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| 8/10/10 |
| Key Restaurants Join American Farmland Trust in Kicking Off Dine Out for Farms Week |
| “We’re ecstatic that key restaurants around the country have joined together with American Farmland Trust (AFT) as we kick-off our inaugural Dine Out for Farms™ event,” says Jane Kirchner, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications. “These restaurants signed on as our ‘Founding Circle’ because the chefs recognize the need to protect America’s farmland and support family farmers. Farmland is a key ingredient that farmers need to be able to grow provisions for restaurateurs.” |
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| 8/4/10 |
| Vote and Watch Your Favorites Race to the Finish in America’s Favorite Farmers Market Contest |
| American Farmland Trust is celebrating National Farmers Market Week through its America’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest and the launch of an online leader-board of the top 20 vote getters in each of four categories. The lists of boutique, small, medium and large markets track up-to-the-minute results during the final month of voting, which closes on August 31. |
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| 7/30/10 |
American Farmland Trust Says: Bi-Partisan Legislation in Congress Bolsters Efforts to Clean the Bay
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| “Efforts to clean the Bay have been bolstered by important pieces of bi-partisan legislation in both the House and the Senate,” says Jim Baird, American Farmland Trust’s Mid-Atlantic States director. |
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| 7/30/10 |
| American Farmland Trust Statement: U.S. Agriculture Needs the Renewable Energy Standard |
| “With the Senate considering energy legislation this week, Congress must seize this chance to pass a strong national Renewable Energy Standard (RES),” says Jon Scholl, President, American Farmland Trust. |
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| 7/30/10 |
| American Farmland Trust Welcomes Mitch Hunter as Federal Agriculture and Environmental Policy Analyst |
| Mitch Hunter has joined the American Farmland Trust (AFT) as Federal Agriculture and Environmental Policy Analyst. He will be working closely with Dennis Nuxoll, AFT’s Managing Director of Federal Policy, on issues such as the 2012 Farm Bill, clean energy and climate legislation. |
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| 7/28/10 |
| American Farmland Trust President Says: Senate's Failure to Act Misses Opportunity to Help Environment and Famers |
| “In dropping the negotiations on clean energy and climate change, the Senate has missed an opportunity to take proactive steps to benefit the environment and U.S. farmers,” says Jon Scholl, President, American Farmland Trust. |
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| 7/22/10 |
| American Farmland Trust Statement on the Loss of Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture Rod Nilsestuen |
| The untimely drowning death this week of Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture Rod Nilsestuen is a loss to all of those in the farmland protection movement. |
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| 7/15/10 |
AFT Reveals Vote Counters—
Farmers Markets Across the Country Vying for Title of America’s Favorite—Still Plenty of Time to Show Your Support! |
| Today we’re revealing the up-to-the-minute vote counters that show the five markets that are leading in each state. And you can vote and see the standings at www.farmland.org/vote |
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| 7/14/10 |
| Media Advisory: Helping Agriculture Adapt to a Changing Climate |
| Join the American Farmland Trust, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Council on Atmospheric Research for a public meeting of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force in Denver. |
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| 7/7/10 |
| Through USDA's Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative - Project Will Bring Cleaner Water to Upper Salt Fork Watershed in Illinois |
| “American Farmland Trust (AFT) is embarking on a strategic, three-year project to reduce nutrient runoff in the Upper Salt Fork watershed, and engage agriculture leaders and groups to leverage the work throughout the state,” says Anita Zurbrugg, co-director for AFT’s Center for Agriculture in the Environment in DeKalb, Illinois. |
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| 7/1/10 |
American Farmland Trust Says-
The United States Needs 13 Million More Accres of Fruits and Vegetables to Meet the RDA |
| “We don’t produce enough fresh fruits and vegetables in the United States for everyone to eat a balanced and nutritious diet,” says Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust. |
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| 6/16/10 |
Conservation: Much Has Been Gained, Much To Be Done
—American Farmland Trust on USDA’s CEAP Report on
Upper Mississippi River Basin |
“This new report on the effects of on-farm conservation practices on the environmental health of the Upper Mississippi River Basin shows that we are seeing the benefits of investing in conservation, but there is much work yet to be done,” says Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust.
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| 6/14/10 |
American Farmland Trust Says: New State Law Speeds Up Process for Protecting Farms from Unplanned Development
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| American Farmland Trust is applauding state legislation that was signed into law on May 25 that will cut red tape for farmers participating in New York’s Farmland Protection Program. |
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| 6/10/10 |
American Farmland Trust on the Failure of the Murkowski Amendment
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| “The failure of the Murkowski Amendment to pass in the Senate today makes clear that efforts to delay Environmental Protection Agency regulation of green house gasses under the Clean Air Act, through similar legislation or lawsuits are not likely to succeed. |
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| 6/10/10 |
| Dr. Ann Sorensen Nominated to EPA’s Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee |
| Dr. Ann Sorensen of the American Farmland Trust has been nominated to serve on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee. |
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| 6/2/10 |
| Voting has Opened to Select "America's Favorite Farmers Markets" |
| American Farmland Trust has opened the voting to select "America's Favorite Farmers Markets at www.farmland.org/vote. |
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| 5/26/10 |
| American Farmland Trust's
“America’s Favorite Farmers Markets” Online Contest Kicks Off June 1 |
| American Farmland Trust is pleased to announce its "Americas Favorite Farmers Market" Contest begins on June 1st online at www.farmland.org/vote. |
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| 5/12/10 |
| American Farmland Trust on Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act |
| American Farmland Trust believes our nation can address our concerns about energy independence and climate change by fully engaging the agricultural sector. |
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| 5/6/10 |
| Clean Energy Legislation Has Potential for Long-Term Benefits to Farmers, Potential Benefits Contrasted With a Direct EPA Regulation Scenario
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| New Informa Economics, Inc., study prepared for American Farmland Trust & National Association of Wheat Growers. |
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| 5/6/10 |
| Calling all Farmers Markets! Announcing the 2010 America's Favorite Farmers Market Contest |
| American Farmland Trust (AFT) is getting ready for the second-annual contest for “America’s Favorite Farmers Markets.” |
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| 4/27/10 |
| America Has Lost More than Twenty-Three Million Acres of Agricultural Land |
| "The findings from the 2007 National Resources Inventory (NRI) serve as a stark reminder that our nation’s agricultural land base—and the benefits it supplies—is threatened by poorly planned development,” says Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust. |
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| 4/16/10 |
Agricultural Lands a Vital Part of America's Great Outdoors
-AFT Applauds President Obama's America's Great Outdoors Initiative
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| America’s private farm and ranch land is a critical element to any strategy to protect America’s Great Outdoors. |
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| 4/8/10 |
American Farmland Trust Releases Climate Change Legislation Study: Impacts of Climate Change Legislation on Agriculture in the Rocky Mountain States of
Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico
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| American Farmland Trust has released a comprehensive study analyzing existing data and cost-benefit studies to assess the effects of climate change legislation on the agricultural economies of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. |
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| 3/26/2010 |
| We Need Healthy Farms and Healthy Food--AFT says, Cuts Unfairly Pit One Against the Other |
| “American Farmland Trust supports the Child Nutrition Act—because it represents opportunities to better serve children and farmers. But we must make sure that farmers have support for maintaining the health of farmland, which is a key ingredient in producing healthy food. |
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| 3/16/2010 |
| Putting Ideas into Action--No Farms No Food: Saving the Land that Sustains Us finalist in National Competition |
| American Farmland Trust’s is proud to announce that No Farms No Food: Save the Land That Sustains Us was voted one of the best Ideas for Change in America, taking first place in the Food & Agriculture category and making the Top Ten ideas overall in Change.org’s national online contest. |
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| 3/15/2010 |
| AFT Publishes On-line Guide to Environmental Practices for California Fruit, Nut and Vegetable Growers |
| American Farmland Trust has just published a guide to farming practices that California growers of fruit, vegetables and nuts can use to improve the environment. |
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| 3/10/2010 |
| No Farms No Food Rally, March 15, 2010-Albany, NY |
| American Farmland Trust is helping organize a No Farms No Food Rally and Lobby Day at the New York State Capitol in Albany March 15th. |
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| 3/10/2010 |
| Working Lands Alliance Conference to Highlight Farmland Protection and Access to Agriculture |
| More than 200 farmers, conservationists, anti-hunger advocates, students, locavores, and others interested in farmland preservation from across Connecticut will gather for a conference hosted by the Working Lands Alliance (WLA) coalition to consider ways to improve farmland access, grow community farms and link farmland protection with economic development, smart growth and public health goals. |
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| 3/2/10 |
| American Farmland Trust's "Saving the Land that Sustains Us" Finalist in the Ideas for Change in American Contest |
| American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) idea, No Farms No Food – Saving the Land That Sustains Us, placed first in the “Food & Agriculture” ideas category in the Ideas For Change in America contest sponsored by Change.org. However, the contest isn’t over yet, and the final round of voting begins March 1, 2010 at 1 p.m. ET and concludes on Friday March 11, 2010 at 11 p.m. ET at www.change.org/ideas. |
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| 2/26/10 |
| American Farmland Trust's Updated New York Agricultural Landowner Guide Now Available |
| American Farmland Trust’s updated 2010 "New York Agricultural Landowner Guide: A Guide to Public Farmland Conservation Programs" is hot off the press. This guide is an indispensable tool for farmers and rural landowners trying to navigate the sometimes confusing array of public programs available to them. |
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| 2/12/10 |
Free Shipping on Special Edition Snack Pack
-Peeled Snacks Sales Benefit American Farmland Trust |
| As a special promotion for the month of February 2010, Peeled Snacks is offering free shipping on purchases of “The American Farms Sampler.” To obtain the shipping code go to www.farmland.org/snacks. |
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| 2/4/10 |
American Farmland Trust Launches E-Commerce Store
-Visit Us at www.zazzle.com/americanfarmland* |
| American Farmland Trust opened an E-Commerce store during the 2009 holiday season, featuring our No Farms No Food® line of products. Profits from our E-Commerce store continue to benefit the on-the-ground programs we implement each year. |
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| 2/1/10 |
President Slashes Conservation Funding for FY 2011
-AFT Says its "Penny-Wise and
Pound Foolish" |
| “At a time when we most need to invest in our strategic natural resources and keep them healthy for the future, the President has proposed cuts to key farmland preservation, conservation, and water quality programs,” says Jon Scholl, American Farmland Trust (AFT) President. |
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| 1/13/10 |
Peeled Snacks to Help American Farmland Trust
Through New Partnership |
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American Farmland Trust will be able to further its mission to help farmers and ranchers protect their land, produce a healthier environment and build successful communities, through a partnership with Peeled Snacks launched today. |
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