ContractRegional Navigator Application • June 25th, 2021
According to the 2017 census, nearly a third of farmers in New York State are over the age of 65. At the same time, new and beginning farmers face major obstacles to finding suitable farmland at prices they can afford. Without pathways to support bringing the next generation of farmers on the land, approximately 2 million acres of farmland are vulnerable to being lost to development as senior farmers retire over the next decade.
