Farms for a New Generation

Are you a farmer or rancher looking for land to grow your business?

We have resources to support you!

Get started.

• Find Farmland resource pages guide you through the steps of finding land.

• Land Transfer Training guides you through a farm or ranch transfer process. (También disponible en Español)

• Find Capital resource pages provide information and resources to help you fund your farm or ranch.

Find people who can help.

• Connect with the Farmland Information Center. Our specialists provide technical assistance free of charge.

• 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.

Get started.

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.

Find people who can help.

• Contact the Farmland Information Center. Our specialists provide technical assistance free of charge.

• Find a Land Transfer Navigator. Navigators are trained to support farm and ranch transfers. Learn about the Land Transfer Navigators partnership.

• Search the Farmland Protection Directory to find organizations who support farmland protection in your area.

• Search the Farm Link Finder for a land linking program near you. Land links – or farm links –match land holders with land seekers.

Protect your land from development.

• Learn about our Land Protection Projects to see if one is right for you.

• Learn about our Buy-Protect-Sell plus program.

• Learn about our Farm Legacy Program.

Do you support farmers and ranchers as they access or transfer land and businesses?

We designed educational resources to 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.

• The Land 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.

• Contact the Farmland Information Center. Our information specialists provide technical assistance free of charge. Or use their searchable online library with resources for policy makers and advocates. You can search federal, state, and local laws through the search function.

• 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.

Active projects

• The Land Transfer Navigators partnership works to increase the transfer of farm and ranch land to a new generation.

• Protecting the Great Lakes through a Farm Navigator Network works to support the ecological health of the Great Lakes and sustain viable ag economies and communities. 

 Recent Projects

• 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)