Keeping Young Farmers on the Land in COVID-19
Part I: Land in Crisis This post is part of a three-part series on the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on land access and security for farmers. The first post outlines potential impacts of the crisis on farmland; the second provides strategies to help keep farmers on the land; and the third suggests potential policy […]
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: National Young Farmers Coalition lanza recursos en línea gratuitos sobre acceso a tierra
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: https://www.youngfarmers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-17-at-2.19.49-PM-2-1.png, Communications Director, press@youngfarmers.org | View full release and contacts HUDSON, NY (23 de enero de 2020) – Asegurar acceso a tierras es uno de los pilares en la habilidad de un agricultor tener éxito en cultivar alimentos y construir su negocio. Comprar o arrendar terrenos agrícolas es usualmente el primer gran riesgo financiero que […]
RELEASE: Finding Farmland Course and Calculator help beginning farmers reduce their risks when accessing land
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: https://www.youngfarmers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-17-at-2.19.49-PM-2-1.png, Communications Director, press@youngfarmers.org | View full release and contacts HUDSON, NY (January 23, 2020) – Secure access to land is at the foundation of a farmer’s ability to succeed in growing food and building their business. Buying or leasing farmland is often the biggest investment a farmer will make in their career, but it […]
New Tools For Young Farmers Seeking Land
Thinking about buying or renting land? Check out our free Finding Farmland Calculator and Online Course to compare financing options, analyze costs, and understand what you can afford. También en Español! Land access is the number one challenge In 2017, the National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers) surveyed more than 3,500 young farmers and ranchers […]
Finding Farmland: Resources to Support Land Access
The following blog by Mike and Holly of our Land Access team is also posted on farmers.gov. Photographs by Richie Graham Photo. For farmers across the country, it will come as no surprise that farmland has become less and less affordable on a farming income. Approaching land access with a strong financial strategy can help […]
Young Farmers Climate Statement
Young farmers and ranchers across the country are working to solve the climate crisis. Join us. The thousands of young farmers and ranchers in our 45 chapters across the country began careers in agriculture for manifold reasons: to grow healthier food for their communities; to steward the land, water, and natural resources for future generations; […]
House Agriculture Appropriations bill would fund key Young Farmer Programs—we need your help to pass it through Committee!
UPDATE: The FY20 Agriculture Appropriations bill passed through Committee and passed on the House floor on June 24! In even better news, the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Program, which provides resources and services for farmers in crisis, received even more funding, with $20 million written into the final bill. And all the funding […]
Who Owns U.S. Farmland?
The biggest problem faced by farmers across the country is access to land. Who owns it, who rents it—it all has a big impact on the kind of food we grow and who has economic opportunity in rural communities. Young Farmers’ Land Access Program Director, Holly Rippon-Butler, sits down with Megan Horst, professor of urban […]
Kate Greenberg: Young Farmer Becomes Colorado’s Commissioner of Agriculture
Lindsey talks with Kate Greenberg, Colorado’s new Commissioner of Agriculture, and former Western Program Director with the National Young Farmers Coalition. Lindsey and Kate check in about what it’s been like to be the youngest person, and first woman, to hold this role in Colorado, as well as Colorado’s plans to address climate change, land […]
Finding farmland in the Golden State: Young Farmers’ 2019 California Whistle Stop Tour
At the start of February, I had the privilege of spending a couple weeks in California, organizing five Finding Farmland workshops for young farmers in partnership with our California team and California FarmLink. The workshops were focused on sharing practical strategies for finding secure, affordable land tenure, as well as introducing farmers to useful tools—including […]