Looking for resources to help farmers and ranchers find land?
Resources for Trainers
Farmland for the Next Generation: Land Access Training Curriculum was designed to help beginning farmers and ranchers make good land access decisions. This curriculum builds core skills that land seekers need so they can 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
Step by step information for farmers and ranchers can be found on our Land Access Resources page.
We also have presentations and learning plans for Trainers to adapt. If you would like access the entire Land Access Training Curriculum, contact us at [email protected].
Land Access Trainer Networking Calls
The Land Access Trainer Cohort played a vital role in creating Land Access Training. They field tested the curriculum with producers in their communities, provided on the ground feedback and helped shape the outcome the final curriculum. They also participated in monthly networking calls which served as a space to build networks and share learning.
Watch recordings of network calls which took place from 2018-2020.
This project was led by AFT's Farms for a New Generation with support from our funders.
“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.
