Land Link Services
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New farmers can succeed with sound planning, financial support, and encouragement. Another crucial component is involvement of retiring farmers and ranchers with the next generation. |
Land Link provides an opportunity for beginning farmers and established landowners to work together to secure not only their own future farming plans, but also to secure the future of the American small family farms that form the basis of vibrant rural communities.
The Center's Land Link program uses matching and consulting services to bring together beginning farmers and established landowners, increasing opportunities for new farmers while promoting good stewardship. The process brings together retirement planning, new farmer financing, farm business, and environmental assessment in order to ease transitions of family operations from the retiring generation to the next generation of farmers and ranchers.
For more information on the benefits of and ideas behind linking programs, click here.
The Center's Land Link program uses matching and consulting services to bring together beginning farmers and established landowners, increasing opportunities for new farmers while promoting good stewardship. The process brings together retirement planning, new farmer financing, farm business, and environmental assessment in order to ease transitions of family operations from the retiring generation to the next generation of farmers and ranchers.
For more information on the benefits of and ideas behind linking programs, click here.
Click here to see our current listing of landowners. Contact details are available to Land Link participants.
Linking Procedure
For beginning farmers and ranchers:
If you are a landowner:
Making a match: Once a new farmer or rancher and a landowner find shared interest, Land Link staff provides support, suggestions, and referrals, tailoring our experience with other successful matches to your unique circumstances.
Arranging a transfer: With Center assistance, new farmers and established landowners can work out a transfer arrangement that will work to the benefit of both parties, allowing landowners to retire with the knowledge that their farm’s legacy will be preserved and allowing new farmers to get the resources they need to continue the proud tradition of American family farms.
Land Link services are provided at no charge to the participants.
To learn more about how Land Link has worked for others and could work for you, check out:
- Fill out the new farmer/rancher application (Adobe Acrobat Reader required, or email info@cfra.org)
- Land Link provides listings of existing farms and ranches looking to link with new farmers
- Consider how your interests, goals, resources, and needs mesh with those of existing farms and ranches in our listings
- Contact landowners you are interested in working with (names and addresses are provided in landowner listings)
- Talk to landowners to set up a successful transfer strategy
- Notify the Center when you no longer need our services
If you are a landowner:
- Fill out the landowner worksheet (Adobe Acrobat Reader required, or email info@cfra.org)
- Land Link compiles the characteristics of your farm or ranch and your desired relationship and end goals, then reviews your farm or ranch description with you
- Your listing goes to the new farmers or ranchers, who can contact you directly if they think your operation would be a good match for them.
- Work with interested new farmers to find a match and set up a successful transfer strategy
- Notify the Center when you no longer need our services
Making a match: Once a new farmer or rancher and a landowner find shared interest, Land Link staff provides support, suggestions, and referrals, tailoring our experience with other successful matches to your unique circumstances.
Arranging a transfer: With Center assistance, new farmers and established landowners can work out a transfer arrangement that will work to the benefit of both parties, allowing landowners to retire with the knowledge that their farm’s legacy will be preserved and allowing new farmers to get the resources they need to continue the proud tradition of American family farms.
Land Link services are provided at no charge to the participants.
To learn more about how Land Link has worked for others and could work for you, check out:
