Farmland.org Website Review

american fa*mland trust tackles the biggest threats to our nation’s fa*mland and family fa*mers. america’s fa*ms are critical national infrastructure, but are disappearing at the alarming rate of 3 acres every single minute. our new fa*ms under threat report finds that 31 million acres of fa*mland were lost between 1992 and 2012. that’s nearly twice as much as over 175 acres of u.s. fa*m and ranch land are lost every hour we can’t live without the land that grows our food. we must act now. 57% of america's fa*mers are 55 or older many family fa*mers are nearing retirement age while others are having 1.7 billion tons of topsoil are lost to erosion each year in america healthy soils keep carbon in the ground and out of the atmosphere where it becomes carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas. fa*m practices that keep the soil healthy are powerful weapons in the fight. 70% of the fresh water used in the world today is managed by fa*mers and ranchers. our fa*m and ranch land filters much of our streams, estuaries and aquifers. ninety percent of the rain and snow that falls in the. 91% of fruits & 77% of vegetables are grown in the path of development. since 1982, the united states has developed more than 25 million acres of agricultural land—much of it the most productive land needed to in our 38-year history, american fa*mland trust has helped to save more than 6.5 million acres of fa*m and ranch land and contributed to aft fights for programs and policies that help save fa*mland, fa*mers and the environment. aft educates the public about the importance of the nation’s fa*ms and fa*mland - to help stop their loss. aft pioneers cutting-edge techniques that save fa*mland and protect natural resources. aft conducts respected research as the foundation of our programs. aft builds coalitions to achieve large-scale solutions and lasting change. $1 billion in new funding for fa*mers who grow fruits, vegetables and nuts with your help, we will protect the nation’s best fa*m and ranch land forever – so we all have food on our plates and a clean