Stewardship

Partnering with Your Farmer to Steward the Land

Partnering with Your Farmer to Steward the Land

I am often asked how farmers are managing farmland on our conserved properties. In the Land Trust, we have more landowners renting out their land to farmers than we have farmer landowners. Frequently our easement landowners have limited experience with or exposure to modern farming. Most landowners are trying to be good stewards of the land and many worry that modern farming practices may not be good for wildlife and the conservation values they want to see on their farms. This article is intended to be an introduction to managing your land with a conservation partner farmer.