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Jun 11, 2014, 02:49 ET American Farmland Trust: Resource Guide, Webinar Available To Assist RCPP Proposals

With one month before the first deadline of USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), American Farmland Trust today released a...

Jun 11, 2014, 01:04 ET American Farmland Trust: Groups Decry Hundreds of Millions in Conservation Cuts, Urge Appropriators to Honor Farm Bill Commitments, Restore Funding to Critical Programs

Concerned that proposed cuts to federal agriculture conservation programs will have dire consequences for agriculture, the environment, and food...

May 29, 2014, 11:08 ET American Farmland Trust, Farm and Conservation Groups, Communities Applaud New York's Restart Of Farmland Protection Program

American Farmland Trust and representatives of agriculture, conservation and communities throughout New York today applauded the announcement by...

May 29, 2014, 02:38 ET American Farmland Trust: Connecticut Working Lands Alliance Announces Winners Of Student Essay Contest

The Connecticut Working Lands Alliance, a project of American Farmland Trust, today announced the seven winners of the first-ever FFA/Agriscience/4-H ...

May 27, 2014, 03:02 ET American Farmland Trust Encourages Participation In Innovative USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program

American Farmland Trust, which is devoted to farm and ranch land protection, today endorsed the launch of the USDA Regional Conservation Partnership...

Apr 28, 2014, 02:01 ET American Farmland Trust, Hudson Valley Farmlink Network Hosting Workshops In Orange and Ulster Counties On Farm Leasing For Farmers And Landowners In New York

American Farmland Trust (AFT) and the Hudson Valley Farmlink Network (HVFN) are hosting two workshops on farm leasing for farmers and agricultural...

Apr 25, 2014, 10:16 ET American Farmland Trust Report Highlights New Funding Opportunities to Help Long Island Farmers Protect Clean Water

American Farmland Trust today released a new report to help Long Island communities and farmers pursue new conservation funding options made...

Apr 11, 2014, 09:49 ET American Farmland Trust Urges Congress To Provide Full Funding For Farm Conservation, Protection, Beginning Farmer And Other Programs Authorized By The 2014 Farm Bill

American Farmland Trust is asking the U.S. Senate and House Agriculture Appropriations subcommittees to provide full funding for farmland...

Apr 09, 2014, 11:48 ET American Farmland Trust Names Larry Werries, Former Director Illinois Department of Agriculture, Coordinator For Innovative Lake Mauvaise Terre Watershed Farmer Outreach Project In Jacksonville, Morgan County

American Farmland Trust today announced Larry Werries, former Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, will be the Watershed Coordinator...

Apr 01, 2014, 11:11 ET Women Owning Or Managing Farm Operations Are Invited To The April 22 Women Caring For The Land Conservation Discussion And Field Tour In Arcola, Illinois

American Farmland Trust, Women, Food and Agriculture Network, The Nature Conservation and the Coles and Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation...

Mar 31, 2014, 02:00 ET American Farmland Trust, The Culinary Institute of America, Fabulous Beekman Boys Hold Special Event To Raise Awareness In Culinary Students About Issues Facing Farmers

The Fabulous Beekman Boys Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell of Beekman 1802 Monday joined American Farmland Trust and The Culinary Institute of...

Mar 27, 2014, 05:53 ET Report By American Farmland Trust, Conservation Law Foundation And The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Furthers Efforts To Build A Sustainable Regional Food System In 6 New England States

American Farmland Trust, Conservation Law Foundation and the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group released a report today geared toward...

Mar 21, 2014, 12:34 ET American Farmland Trust: April 8 Workshop In Greenwich, New York To Educate Farmers On How To Transfer Farmland To New Farmers Through Estate Planning

American Farmland Trust has partnered with members of the Hudson Valley Farmlink Network to host a workshop on April 8 in Greenwich, New York to help ...

Mar 20, 2014, 09:00 ET Connecticut Working Lands Alliance Announces Essay Contest For High School Students Interested In Agriculture, Winners Receive $1,000 In Cash Prizes, Dinner With Gov. Malloy, Agriculture Commissioner Reviczky

The Working Lands Alliance, a project of American Farmland Trust, urges high school students interested in agriculture to enter the first-ever...

Mar 11, 2014, 09:00 ET American Farmland Trust Helps Farmers In Ohio River Basin Participate In First Interstate Water Quality Credit Trades To Fund Conservation Practices

American Farmland Trust (AFT) has partnered with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and other collaborators in a pilot program to help...

Feb 18, 2014, 09:12 ET American Farmland Trust Hosts Webinars On How Cover Crops Can Improve Soil Health, Crop Yields, Reduce The Environmental Impact Of Farming

American Farmland Trust and the American Society of Agronomy are hosting a four-part webinar series in March to educate agricultural producers and...

Feb 18, 2014, 09:04 ET American Farmland Trust Receives $200,000 Grant To Expand Local Markets For Farmers Through The Farm To Institution New York State Partnership

American Farmland Trust (AFT) today announced it has received a $200,000 grant from the Local Economies Project of the New World Foundation to expand ...

Feb 12, 2014, 09:26 ET American Farmland Trust: Maryland Bucks National Trend, Proposes To Cut Farmland Protection Funding In Half

American Farmland Trust (AFT) expressed its disappointment today in a proposal by Governor Martin O'Malley to cut funding for farmland protection in...

Feb 04, 2014, 04:08 ET American Farmland Trust: Final Passage Of The New Farm Bill Makes Biggest Reform In Agricultural Policy In Years

The American Farmland Trust today praised final Congressional adoption of the new Farm Bill which makes the biggest reform in agricultural policy in...

Feb 04, 2014, 01:00 ET American Farmland Trust To Hold First National Farmland, Food And Livable Communities Conference In Kentucky Oct. 20-22

American Farmland Trust (AFT) announced the Farmland, Food and Livable Communities Conference will be held in Lexington, Ky. on Oct. 20-22. The...

Jan 28, 2014, 11:33 ET American Farmland Trust Calls On Congress To Pass The New Farm Bill

The American Farmland Trust, the nation's largest organization devoted to farmland protection, calls on Congress to pass the new Farm Bill. The bill...

Jan 28, 2014, 10:58 ET American Farmland Trust: Feb. 5 Ohio Farmland Preservation Summit Will Bring Together Farmers, Public Officials, Land Trusts And Others Interested In Protecting Farmland

The American Farmland Trust, Ohio Department of Agriculture, OSU Extension and other sponsors invite farmers, public officials, landowners, planners...

Jan 27, 2014, 10:52 ET American Farmland Trust Adds Staff To Expand Next Generation Farmers, Farm To Institution Programs In New York State

American Farmland Trust (AFT) today announced the addition of two new staff to expand its capacity in New York State to help transition farms to the...

Jan 21, 2014, 10:15 ET American Farmland Trust Survey Shows State Funding For Agricultural Land Protection Remains 39% Below 2008 Levels Despite An Increase Of 19% From 2011 To 2012

The annual American Farmland Trust survey of state farm and ranch land protection programs shows a 19 percent increase in funding from 2011 to 2012,...

Jan 17, 2014, 11:30 ET American Farmland Trust Applauds Congressional Action On The Omnibus Appropriations Bill Renewing Federal Funding For Farm Conservation And Protection Programs

American Farmland Trust today applauded Congressional action on the fiscal year 2014 omnibus appropriations bill which increases funding for...