Land Link Montana - www.landlinkmontana.org

Keeping land in agriculture from one generation to the next

Western Montana’s agricultural land is rapidly being developed in the wake of an increasing population and aging farmers and ranchers. The subsequent high land values make it difficult for producers to access agricultural land.

If agricultural land is to continue feeding our swelling population, farms and ranches have to survive the passage of multiple generations, each generation transferring the operation successfully to the next.

Facing similar trends, twenty states and regions, from California to Maine, have established land link programs to connect farm/ranch owners with farm/ranch seekers. These programs aim to: 1) help keep land in agriculture via connecting retiring producers to current or aspiring farmers and ranchers; and 2) bring fertile land that has been taken out of agriculture back into production via sales, leases and other arrangements between non-agricultural landowners and producers.

The Community Food and Agriculture Coalition has researched, designed, and now launched Land Link Montana to help connect farm and ranch owners with beginning and relocating farmers and ranchers.

To see the full report which led to the creation of Land Link Montana, click here: Land Link Research Study.  Otherwise, visit us at the Land Link Montana website or contact Paul Hubbard at 543-0542 or pfhubbard@gmail.com.