American Farmland Trust Announces Winners of the 18th Annual America’s Farmers Market Celebration™
American Farmland Trust has named Ben Kurtzman as Director of the National Agricultural Land Network and Senior Advisor, where he will lead network development and programming to ensure that the NALN meets its goal of building capacity among agricultural land protection and planning professionals.
In partnership with American Farmland Trust, the company will give farmers up to $10,000 each to help them earn from increased tourism demand, as new Airbnb report finds agritourism is filling a critical income gap for communities
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American Farmland Trust (AFT), the California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN), and a broad coalition of agricultural, conservation, and land protection organizations applaud the California State Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom for approving a FY 2026-27 budget that significantly strengthens California's commitment to protecting farmland and ranchland.
AFT Statement on Passage of Farm Bill out of Senate Agriculture Committee
AFT Announces 40 Regional Navigators to Support Farmland Access and Transition Across New York
American Farmland Trust Releases Toolkit to Highlight Success in Puget Sound Region
AFT Names Sarah Keiser New California Regional Director
The 18th annual AFMC runs Aug. 1 - Sept. 30 on markets.farmland.org. The event is a fun celebration that helps farmers markets across the country earn national recognition and local prestige. Markets can join the celebration and encourage their customers to vote, an excellent marketing tool and a pathway to winning a piece of the $15,000 prize pool.
AFT’s Beef Grazing Network is launching a redesigned Beef Producer Economic Resilience Initiative, now part of USDA’s Advancing Markets for Producers program.
The Farm Bill discussion draft text released this week by Chairman Boozman would make critical improvements to USDA conservation programs to better serve farmers, ranchers, and landowners.
