March 2026

Farmland Preservation in the News

• American Farmland Trust Grows Pacific Northwest Land Transfer Support Program | American Farmland Trust
  
  
• Growing Community Upriver at Long Hearing Farm | Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland
  
  
• Michigan falls behind in race to save disappearing farmland | Bridge Michigan
  
  
• There's no bailout for the American Farmer | Deseret News
  
  
• REET - A Unique Tax Supporting Conservation and Affordable Housing on Vimeo | Floodplains by Design
  
  
• Lawmakers want to pause all data centers in Michigan for a year | MLive Media Group
  
  
• Why the Kids Won’t Farm | Opinion | The New York Times

Agriculture in the news

• Deadline extended in Whatcom County water rights case | Bellingham Herald
  
  
• Celebrating International Year of the Woman Farmer - NASDA
  
  
• Washington Highlighting Agriculture This Month | Pacific Northwest Ag Network
  
  
• ‘Skinny’ farm bill passes House Ag Committee at critical time for producers | Capital Press

Trainings and Events

• Cashup Davis Family Distiguished Lecture Series: Temple Grandin | Washinton State University - May 6, 6-7:30 in Pullman WA. 
  
  
• Northwest Land Camp | Washington Association of Land Trusts and Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts - June 23-26 in Florence Oregon.
  
  
• On-Farm Water Management | Viva Farms - Viva Farms will be holding an online workshop from 3-5pm on March 27. 
  
  
• Understanding Public Easements | Seminar Law Group- This presentation will take place in Seattle on March 20. 
  
  
• Growing with AI | Washington State Academy of Sciences- Several webinars that have already taken place are available for viewing and there will be a three-day seminar in Wenatchee April 22-24. 
  
  
• Bookkeeping Basics: Build Your MVP Bookkeeping System | Oregon Farm Corps- This free webinar will be held on March 31 from 6:30-7:30.
  
  
• Land Seeker and Landowner Service Needs | American Farmland Trust - AFT is looking for feedback from land-seekers and landowners to inform the development of new programs. 
  
  
• Introducing Soils 101: Learning Soil Science to Build Soil Health | Washington Soil Health Initiative

Resources

• Restore Grants | Zero Foodprint - Grants are available for the implementation of regenerative practices. Applications due April 7. 
  
  
• Farm Transfer Toolkit | American Farmland Trust - AFT has updated their Land Transfer Toolkit to include a variety of resources to help in succession plan development.

Job Announcements

• Careers | American Farmland Trust - Several fully-remote roles available. 
  
  
• Job Board | Washington Association of Land Trusts - Several roles available in stewardship and leadership positions. 
  
  
• Job Board | State Conservation Commission - SCC is hiring a Director of Tribal Affairs and there are opportunities with Asotin, Okanogan, Pierce, Pine Creek, and Whitman CDs.

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The Washington State Conservation Commission administers the Office of Farmland Preservation to address the rapid loss of working farm and forest lands in our state. Learn more: www.scc.wa.gov/ofp.