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
·
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
202-378-1205
413-221-7305