Nearly one in three farmers across the Great Lakes is over 65….

… and will likely be transferring their farms in the next 15 years.
These farms and their conservation investments are at risk of being converted to real estate. At the same time, the next generation of farmers face prohibitive land prices and may not have connections to landowners.
In response, Navigators are working to promote successful farm transfers, create paths to land access, and promote conservation in the Great Lakes Watershed.

In the Midwest, AFT works with farmers, landowners, and conservation partners to improve the health of our soils and protect them from water and wind erosion. In addition to working with farmers and landowners, we support the implementation of conservation by quantifying outcomes of soil health practices to prove “they work." In the Midwest, we need to save the land—not just by the acre, but also by the inch.