Farms for a New Generation is 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.
Check out our resources below to learn more.
Are you a farmer or rancher looking for land to grow your business?
Search the Farmland Protection Directory to find entities that sell protected properties, lease or help locate land.
Search the Farm Link Finder for a land linking program near you. Land link or farm links work to match land holders with land seekers.
Are you starting to think about how to transfer your farm or ranch to an incoming producer?
Use the resources below to learn more about farm or ranch transfer planning and find support that is right for you.
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The Farm Transfer Toolkit is designed to support agricultural landowners who are developing a farm or ranch transfer plan. It includes fact sheets, worksheets, and checklists to support each phase of the process and prepare you to work with professional advisors.
Do you support farmers and ranchers as they access or transfer land and businesses?
With partners from across the country, we designed educational resources that support land seekers and land holders to access or transfer farms and ranches.
Use our adaptable curricula to lead workshops, presentations, or one-on-one conversations.
Land Access Training: This 8-part curriculum helps beginning land seekers make good land access decisions and gain core skills to find and secure land.
Land Transfer Training: This 5-part curriculum supports land seekers and landowners as they navigate the complex financial, legal, and interpersonal issues involved in a farm or ranch transfer. (También disponible en Español)
Are you engaged in policy to help farmers and ranchers access or transfer land?
We have resources to support you.
Our team focuses on research priorities that examine barriers facing new and diverse farmers.
TheLand Access Policy Incentives partnership is assessing policies that support land seekers ability to afford land.
Transforming Agriculture for Resiliency is a discussion paper that examines producer characteristics to understand the impacts of who is farming, how they are farming, and where they are farming amid changing demographics, production systems, and agricultural land ownership and management.
The Agriculture Viability Index was created to assess the vitality of agriculture in the Northeast. Explore county, state, and regional data to learn more about the factors that make a viable agricultural region.
Farms for a New Generation formed in response to the land access crisis beginning farmers and ranchers are facing. Since then, we’ve been busy addressing this systemic challenge.
Current projects
The Land Transfer Navigators partnership works to increase the transfer of farm and ranch land to a new generation.
Farmland for the Next Generation convened a community of service providers to design an adaptable land access training. This 8-part curriculum helps beginning land seekers make good land access decisions and gain core skills to find and secure land.
Transitioning Land to a New Generation convened a community service providers to design an adaptable land transfer training. This 5-part curriculum supports land seekers and landowners as they navigate the complex financial, legal, and interpersonal issues involved in a farm or ranch transfer. (También disponible en Español)
We recognize that access to land is a complex issue. We acknowledge the systemic theft and barriers to land that historically excluded communities, including Indigenous people, African Americans, and People of Color. We acknowledge that inequitable wealth distribution has placed agricultural land and resources out of reach for many aspiring farmers and ranchers. We envision a transformation of systems that foster health and prosperity for all people and land.
Farms for a New Generation is 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. 
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