For more than 100 years, RD & S Farm in Mississippi has been guided by a commitment to stewardship, tradition, and famil...

As experts in purpose-driven partnerships and sponsorships, we combine imagination and proven strategies to drive positi...

For Teresa and Kevin Springs, farming is about more than growing food. It's about preserving a family legacy, caring for...

🌱☀️ Curious about how solar energy and agriculture can coexist? Check our latest blog on agrivoltaics and the Smart Sola...

A school’s participation in FINYS gave students access to local apple, cooking demos, and recipes....

Abdi Haji of Umoja Na Uhuru (“Unity and Freedom”) World Farm operates a Community Supported Agriculture program that pro...

This winter, I hosted a series of informal “virtual coffee chats” with farmers across Illinois. These conversations star...

Discover how a dedicated Wisconsin farming couple overcame land access challenges to build a thriving, community-focused...

AFT Applauds Introduction of the Bipartisan American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act...

Across Virginia, farmers are using shared equipment, emerging technology, and peer-to-peer learning to explore new ideas...

The Growing Equity Partnership will build the capacity of 20 partner organizations providing business technical assistan...

Renew Your Membership  Our success depends on your renewed support....

Developed, in part, out of a partnership with the Women in Food and Agriculture Network in Iowa, AFT’s Women for the Lan...

The New York Agricultural Stewardship program leads on-farm research, conservation efforts, and education to promote sus...

Protect farmland in your community. Become an American Farmland Trust member today and join the movement to save America...

Transforming Relationships with Farming and Food for a Healthier Planet...

Clara Beth Claxon’s participation in a water quality trading program benefited her cattle....

The Lowmillers improved their farm by participating in the first interstate water quality trading market....

Lorie Ames participated in AFT's New York Soil Health Specialist training to improve her work with farmers....

Aloha Redland Farm is preparing for climate resiliency and nurturing the land they steward. With support from a Brighter...

Meg Barton Galvin and her siblings used a Brighter Future Fund grant to purchase a rainwater harvesting and solar drip-i...

Partners Amanda Gentry and Wendy Painter are the fifth generation to steward Gentry Farm, a historic family farm nestled...

Lincoln Fishman and his partner, Hilary Costa, operate Sawyer Farm as an organic, horse-powered, no-till farm. They were...

Elaine; owner of Old Homestead Alpacas in Walla Walla deals with wind that is a significant challenge to the flower subs...

Nina is the full-time farm manager for Common Roots Farm, a 4.5-acre market garden farm where people with disabilities w...

Lucinda Williams’ story of farming at Luther Belden Farm highlights how generations of stewardship, innovation and care ...

Kat Chang is helping put Massachusetts poultry on the map by connecting local chicken farming, community education, anim...

🌱🚜 Discover how American Farmland Trust's Advanced Soil Health Training is empowering farmers and advisors to become con...

Hear from AFT’s Smart Solar Program Coordinator on efforts to define agrivoltaics and encourage thoughtful policy and pr...

Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have reintroduced the Farmer-to-Farmer Education Act (S. 1769)....

Can you name one of the Seven Wonders of the World? It’s a bit of a trick question, because it turns out there are multi...

At Astarte Farm, leaf mulch is proving to be a powerful tool for building soil health—offering a plastic-free, low-cost ...

Ranchers are piecing their lives back together one fence post, one pasture, and one herd at a time. We followed up with ...

Five years ago, American Farmland Trust launched the Soil Health Stewards program with an ambitious idea: if we could tr...

As agriculture evolves, American Farmland Trust is scaling its programs, research, and regional teams to meet the needs ...

Some places don’t just hold memories—they carry a legacy. For more than four decades, Gretchen and Dick Regnery have pou...

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

In April, three AFT staff celebrated MANRRS’ 40th year at their “Leadership to Legacy Annual Training Conference and Car...

On a thin strip of land between two hayfields in Walpole, New Hampshire, a once-impenetrable wall of invasive plants is ...

Discover how a childhood garden inspired a career in soil health, regenerative agriculture, and conservation. Learn how ...

When conservation is captured in acres, not feet, how do we talk about the impact of urban farms within the agricultural...

AFT programs highlight peer learning for farmers committed to advancing conservation, land stewardship, and community re...

Meet Nia Rivers who joined American Farmland Trust (AFT) in April 2026 as Southeast Engagement and Support Specialist, s...

Learn how Crooked Porch Farm in Virginia uses high tunnels, soil health practices, EQIP funding, and farm grants to grow...

Explore how mentorship, neighbor-to-neighbor conversations and community gatherings are helping advance regenerative gra...

Applications are open for the 2027 Advanced Soil Health Training program, connecting Mid-Atlantic farmers with hands-on ...

In partnership with American Farmland Trust, the company will give farmers up to $10,000 each to help them earn from inc...

A Skill-Building Workshop Series for Municipalities, Land Trusts, and Non-Profits to Support Farms and Farmers in northe...

Want to learn more about the health of your soil? Get free soil health testing on your farm by participating in our New ...

This initiative leverages our national resources, regional expertise, and strategic partnerships to strengthen the viabi...

Together, our partnership hopes to better understand the impact that combinations of conservation practices within farm ...

The two agricultural practices with the greatest potential for combating extreme weather on U.S. soils are cover crops a...

Planning for agriculture creates a framework to protect and retain agricultural land, promote sound environmental stewar...

The Wisconsin Farmland Protection Partnership Project seeks to address the need for increased agricultural conservation ...

American Farmland Trust will be engaging partners, ranchers, service providers, and others involved in grazing managemen...

American Farmland Trust is actively working to achieve smart solar siting on farmland in New York & New Jersey through r...

The Vermilion Headwaters Watershed Partnership is a collaboration of stakeholders, including farmers, community leaders,...

Like previous forms of energy production that have largely been compatible with the farming and ranching fabric of Texas...

AFT, in partnership with USDA NRCS, developed a Predictive Soil Health Economic Calculator (P-SHEC) Tool to use with row...

In partnership with USDA-ARS and Cornell University, the American Biochar Institute and American Farmland Trust offer Gr...

Farmland for a New Generation New York is a program coordinated by American Farmland Trust, in partnership with the stat...

This five-part, workshop series for Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont provided introductory level workshops to offer ski...

AFT’s leadership to advance Planning for Agriculture and provides valuable resources to support public policies to promo...

American Farmland Trust, in partnership with Syngenta, offers incentive payments of $100/acre for new acres of pollinato...

Land Transfer Navigators support farmers, ranchers, and landowners through the process of transferring a farm or ranch t...

The goal of the Land Transfer Navigators partnership is to significantly increase the transfer of farm and ranch land to...

From policy leadership and coalition-building to research, training, and on-the-ground demonstration projects, we are wo...

These recipes are a celebration the care and craft that bring the harvest from field to table. Lovingly passed down fro...

Learn how cover crop grazing can improve soil health, nutrient management, and farm profitability through producer partn...

We welcome organizational members such as public Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement programs, private land t...