📢This week, take action to ensure the next #FarmBill funds proven conservation programs that build resilient food systems, not subsidy giveaways that exclude most farmers and fuel farmland consolidation.📷Call your reps now: actnow.io/FtnS5v8

Cheryl Cesario, American Farmland Trust New England's Senior Livestock and Grazing Specialist, shares tips to help Non-Farming landowners forge seamless relationships with farmers that last. Great read that includes our Making Land Available resources. #landtenure

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Dept. of Agriculture offers many programs that help farmers deal w/ #climatechange , but many #youngfarmers struggle to access these programs because they don’t have secure #landaccess .

We are pushing for 3 key pieces of legislation that would address these challenges in the next #farmbill ⬇️

This year marks 20 years of expanding farmland access opportunities & securing land for future generations!
We're grateful to our partners, the landowners & farmers with whom we work daily, & our funders. Read more about this milestone in our Spring ENews conta.cc/3TFXv8k

The #FairCreditForFarmersAct rebalances the scales ⚖️ by keeping #FSA accountable to US #farmers and #ranchers - it’s time for Congress to show their commitment to the people who feed us! Contact your legislators today and ask for their support 👉 actnow.io/R20xAvD

Curious about Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources's Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) program?
MDAR's hosting a series of info sessions across the state. Register now for tomorrow's session in Middleborough: landforgood.org/events

Read about the 1st one in Hadley: recorder.com/Farmers-landow…

📢This week, we’re taking action on the #FairCreditForFarmersAct to hold the FSA accountable to the farmers it serves.📲Call your members of Congress right now - don’t worry, we’ll walk you through it at👉actnow.io/R20xAvD🚜🌱

Join Kathy Ruhf, Land For Good's Senior Advisor, TMRW for an overview of farmland access & tenure - what we know from the data, key issues, and barriers & opportunities in this space - w/ ample time for Q&A.

Hosted by RenewingCountryside, 3/22 | 11-12:30pm CT
landforgood.org/events

We're coming to NY on 2/27 for a FREE, all-day #FarmSuccession Planning Workshop w/ Red Tomato!

Are you considering the transition to the next generation on your farm, or interested in starting that conversation? Join us in Poughkeepsie! Learn more: redtomato.org/blog/save-the-…

On 2/22 Make Your Land Available For Farming, a FREE workshop, begins!

Join us to explore the motivations, strategies, & mechanics for making any amount of land available to a farmer. landforgood.org/events

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Webinar alert! Catch Shemariah, our Interim Executive Director, discussing #landaccess issues for #beginningfarmers and the way LFG addresses them through our Land for Farmers Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) project
Today, 2pm ET, landforgood.org/events

Help secure a future for farming in our communities-make your land available.
Farmland owners & representatives join us for a webinar series, 2/22 & 2/29 | 12-1:30pm ET, to explore strategies & mechanics for making any amount of land available to a farmer landforgood.org/events

Meet our new field staff helping to bridge the gap between retiring farmers & new generation: conta.cc/4aiqZ2i

Also, check out our winter workshops!:
Learn how to acquire a farm
Explore farm succession planning
Feel empowered & prepared to make land available for farming

.RenewingCountryside's Upper Midwest Farmland Summit, Kathy Ruhf, LFG's Senior Advisor, provided an overview plenary on farmland access & tenure, critical topics for those interested in getting a next generation of farmers on the land. More via @agweekmagazine: agweek.com/agribusiness/r…

. GivingTuesday w/ great reasons for SHARING acts of giving:
#2 amplifies impact
#4 spreads awareness
#7/10 catalyses collective action towards addressing systemic inequities
Through our work a more equitable vision of #farmlandaccess can be realized; get ready to give!

THREAD: Ever heard the idea that once you share an act of generosity on social media it's no longer generous?

We disagree.

Here are 10 reasons why you should consider sharing your generosity online on #GivingTuesday and every day👇

More than 200 farms across western/central MA started receiving checks last week from the MA Farm Resiliency Fund... Maura Healey said Thursday that the fund will keep accepting donations to be ready to help the next time severe weather hurts MA farms.

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📢Calling all farmers, eaters & advocates! Come develop your advocacy skills to take action for federal farm policy change.🌱Join us for grassroots advocacy training on Wed, Sept. 13 (7-8:30pm ET)➡️Register:
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…🔗
#FarmersForClimateAction