Farmland Information Center
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Farmland Information Center
The nation’s largest online collection for information on farm and ranch land protection and stewardship.
About the Farmland Information Center
The Farmland Information Center (FIC) is the leading source of information about farmland protection and stewardship. The FIC is a core program of American Farmland Trust maintained in partnership with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. We serve farmers, ranchers, landowners, practitioners, concerned citizens, and more. Browse our collections to find reliable information about saving America’s farmland or ranchland, or contact us directly for assistance.
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Farm Transfer Toolkit
Use our toolkit to help develop a plan to transfer your farm or ranch.
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Farm Transfer Toolkit
Use our toolkit to help develop a plan to transfer your farm or ranch.
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Planning for Ag in Virginia
The Planning for Agriculture in Virginia Toolkit helps local leaders, planners, and citizens support the future of agriculture.
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Planning for Ag in Virginia
The Planning for Agriculture in Virginia Toolkit helps local leaders, planners, and citizens support the future of agriculture.
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Soil Health Toolkit
This toolkit introduces soil health practices and offers tips on talking to producers and agricultural landowners about the benefits of soil health practice implementation.
Learn about Soil Health
Soil Health Toolkit
This toolkit introduces soil health practices and offers tips on talking to producers and agricultural landowners about the benefits of soil health practice implementation.
Learn about Soil Health
Farms Under Threat 2040
Farms Under Threat 2040: Choosing an Abundant Future shows how development and climate change will affect agricultural land in the U.S. Explore the report and maps to see different future scenarios.
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Farms Under Threat 2040
Farms Under Threat 2040: Choosing an Abundant Future shows how development and climate change will affect agricultural land in the U.S. Explore the report and maps to see different future scenarios.
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Heirs' Property Guide
AFT’s guide helps heirs’ property landowners learn about ACEP-ALE and informs conversations with family members. Eligible entities can use the guide to support landowners enrolling in the program.
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Heirs' Property Guide
AFT’s guide helps heirs’ property landowners learn about ACEP-ALE and informs conversations with family members. Eligible entities can use the guide to support landowners enrolling in the program.
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ACEP-ALE Toolkit
Our ACEP-ALE Toolkit offers resources to help landowners, land trusts, and public farmland protection programs through the acquisition process of the federal program.
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ACEP-ALE Toolkit
Our ACEP-ALE Toolkit offers resources to help landowners, land trusts, and public farmland protection programs through the acquisition process of the federal program.
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P-SHEC Tool
The Predictive Soil Health Economic Calculator (P-SHEC) provides estimates for how soil organic matter, crop productivity, and farm profitability change with the adoption of soil health practices.
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P-SHEC Tool
The Predictive Soil Health Economic Calculator (P-SHEC) provides estimates for how soil organic matter, crop productivity, and farm profitability change with the adoption of soil health practices.
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New Resources
Search our collection of publications, laws, data and statistics and more to help save agricultural land.
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