AFT

American Farmland Trust prides itself as protecting agricultural land, as well as promoting environmentally-sound farming practices and keeping farmers on their farmland. To do that, AFT has just received an award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, NIFA, under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to fund the “Transitioning Land to a New Generation: Preparing Trai

American Farmland Trust’s Farmer Relief Fund started sending out $1,000 grant checks to 1,000 farmers across the country as America sees unprecedented disruptions to the food system. The funds are going to help small to mid-size producers that sell directly to consumers, foodservice businesses, or institutions. All ...

In response to the coronavirus and the widespread impact it’s having on the farming community the America Farmland Trust recently created the Farmer Relief Fund. Addie Candib, Pacific Northwest Regional Director at AFT said people may not realize how the rapid spread of COVID-19 has hit the farming community in very specific ways. She ...