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Our staff offer presentations and host workshops, trainings, and mixers across the region with local and regional partners.

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Confronting the Affordability Challenge
Saving America’s Working Lands Conference
Thursday, April 24, 2025
10:30-12:00pm
The Oak Room, Fairmont-Dallas Hotel, Dallas, TX
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• Land ownership has traditionally been the pathway for wealth generation in agriculture. Yet land has become increasingly unaffordable for many producers. Explore affordability tools associated with agricultural conservation easements, and how Buy-Protect-Sell projects can be used to provide an affordable pathway to land ownership. Speakers include Mike Ghia, Land For Good’s Vermont Field Agent, Hilary Aten, WA State Conservation Commission’s Office of Farmland Preservation Coordinator, Alison Volk, American Farmland Trust’s Director of BPS and Easement Acquisitions, Krisztian Varsa, The Conservation Fund’s Director of Farm Funds, facilitated by Cris Coffin, American Farmland Trust’s National Agricultural Land Network Director and Senior Policy Advisor. This conference is designed for new and seasoned conservation practitioners, agriculture industry representatives and service providers, researchers, planners, policymakers, farmers, and ranchers. Hosted by American Farmland Trust.

Scaffolding to Support Farm Transfer and Succession
Saving America’s Working Lands Conference
Thursday, April 24, 2025
1:30-3:00pm
The Oak Room, Fairmont-Dallas Hotel, Dallas, TX
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• America’s aging farmers, ranchers, and agricultural landowners are leaving the farm. This panel discussion will focus on the issues that senior producers and landowners face in transferring their farm or ranch to a next generation producer, and some successful strategies that public and private service providers are using to assist them in meeting their transfer and succession objectives. Speakers include Addie Candib, American Farmland Trust’s Pacific Northwest Regional Director and Mike Ghia, Land For Good’s Vermont Field Agent. This conference is designed for new and seasoned conservation practitioners, agriculture industry representatives and service providers, researchers, planners, policymakers, farmers, and ranchers. Hosted by American Farmland Trust.

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