Conserving farmland is more important than ever. Farmers and farmland are under increasing pressure in New Hampshire: losing their farmland to permanent development, low farm incomes, and aging farmer populations. Farmers face barriers to business viability planning, market pressures (such as the decline in conventional dairy operations), and now new and uncertain challenges related to climate change.
All of these factors contribute to loss of farmland as farmers go out of business. Conserving farmland ensures that our rural landscape is mitigating the effects of climate change and is available to farm for generations to come.
Resources and Collaborations
- The Farm Future Fund is a program that grew out of the work of the Land Resources Action Team of the NH Food Alliance. The program provides funding for land trusts and landowners to work together to conserve farmland, while investing in the future viability of the farm business.
- Securing & Stewarding New Hampshire’s Agricultural Land: A Ranked Matrix of Policy Approaches This brief highlights a suite of policy approaches aimed at securing and stewarding the agricultural land base in New Hampshire. The NH Food Alliance Land Resources Action Team (LRAT) developed these approaches to guide their collective work.
NEWS, events & resources FROM OUR NETWORK
Network News about Farmland Conservation and Access
September 20, 6-9PM
KCLT is proud to host this benefit dinner and silent auction to aid in the meeting of our goal of raising $160,000 for the purchase of our pilot proje...
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September 17, 12PM
Join NHACC, UNH Extension, and Distant Hill Gardens and Nature Trail to learn more about the benefits of managing land across property boundaries to b...
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Article via the New Hampshire Bulletin
A year after making housing a central plank of her campaign for governor, Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed 10 bills last week attempting to put limits on loca...
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