Acres of farmland and ranchland protected in perpetuity through agricultural conservation easements.
Acres under reduced development pressure due to smart land-use planning and tax policies.
Catalyzed in federal and state funds to help farmers and ranchers adopt new conservation practices or protect their land.
Every acre of farmland protected, every farmer or rancher supported, and every partnership built contributes to a more resilient agricultural future. Across the country, we work alongside farmers, ranchers, and landowners to protect farmland, promote sound farming practices, and keep farmers on the land. These relationships keep us grounded in real-world challenges while allowing us to test and scale innovative solutions. The stories featured here highlight the tangible impact of this work, demonstrating how our programs are helping people and communities thrive while shaping a more sustainable future for agriculture.
For more than 100 years, RD & S Farm in Mississippi has been guided by a commitment to stewardship, tradition, and family. Today, Felicia Bell is carrying that legacy forward while taking important steps to ensure it remains intact for future generations.
For Teresa and Kevin Springs, farming is about more than growing food. It's about preserving a family legacy, caring for the land, and creating opportunities for future generations.
A Midwest farm family navigates grief, succession planning, and the future of their land with support from American Farmland Trust’s Land Transfer Navigators, exploring conservation options and pathways to keep their family farm protected for generations.
A small but mighty seed farm scales up to protect biodiversity and meet soaring demand.
A young diversified farm rebounds after near-total crop loss.
How one woman’s return to the land sparked a farm that nurtures health and connection.
After more than a century in the family, Art and Rheta Richardson have permanently protected 288.5 acres of Solbakken Farm through a conservation easement with American Farmland Trust.
The Goodells also began to work with Genesee Land Trust, a Farmland for a New Generation New York and Great Lakes Farm Navigator, to protect their farm with an agricultural conservation easement to achieve their goals of ensuring that the land stays in farming while making the property more affordable for a young farmer.
Ellen Drews’ journey into no-till farming shows how soil-centered practices can build resilience, protect farms from extreme weather and help shape a more sustainable future for agriculture.
Lucinda Williams’ story of farming at Luther Belden Farm highlights how generations of stewardship, innovation and care for the soil can help sustain both a farm and the community around it.
Lindsay Allen’s journey to agroforestry shows how integrating trees, crops and soil health can create a more resilient and diversified farm in the face of climate change.
