To meet these challenges…
We are training and building the capacity of Navigator organizations.
Through this four-year program, AFT will provide training, along with technical and financial assistance, to support organizations holding Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) easements. Training and networking opportunities will build organizations’ capacity to guide farmers, ranchers, and landowners through farm and ranch transfer journeys.
Our first in-person training took place in January 2024 in Savannah, Georgia. Navigators came from as far away as Alaska and Hawaii to meet, learn, and share.
We are proud to partner with an amazing array of organizations.
We are building regional networks to foster direct support for farmers, ranchers, and landowners.
While Navigator roles in this program are currently reserved for Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program easement holders, we are also engaging all farm and ranch transfer service providers through regional forums.
Regional forums bring together local professionals to support farm and ranch transfers. Service providers such as attorneys, appraisers, lenders, mediators, and others who specialize in agriculture gather to create robust networks, share resources, and learn from each other.
Land Transfer Forums are followed with the option to join the National Agricultural Land Network’s online community platform. The platform is a place to continue networking and to connect to a national farm and ranchland protection community. Reach out to Beth Fraser (bfraser@farmland.org) for more information.
The goal of the Land Transfer Navigators program is to dramatically increase the transfer of farm and ranch land to a new generation of producers. The program is catalyzing practitioners from across the country to support equitable farm and ranch transfers that work for both retiring and aspiring generations. 