Meet Illinois farmer Jennifer Viktora-Cuomo of Wonder Farm Earth and discover her approach to regenerative farming, water conservation, and community food access.
Meet Andy Hazzard of Hazzard Free Farm in Pecatonica, Illinois, where she grows and mills heirloom grains. Discover her perspective on biodiversity, water conservation, and the future of sustainable agriculture.
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Mentor applications for the Resilient Grazing Network (RGN) are now open for Kansas, Missouri, and Texas producers!
From Farm Camp to Farmland Protection: Meet AFT’s Illinois Farmland Protection Specialist
Explore how mentorship, neighbor-to-neighbor conversations and community gatherings are helping advance regenerative grazing practices across Texas.
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Indiana is paving over its future. Year over year, we lose nearly 29,000 acres of Hoosier farmland due to accelerating pressures from urban sprawl, large-scale industrial development, energy infrastructure, and technology facilities. Indiana’s fertile soils are one of the state’s most valuable and irreplaceable assets. Once they're gone, however, so are the farmers’ livelihoods, agricultural heritage, and long-term potential they represent. The time to act is now.
Ranchers are piecing their lives back together one fence post, one pasture, and one herd at a time. We followed up with the recipients of the Brighter Future Fund back in July — here’s a look into their journey on the road to recovery.
Lindsey Richards
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Some places don’t just hold memories—they carry a legacy. For more than four decades, Gretchen and Dick Regnery have poured their hearts and souls into Whitefish Bay Farm—a sanctuary of serene pastures, naturally colored Corriedale sheep, and the fiber art that has defined their lives. Nestled in the stunning landscape of Door County, Wisconsin, their farm has been more than just a home; it has been a labor of love, a commitment to land stewardship, and a place where people from all walks of life have come to experience the beauty of farming and art.
Sydney Green
American Farmland Trust’s Farmland Information Center has released findings from surveys of both state and local purchase of agricultural conservation easement (PACE) programs.
Ariel Looser
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
