AFT Applauds New NRCS Office of the Assistant Chiefs

Cultivating Wins for California’s Agricultural Lands and Farmers: American Farmland Trust’s 2025 Policy Report

During the first year of the 2025–2026 California State Legislature, AFT led coalitions to advance California agriculture policy that strengthens climate resilience, expands land access, protects farmland, and secures major investments through Cap-and-Invest, the SALC program, and Proposition 4 climate-smart agriculture funding.

Adapting to Meet the Needs of America’s Farmers and Ranchers

As agriculture evolves, American Farmland Trust is scaling its programs, research, and regional teams to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers across the country. Learn how AFT’s new leadership structure and expanded national initiatives are driving innovation, resilience, and farmland protection.

Growing Fertilizer in the Heart of Virginia: One Farmer's Story of Resilience

Virginia farmer Bob Waring is redefining agriculture by “growing fertilizer” through regenerative practices that boost soil health, resilience, and profits.

Getting Our Hands in the Dirt: Celebrating Five Years of Soil Health Stewards

Five years ago, American Farmland Trust launched the Soil Health Stewards program with an ambitious idea: if we could train the people protecting farmland to also champion healthy soils, the benefits would ripple far beyond property lines.

Vermont’s Scott Farm Orchard: Building Resilience in a Changing Climate

When a late frost destroyed most of Scott Farm Orchard’s 2023 apple crop, orchardist Erin Robinson and manager Simon Renault turned loss into action. Through the Planning for Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change (PARCC) project, they developed a climate plan focused on diversification, soil health, and community support. From frost fans to their best-selling ginger cider, Scott Farm shows what adaptation and resilience look like on the ground in Vermont.

Turning Conservation into Market Opportunities with USDA’s Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) Initiative

In this third installment of our blog series, we analyze the labels, marketing channels, and environmental markets the PCSC projects proposed to pursue to attract customers who value farm and forest climate-smart conservation practices.

Remembering Peter Ten Eyck, a Leader in Farmland Protection and Innovation at Indian Ladder Farms

Peter Ten Eyck was a pillar of the farming community in New York state, and a trailblazer for conservation and stewardship.

Moving Agrivoltaics Forward in the Midwest

AFT Celebrates Five Years of Soil Health Stewards Program

AFT recently released a Soil Health Toolkit on the Farmland Information Center website.

New Toolkit Helps Protect Virginia Farmland

Farmer-Led Innovations in Tillage Reduction: New England Organic Farmers Lead the Way

Organic farmers across New England are rethinking tillage. Through American Farmland Trust’s Farmer Led Innovations project, seven farms are testing new ways to build soil health, save time, and learn from each other’s successes and failures.