American Farmland Trust and Sol Systems Partner to Advance Agrivoltaics in the Midwest with Kernza® Perennial Grain

American Farmland Trust and Sol Systems announced a new initiative aimed at integrating solar energy production with sustainable agriculture. This collaboration will focus on growing the Kernza® perennial grain, a grain developed from intermediate wheatgrass, a relative of annual wheat.

At the Bleeding Edge of Agrivoltaics

🌱☀️ Curious about how solar energy and agriculture can coexist? Check our latest blog on agrivoltaics and the Smart Solar Principles guiding our "Smart Solar Specialist's work. #SmartSolar #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy

AFT New England Team’s 2024 Impacts – Growing Deeper Roots to Back Farmers and Farmland Supporters

Read the 2024 New England Impact Report to learn more about how our team supported farmers and farmland over the past year.

AFT Urges Support to Protect Farmland for a New Generation of Farmers, and Incentivize Farm to School in New York

Putting Ideas into Action: How AFT’s Soil Health Training is Creating a Network of Conservation Leaders

🌱🚜 Discover how American Farmland Trust's Advanced Soil Health Training is empowering farmers and advisors to become conservation leaders! Read about the journey and impact of this innovative program in partnership with Truterra.

More than 4.1 Million Acres Protected by Farmland and Ranchland Protection Programs Nationwide

American Farmland Trust’s Farmland Information Center has released findings from surveys of both state and local purchase of agricultural conservation easement (PACE) programs.

A Few of Our Favorite Things from the Midwest

A Few of Our Favorite Things from the Midwest

Former USDA Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt Returns to American Farmland Trust as Senior Fellow

Jenny Lester Moffitt joins American Farmland Trust as Senior Fellow where her work will focus on enhancing the vitality of rural America by supporting farmers and ranchers in building diverse, profitable, and resilient farming operations now and into the future.

Congress’s Failure to Transfer IRA Funding into Farm Bill is Major Setback for Conservation

AFT Applauds Election of Rep. Craig as House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member

A Video Message from American Farmland Trust’s President and CEO, John Piotti

Roots as Tall as They Are Deep: Protecting Wisconsin Farmland for the Past and Future