AFT Applauds Introduction of the Bipartisan American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act
American Farmland Trust (AFT) applauds Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature for enacting a final FY 2026–27 state budget that delivers meaningful, sustained investments in farmland protection, farm viability, climate resilience, and local food systems across New York.
American Farmland Trust has named Julia Valliant as Director of the national Farms for a New Generation team, where she will lead efforts to increase access to land and capital for the rising generation of farmers and ranchers and support elder farmers and landowners in transferring their farms with dignity and confidence.
AFT Applauds Introduction of the Bipartisan American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act
Highlighting a recent policy update that offers a perspective on our work to advance farmland protection and support agricultural viability across Washington State in 2026.
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Tim Fink
Olivia Fuller
AFT Staff
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American Farmland Trust’s land protection initiative, Buy-Protect-Sellplus (BPSplus) program acquires vulnerable farms, protects them from development, and then makes them available for the next generation to farm using regenerative practices. The effort to protect Singing Hills Dairy marks the first completed Buy-Protect-Sell project since AFT launched the program in 2021.
AFT Staff
Lindsey Richards
Rachel Lechuga
Holly Stein
Casey Kula
Rachel Rondeau
Lori Sallet
Maya Rappaport
Beth Sauerhaft, PhD
Chantel Welch
Michael Shulman
Erica Goodman
Stephanie Castle
Long known as a major energy producer, Texas now leads the nation with the most installed utility-scale solar capacity with no sign of slowing down. As these large solar farms increase around the state and the country, many solar developers are increasingly partnering with farmers who use their flocks of animals as a vegetation management tool.
Garrett Bader
Piero Taico
Caro Roszell
Greg Plotkin
Michael Shulman
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