Farmer-Led Advances in Soil Health
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Farmer-Led Advances in Soil Health
Pacific Northwest Policy
American Farmland Trust has helped shape agriculture in the Pacific Northwest for over twenty years. We work with our partners to advance policies that protect farmland, support agricultural viability, enable farmers to adopt conservation and climate-smart practices, and bring a diverse new generation of farmers onto the land. We value strong partnerships, durable and strategic outcomes, and building bridges across challenging issues.
Gulf Coast Restoration
American Farmland Trust (AFT), in direct collaboration with USDA – Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), is actively engaged in conducting outreach and education and administering financial and technical assistance for producers in Nueces County, TX, to encourage the adoption of agricultural conservation practices to enhance water quality and restore the beloved Gulf of Mexico.
Solar Leasing: A Guide for the Pacific Northwest
Read American Farmland Trust’s guidebook that provides agricultural landowners with the tools and skills to make informed decisions on solar leasing, and to better anticipate production losses and avoid costly legal conflicts.
Farmers Powering Communities
Farmers Powering Communities will advance community solar scale projects of 25 to 50 acres to provide green energy to the two-thirds of Americans, including many low and moderate income families, who don’t have access to rooftop solar. The goal is to create 500MW of community solar capacity in five years.
Grafton Solar
Agrivoltaic solar project in Grafton, MA in partnership with AES and Bluewave provides a living laboratory to help understand how solar energy and agriculture can co-exist productively on the same land.
Illinois Cover Crop Initiative
The Illinois Cover Crop Initiative is a new program available for farmers who intend to plant cover crops following their 2022 cash crop. Farmers can receive $10 per acre for cover crops planted by December 1, 2022, even if they have planted cover crops before!
Fall Covers for Spring Savings: Cover Crop Premium Discount Program by Illinois Dept. of Ag
Cover crops are a tremendously important practice for improving soil health and reducing nitrogen and phosphorus pollution to waterways. Illinois has taken an important step toward meeting its nutrient loss reduction goals by funding the Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program in the Illinois budget.
California Agricultural Policy Priorities
Learn more about AFT’s policy recommendations for California to protect vital agricultural land, promote environmentally sound growing practices, and keep farmers on the land for generations.
Midwest Policy Priorities
AFT is dedicated to working with partners to find solutions to agricultural problems in a comprehensive and holistic manner in Midwest state policy.