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American Farmland Trust and Land for Good are offering a new training program for professionals working with farmers and farmland owners as they seek access to land and navigate the challenges of farm transfers. Visit this link  http://newyork.farmland.org/publications to learn more about Farmland Advisors: A Training Program about Farmland Access and Farm Transfers.  Applications are due by October 31, 2012.  This project is supported by the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. The program application deadline is October 31st

The transfer of farms to a new generation is one of the biggest challenges facing agriculture in the Northeast.  American Farmland Trust and Land for Good are offering an exciting two-year training program for professionals working with farmers and farmland owners as they seek access to land and navigate the complexity of farm transfers.  The Farmland Advisors program offers participants from New York and New England the opportunity to join a network of agricultural and conservation professionals to learn about: 

 

·        Farm transfer and succession planning

·        Financial, tax and legal issues in farm transfers

·        Land conservation as a farm transfer strategy

·        Farm linking and matching

·        Farmland leasing and other tenure options

·        Farmland restoration

·        Farmland affordability options

 

Julia Freedgood

Managing Director

Farmland & Communities Initiatives

American Farmland Trust

1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20036

202-378-1205

413-221-7305