promote Soil Health Webinar

July 23rd, 2025
2:00 - 4:00 PM Eastern Time

The final session in this three-part series is designed to focus on soil health promotion in conjunction with farm and ranch land conservation. We’ll explore opportunities and challenges associated with incorporating soil health objectives in agricultural conservation easement deed terms. We’ll also take a deep dive into management and conservation plans, as well as specific resource management plans such as grazing plans, nutrient management plans, and soil health plans, including what they cover, who writes them, how much they typically cost, and how they can be used as a tool as part of land conservation in promoting soil health with landowners and producers.

Speakers:

• Ben Kurtzman, Director of Land Protection Projects, American Farmland Trust

• Laura Hayes, Senior Easement Stewardship Manager & Turner Farm Manager, American Farmland Trust

Facilitated by Cris Coffin, National Agricultural Land Network Director and Senior Policy Advisor, American Farmland Trust