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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 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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Featured Content

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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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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Combating 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.

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Farms 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 States

ACEP 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) Rule

New 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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Agricultural 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 Website

Non-Operator Landowner Report

AFT released a new, multi-state report on activating and understanding non-operating landowners.

AFT's New NOL Report

Soil Health Case Studies

Case studies that show healthier soil on farmland brings economic benefits to farmers and environmental benefits to society.

Soil Health Case Studies

New Resources

Search our collection of publications, laws, data and statistics and more to help save agricultural land.

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We Are Here to Help

Need help finding the right information or resource to help save farmland?

Farmland Protection Directory

Find a land trust or public program to protect your farm and ranch land.

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Have a question? Need help? Send an email or call to speak with FIC staff.

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Search reports, laws, statistics and sample documents for your state.

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