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- Great turnout to the Changing Lands, Changing Hands national conference with over 200 attending.
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- Jim Hafner, Land For Good’s Executive Director, opens the conference.
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- Opening plenary panel with Scott Marlow, Rural Advancement Foundation International – USA, Neil Hamilton, Drake University Agricultural Law Center, and Savi Horne, Land Loss Prevention Project.
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- Jim Hafner, Land For Good’s Executive Director, welcomes Chris Beyerhelm, Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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- Welcome to Colorado by President Dale McCall of Rocky Mountain Farmers Union board of directors
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- Neil Hamilton, Drake University Agricultural Law Center, discusses how land tenure shapes the future of US agriculture.
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- Savi Horne, Land Loss Prevention Project, talks about legacy of African Americans in relation to farm and ranch land tenure.
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- Applauding the work we’re doing together, Colorado Department of Agriculture Commissioner Don Brown.
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- Greg Rosenberg, Rosenberg & Associates, presents challenges around land access in urban settings.
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- Kathy Ruhf, conference organizer & Land For Good’s Senior Program Director.
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- Land For Good staff: Lisa, Jim & Cara celebrating an exciting first day of the conference.
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- Andy Sorrell, VA Department of Agriculture, takes a deep look into farm link programs at an engaging roundtable discussion.
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- Policy can help advance our land tenure objectives discussed by Cris Coffin, Land For Good’s Policy Director, and Don Brown CO Commissioner of Agriculture.
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- Gary Matteson, Farm Credit, also discusses what we can do from the field at plenary on Public Policy Dimensions of Land Access & Transfer.
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- Monica Rainge, Federation of Southern Cooperatives, speaks to a full house at the Addressing Systemic Prejudice workshop.
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- Jerry Cosgrove moderates workshop on Tools, Methods & Innovations in Succession & Transfer Planning Assistance.
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- Julia Valliant, Indiana University, offers a snapshot of successful & innovative strategies to engage farmers & ranchers in succession planning.
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- Plenary panel addresses a captive audience at the Racial Equity Challenges in Agricultural Land Tenure. Shirley Sherrod, Southwest Georgia Project, among the panelists.
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- Jillian Hishaw, Esq of F.A.R.M.S., encourages us, “Open the door for young people that are interested in farming; give them an opportunity.”
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- Andrew Marshall, Land For Good’s Education Director, presents current tools & tutorials for land access & transfer curricular.
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- Javier Zamora, owner and operator of JSM Organics (CA), takes the stage with other young and beginning farmers to share their inspiring stories.
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- Young farmer Konnor Dehmlow says that getting started in agriculture takes passion and perseverance.
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- Tess Brown-Lavoie, young farmer and RI Field Agent for Land For Good, “Neighbors have been some of our strongest supporters.”
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- Harrison Topp, Topp Fruit, talks about his path from college in New York to becoming a fruit farmer in Colorado.
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- Joining the roundtable discussion about non-operator landowners, Mke Ghia, Land For Good’s Vermont Field Agent.
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- Julia Freedgood, American Farmland Trust, discusses planning for land access.
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- James Craig, Colorado AgrAbility, speaks on access issues for military veterans, along with Matt Mulder, Arcadia Foods.
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- Teresa Opheim, Practical Farmers of Iowa, digs into how to build & improve succession planning advisor teams.
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- Comal, a heritage food incubator, made for an interesting dinner excursion.
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- Conference offered ample time for discussions…
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- and great networking opportunities.
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- Special thanks to our conference sponsors, including U.S. Department of Agriculture, and lead sponsor Farm Credit.
Photo credit to Trav Williams at Broken Banjo Photography.
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