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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 a clearinghouse for information about farmland protection that serves people working to save farmland and ranchland for agriculture. It is a project of American Farmland Trust (AFT) maintained on behalf of and with support from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The FIC is authorized by the federal Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA), the first federal law to address the loss of productive agricultural land to non-farm development. AFT and NRCS have worked together since 1994 to fulfill this requirement.
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ACEP-ALE Resources
A comprehensive collection of resources and tools to help landowners, land trusts, and public farmland protection programs through the application process of ACEP-ALE.
View collectionACEP-ALE Resources
A comprehensive collection of resources and tools to help landowners, land trusts, and public farmland protection programs through the application process of ACEP-ALE.
View collectionCombating Climate Change
AFT report highlights significant potential of no-till and cover crop practices to increase soil carbon sequestration and reduce nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions for a net reduction in GHG emissions.
Read reportCombating Climate Change
AFT report highlights significant potential of no-till and cover crop practices to increase soil carbon sequestration and reduce nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions for a net reduction in GHG emissions.
Read reportFarms Under Threat
AFT's Farms Under Threat: The State of the States report shows the extent, location, and quality of each state’s agricultural land. Explore the report, maps, and Agricultural Land Policy Scorecard.
Farms Under Threat: The State of the StatesFarms Under Threat
AFT's Farms Under Threat: The State of the States report shows the extent, location, and quality of each state’s agricultural land. Explore the report, maps, and Agricultural Land Policy Scorecard.
Farms Under Threat: The State of the StatesACEP Final Rule
The final rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) was published on Feb 4, 2021. ACEP is a voluntary federal conservation program implemented by the USDA NRCS.
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) RuleACEP Final Rule
The final rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) was published on Feb 4, 2021. ACEP is a voluntary federal conservation program implemented by the USDA NRCS.
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) RuleNew Outcomes Estimation Tools
Explore AFT's Guide to Water Quality, Climate, Social, and Economic Outcomes Estimation Tools: Quantifying Outcomes to Accelerate Farm Conservation Practice Adoption
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Explore AFT's Guide to Water Quality, Climate, Social, and Economic Outcomes Estimation Tools: Quantifying Outcomes to Accelerate Farm Conservation Practice Adoption
Read moreAgricultural Viability Index
AFT created the Agricultural Viability Index (AVI) to help decision-makers assess the status and support the future of agriculture as an essential economic sector.
Agricultural Viability Index WebsiteAgricultural Viability Index
AFT created the Agricultural Viability Index (AVI) to help decision-makers assess the status and support the future of agriculture as an essential economic sector.
Agricultural Viability Index WebsiteNon-Operator Landowner Report
AFT released a new, multi-state report on activating and understanding non-operating landowners.
AFT's New NOL ReportNon-Operator Landowner Report
AFT released a new, multi-state report on activating and understanding non-operating landowners.
AFT's New NOL ReportSoil Health Case Studies
Case studies that show healthier soil on farmland brings economic benefits to farmers and environmental benefits to society.
Soil Health Case StudiesSoil Health Case Studies
Case studies that show healthier soil on farmland brings economic benefits to farmers and environmental benefits to society.
Soil Health Case StudiesNew Resources
Search our collection of publications, laws, data and statistics and more to help save agricultural land.
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