Conservation Reserve Program Changes Rules to Make More Land Available

Jan 12, 2017 • Commons Alliance, Land Access Strategies • By Agrarian Trust

The USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program has made a major rule change to make land more readily available to the next generation of farmers.  For the least environmentally sensitive of the land’s included in the program, an early termination option will now be available for aging farm operators looking to pass on their land.  The average […]

Take the National Young Farmers Survey!

Jan 12, 2017 • Commons Alliance, Food Systems and Security, Land Access Strategies, Sustainable Farming • By Agrarian Trust

Every 5 years, the National Young Farmers Coalition puts together a survey to give them better data on the needs, demographics, and policy inclinations of young farmers across the country.  They use this data to inform their positions and proposals for the upcoming Farm Bill.  With the next Farm Bill coming into play in 2018, […]