June 13, 3:00 pm
Historic and Contemporary Perspectives on Farm and Ranch Tenure
Panelists:
- Dan Bigelow, USDA/Economic Research Service
- Savi Horne, Land Loss Prevention Project
- Neil Hamilton, Drake University Agricultural Law Center, Lead Speaker
- Scott Marlow, RAFI
- Kathryn Ruhf, Land For Good, moderator
June 14, 8:00 am
Public Policy Dimensions of Land Access &Transfer
Panelists:
- Chris Beyerhelm, USDA/Farm Services Agency
- Don Brown, Colorado Department of Agriculture
- Cris Coffin, Land For Good
- Gary Matteson, Farm Credit
- Juli Obudzinski, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, moderator
June 14, 12:30 pm
Farmer Panel: Hear stories from young and beginning farmers and ranchers about land access
Panelists:
- Tess Brown-Lavoie, Rhode Island
- Harrison Topp, Colorado
- Dustin Stein, Colorado
- Javier Zamora, California
June 14, 4:30
Racial Equity Challenges in Agricultural and Tenure
Panelists:
- Stephen Carpenter, Farmers Legal Action Group
- Janie Hipp, University of Arkansas
- Shirley Sherrod, Southwest Georgia Project
- Jennifer Hashley, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
June 15, 11:15 am
Where to Next?
Panelists:
- Monica Rainge, Federation of Southern Cooperatives
- Lilia McFarland, USDA
- Poppy Davis, SAGE
- Julia Freedgood, American Farmland Trust
- Jim Hafner and Kathryn Ruhf, Land For Good, moderators
Special thanks to our conference sponsors. Additional support provided by a grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, #2015-70017-23900.
