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Special Collections Search our collections All Content All Content Data/StatisticsLawsMediaPublicationsSample DocumentsToolsWebpages Non Operating Landowners All Special Collections 2007 NRI ResourcesACEP-ALEAFT Center for Agriculture in the EnvironmentAFT's Climate Change ResourcesAFT's LandWorks NewsletterBeginning Farmer Access to Land Programs (State level)Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramsBuy-Protect-SellClimate SMARTEconomic Impact AnalysisFarm Link ProgramsFarm Link Programs (state)Farm Successsion Planning ResourcesFarm Viability ProgramsFarmer & Landowner Guides to Leasing Agricultural LandFarmer Assessment ToolsFarmer Guides to Buying Agricultural LandFarmer Guides to Leasing Agricultural LandFarmland AdvisorsFarmland for the Next GenerationFarmland, Food and Livable CommunitiesFIC Fact Sheets and Technical MemosFinancial Assessment - Land Access Training CurriculumFinding Land - Land Access Training CurriculumFoodshed and Food System AssessmentsGaining Insights, Gaining AccessGrowing LocalGuides to Farm Transfer and Estate PlanningGuides to Planning for AgricultureIntroduction to Land Tenure - Land Access Training CurriculumLand Access Options - Land Access Training CurriculumLand Access Policy GuidesLand Assessment - Land Access Training CurriculumLeasing Land - Land Access Training CurriculumLocal and Regional Plans for AgricultureNew England Food Policy WebinarsNew England Smart Solar SitingNon Operating LandownersNorm Berg CollectionPlanning for Agriculture ToolsPurchasing Land - Land Access Training CurriculumRecursos en EspañolReports from the National Agricultural Lands StudySolar Siting ResourcesState Definitions of AgricultureState Plans for AgricultureSuccession Planning - Land Access Training CurriculumWays to Secure Land Clear Filters Filters Sort All Content All Content Data/StatisticsLawsMediaPublicationsSample DocumentsToolsWebpages Non Operating Landowners All Special Collections 2007 NRI ResourcesACEP-ALEAFT Center for Agriculture in the EnvironmentAFT's Climate Change ResourcesAFT's LandWorks NewsletterBeginning Farmer Access to Land Programs (State level)Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramsBuy-Protect-SellClimate SMARTEconomic Impact AnalysisFarm Link ProgramsFarm Link Programs (state)Farm Successsion Planning ResourcesFarm Viability ProgramsFarmer & Landowner Guides to Leasing Agricultural LandFarmer Assessment ToolsFarmer Guides to Buying Agricultural LandFarmer Guides to Leasing Agricultural LandFarmland AdvisorsFarmland for the Next GenerationFarmland, Food and Livable CommunitiesFIC Fact Sheets and Technical MemosFinancial Assessment - Land Access Training CurriculumFinding Land - Land Access Training CurriculumFoodshed and Food System AssessmentsGaining Insights, Gaining AccessGrowing LocalGuides to Farm Transfer and Estate PlanningGuides to Planning for AgricultureIntroduction to Land Tenure - Land Access Training CurriculumLand Access Options - Land Access Training CurriculumLand Access Policy GuidesLand Assessment - Land Access Training CurriculumLeasing Land - Land Access Training CurriculumLocal and Regional Plans for AgricultureNew England Food Policy WebinarsNew England Smart Solar SitingNon Operating LandownersNorm Berg CollectionPlanning for Agriculture ToolsPurchasing Land - Land Access Training CurriculumRecursos en EspañolReports from the National Agricultural Lands StudySolar Siting ResourcesState Definitions of AgricultureState Plans for AgricultureSuccession Planning - Land Access Training CurriculumWays to Secure Land Search My Results Clear Filters Relevance All Relevance Alphabetical A-ZAlphabetical Z-ANewest to OldestOldest to Newest Search My Results Clear Filters 20 results Sort by Relevance Relevance Alphabetical A-ZAlphabetical Z-ANewest to OldestOldest to Newest Publication Reports and Guides National 2018-2020 Non-Operator Landowner Survey Methods Despite their growing importance, we know very little about non-operating landowners and more importantly, even less about how best to reach, engage and motivate them. Limited research indicates that there may be a linkage between rented land and lack of conservation practices on the land, which results in detrimental env... View More Published: August 2019 Publisher: American Farmland Trust Author: Peg Petrzelka, Jen Filipiak + 1 Author Publication Reports and Guides North Carolina Non operator Landowner Survey: North Carolina Little data exists on the millions of Americans who own and lease agricultural land but do not farm it themselves—people we call “non-operator landowners” or NOLs. American Farmland Trust’s mission is to protect farmland, promote sound farming practices, and keep farmers on the land. We cannot meet our mission without engag... View More Published: November 2019 Publisher: American Farmland Trust Author: Gabrielle Roesch-McNally, Peg Petrzelka + 1 Author Publication Fact Sheets and Technical Memos National Engaging Your Landowner in Conservation Activities To foster a healthy, collaborative relationship – Trust In Food and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) partnered to create a series of “Conservation Conversation Guides” designed to empower farmers to talk to their landowners. The guides provide farmers with key questions and thought-starters they can use to start conve... View More Published: January 2020 Author: Arlington, VA: The Nature Conservancy and Lenexa + 1 Author Publication Fact Sheets and Technical Memos National Multi-Year Leases and Conservation Co-Investment Strategies This guide is designed to help farmers and landowners work together to achieve to sustainable benefits of conservation farming View More Published: January 2020 Author: The Nature Conservancy and Trust in Food Publication Fact Sheets and Technical Memos National Unleashing the Potential of Rented Farmland This resource guide aims to empower conversations that lead to agreement, alignment, and ultimately, longer-term land lease security while co-investing in the sustainable benefits of conservation agriculture. View More Published: January 2020 Author: The Nature Conservancy and Trust in Food Publication Reports and Guides Illinois Non-Operating Landowners and Conservation on Rented Land This report represents the findings of over 12 months of research on non-operating landowners, or NOLs, and the opportunities and barriers to improve conservation outcomes on rented farmland View More Published: March 2019 Author: Randy Dell Publication Reports and Guides Virginia Non operator Landowner Survey: Virginia Results In 2018, AFT began surveying NOLs across the country to increase our knowledge and understanding of how to serve this audience better. This fact sheet presents select survey findings for Virginia. View More Published: September 2020 Publisher: American Farmland Trust Author: Gabrielle Roesch-McNally, Peg Petrzelka + 1 Author Publication Reports and Guides Pennsylvania Non operator Landowner Survey: Pennsylvania Results In 2018, AFT began surveying NOLs across the country to increase our knowledge and understanding of how to serve this audience better. This fact sheet presents select survey findings for Pennsylvania. View More Published: September 2020 Publisher: American Farmland Trust Author: Gabrielle Roesch-McNally, Peg Petrzelka + 1 Author Load More 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. Directory Ask an Expert Have a question? Need help? Send an email or call to speak with FIC staff We Can Help Browse by State Search reports, laws, statistics and sample documents for your state. 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Special Collections Search our collections All Content All Content Data/StatisticsLawsMediaPublicationsSample DocumentsToolsWebpages Non Operating Landowners All Special Collections 2007 NRI ResourcesACEP-ALEAFT Center for Agriculture in the EnvironmentAFT's Climate Change ResourcesAFT's LandWorks NewsletterBeginning Farmer Access to Land Programs (State level)Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramsBuy-Protect-SellClimate SMARTEconomic Impact AnalysisFarm Link ProgramsFarm Link Programs (state)Farm Successsion Planning ResourcesFarm Viability ProgramsFarmer & Landowner Guides to Leasing Agricultural LandFarmer Assessment ToolsFarmer Guides to Buying Agricultural LandFarmer Guides to Leasing Agricultural LandFarmland AdvisorsFarmland for the Next GenerationFarmland, Food and Livable CommunitiesFIC Fact Sheets and Technical MemosFinancial Assessment - Land Access Training CurriculumFinding Land - Land Access Training CurriculumFoodshed and Food System AssessmentsGaining Insights, Gaining AccessGrowing LocalGuides to Farm Transfer and Estate PlanningGuides to Planning for AgricultureIntroduction to Land Tenure - Land Access Training CurriculumLand Access Options - Land Access Training CurriculumLand Access Policy GuidesLand Assessment - Land Access Training CurriculumLeasing Land - Land Access Training CurriculumLocal and Regional Plans for AgricultureNew England Food Policy WebinarsNew England Smart Solar SitingNon Operating LandownersNorm Berg CollectionPlanning for Agriculture ToolsPurchasing Land - Land Access Training CurriculumRecursos en EspañolReports from the National Agricultural Lands StudySolar Siting ResourcesState Definitions of AgricultureState Plans for AgricultureSuccession Planning - Land Access Training CurriculumWays to Secure Land Clear Filters Filters Sort All Content All Content Data/StatisticsLawsMediaPublicationsSample DocumentsToolsWebpages Non Operating Landowners All Special Collections 2007 NRI ResourcesACEP-ALEAFT Center for Agriculture in the EnvironmentAFT's Climate Change ResourcesAFT's LandWorks NewsletterBeginning Farmer Access to Land Programs (State level)Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramsBuy-Protect-SellClimate SMARTEconomic Impact AnalysisFarm Link ProgramsFarm Link Programs (state)Farm Successsion Planning ResourcesFarm Viability ProgramsFarmer & Landowner Guides to Leasing Agricultural LandFarmer Assessment ToolsFarmer Guides to Buying Agricultural LandFarmer Guides to Leasing Agricultural LandFarmland AdvisorsFarmland for the Next GenerationFarmland, Food and Livable CommunitiesFIC Fact Sheets and Technical MemosFinancial Assessment - Land Access Training CurriculumFinding Land - Land Access Training CurriculumFoodshed and Food System AssessmentsGaining Insights, Gaining AccessGrowing LocalGuides to Farm Transfer and Estate PlanningGuides to Planning for AgricultureIntroduction to Land Tenure - Land Access Training CurriculumLand Access Options - Land Access Training CurriculumLand Access Policy GuidesLand Assessment - Land Access Training CurriculumLeasing Land - Land Access Training CurriculumLocal and Regional Plans for AgricultureNew England Food Policy WebinarsNew England Smart Solar SitingNon Operating LandownersNorm Berg CollectionPlanning for Agriculture ToolsPurchasing Land - Land Access Training CurriculumRecursos en EspañolReports from the National Agricultural Lands StudySolar Siting ResourcesState Definitions of AgricultureState Plans for AgricultureSuccession Planning - Land Access Training CurriculumWays to Secure Land Search My Results Clear Filters Relevance All Relevance Alphabetical A-ZAlphabetical Z-ANewest to OldestOldest to Newest Search My Results Clear Filters 20 results Sort by Relevance Relevance Alphabetical A-ZAlphabetical Z-ANewest to OldestOldest to Newest Publication Reports and Guides National 2018-2020 Non-Operator Landowner Survey Methods Despite their growing importance, we know very little about non-operating landowners and more importantly, even less about how best to reach, engage and motivate them. Limited research indicates that there may be a linkage between rented land and lack of conservation practices on the land, which results in detrimental env... View More Published: August 2019 Publisher: American Farmland Trust Author: Peg Petrzelka, Jen Filipiak + 1 Author Publication Reports and Guides North Carolina Non operator Landowner Survey: North Carolina Little data exists on the millions of Americans who own and lease agricultural land but do not farm it themselves—people we call “non-operator landowners” or NOLs. American Farmland Trust’s mission is to protect farmland, promote sound farming practices, and keep farmers on the land. We cannot meet our mission without engag... View More Published: November 2019 Publisher: American Farmland Trust Author: Gabrielle Roesch-McNally, Peg Petrzelka + 1 Author Publication Fact Sheets and Technical Memos National Engaging Your Landowner in Conservation Activities To foster a healthy, collaborative relationship – Trust In Food and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) partnered to create a series of “Conservation Conversation Guides” designed to empower farmers to talk to their landowners. The guides provide farmers with key questions and thought-starters they can use to start conve... View More Published: January 2020 Author: Arlington, VA: The Nature Conservancy and Lenexa + 1 Author Publication Fact Sheets and Technical Memos National Multi-Year Leases and Conservation Co-Investment Strategies This guide is designed to help farmers and landowners work together to achieve to sustainable benefits of conservation farming View More Published: January 2020 Author: The Nature Conservancy and Trust in Food Publication Fact Sheets and Technical Memos National Unleashing the Potential of Rented Farmland This resource guide aims to empower conversations that lead to agreement, alignment, and ultimately, longer-term land lease security while co-investing in the sustainable benefits of conservation agriculture. View More Published: January 2020 Author: The Nature Conservancy and Trust in Food Publication Reports and Guides Illinois Non-Operating Landowners and Conservation on Rented Land This report represents the findings of over 12 months of research on non-operating landowners, or NOLs, and the opportunities and barriers to improve conservation outcomes on rented farmland View More Published: March 2019 Author: Randy Dell Publication Reports and Guides Virginia Non operator Landowner Survey: Virginia Results In 2018, AFT began surveying NOLs across the country to increase our knowledge and understanding of how to serve this audience better. This fact sheet presents select survey findings for Virginia. View More Published: September 2020 Publisher: American Farmland Trust Author: Gabrielle Roesch-McNally, Peg Petrzelka + 1 Author Publication Reports and Guides Pennsylvania Non operator Landowner Survey: Pennsylvania Results In 2018, AFT began surveying NOLs across the country to increase our knowledge and understanding of how to serve this audience better. This fact sheet presents select survey findings for Pennsylvania. View More Published: September 2020 Publisher: American Farmland Trust Author: Gabrielle Roesch-McNally, Peg Petrzelka + 1 Author Load More 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. Directory Ask an Expert Have a question? Need help? Send an email or call to speak with FIC staff We Can Help Browse by State Search reports, laws, statistics and sample documents for your state. 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