Protecting Farmland For The Next Generation

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View in Browser May 3, 2021         Protecting Farmland For The Next Generation   This week, we celebrate a recent announcement by USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, which provides financial and technical support to the America's Conservation Ag Movement program. NRCS announced it has enrolled 5 million acres in agricultural conservation easements. This comes at an important time: American Farmland Trust estimates that about 40% of America’s agricultural land will be in transition in the next 15 years. Placing land in an agricultural conservation easement can help ensure a financially viable transfer of land from one generation to the next. We continue to see growing excitement about the role that farmers can play for climate change. Amidst this, ensuring that our working lands remain available for growing food, fiber and fuel – and accessible to family farmers – is critical. Tools and resources exist to help, and we’re focused on helping farmers connect to them. Yours In Regenerative Ag, Amy Skoczlas Cole Executive Vice President Trust In Food, a Farm Journal initiative   Read More       USDA Invites U.S. Food And Agriculture Groups To Share Sustainability Actions For UN Food Systems Summit   Shared by Nate Birt, vice president, Trust In Food: U.S. food and agriculture industry groups are encouraged to submit examples to a voluntary listing on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's website of actions their organizations are taking to increase the sustainability of food systems.   Read More       U.S. Sorghum Doubles Down On Sustainability Focus   Shared by Nate Birt, vice president, Trust In Food: With more manufacturers of food for humans and their pets seeking to source commodities with an environmental story that has wide consumer appeal, this grain is having a moment. "Sorghum has so much to offer as a crop to so many of the challenges that we're facing," explains Kira Everhart-Valentin, sustainability director, United Sorghum Checkoff Program.   Read More   News We're Following   Racial Justice, Equity and Inclusion: Dismantling Legacy Barriers and Biases in U.S. Agriculture (via Field to Market) Shared by Drew Slattery, human dimensions of change lead, Trust In Food: To better support Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers and communities, the agri-food value chain should ask BIPOC growers what they need, elevate BIPOC voices and support immigration policy benefiting all farmers. Those are some of the key takeaways of a recent Field to Market cross-sector dialogue on racial justice, equity and inclusion. Read More     Drought Continues To Ravage Western U.S. (via Forbes) Shared by Kinsie Rayburn, conservation knowledge officer, Trust In Food: Major sections of the U.S. are experiencing drought conditions. ""We've had minuscule amounts of moisture," Kim Saueressig, a farmer in McCluskey, North Dakota, tells AgWeb.com, as quoted in Forbes. "We probably really haven't seen a decent rain since probably the first week in August last year. Last fall was our fastest harvest we've ever had. And so, to go from a wet fall in 2019 and a wet spring in 2020, to now, it's a total turnaround." Read More     Carbon Finance versus Carbon Revenue: A Worthy Distinction for Farmers (via Ducks Unlimited at AgWeb.com) Shared by Nate Birt, vice president, Trust In Food: Ecosystem services aren't just an opportunity for farmers to earn new revenue streams but also to find cost savings, no-cost conservation education and more, explains Billy Gascoigne, resource economist, ecosystem services and conservation strategy, for Ducks Unlimited. Read More       Forward to Friend   Learn More About Trust In Food   Connect With Us: You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber or past subscriber to a Farm Journal Product.   Preferences/Unsubscribe | Subscribe   Contact Us | Email Us | Privacy Policy   Copyright 2021 Farm Journal, Inc 8725 Rosehill Road Lenexa, KS, 66215