(ELK GROVE, CALIF. – October 5, 2023) – California Farmland Trust, a non-profit dedicated to preserving the nation’s finest farmland, is eager to welcome Mike Wade as its newest board member. With over three decades of experience in various leadership roles within agriculture, Wade’s new involvement is a great asset to CFT’s mission of protecting...Read More
(ELK GROVE, CALIF. – June. 2, 2023) – California Farmland Trust (CFT), a non-profit dedicated to preserving the best farmland in the country, welcomes Michaela Friedrich as its new communications associate to add a creative lens and earnest attitude to the CFT team, starting after her graduation in May. Friedrich is a recent graduate from...Read More
California Farmland Trust (CFT) is proud to introduce well-respected industry professionals and community members, Bill Hoobler and Mike Machado, as new board members. Hoobler and Machado have been active supporters of CFT for several years and bring a wealth of institutional knowledge and deep-rooted passion to the organization. “Bill and Mike both offer a talented...Read More
California Farmland Trust is proud to announce the recent permanent protection of 253 acres of almonds in Merced County, owned by The Myers Irrevocable Flying M Ranch Trust. Established in the 1950s, Flying M Ranch began farming and ranching in the area of Merced, plentiful with rich agricultural soils and riparian areas. As generations of...Read More
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Thanks to the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) California Special Interest License Plate (CalAgPlate) grant program, California Farmland Trust (CFT) is proud to be awarded funding to distribute an additional 40 Orange You Glad We...Read More
With the support of the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC), California Farmland Trust (CFT) is proud to be awarded funding for two agricultural conservation easement projects. The SALC Program is a collaboration between the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) and Department of Conservation (DOC). SALC is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program...Read More
With the recent easement closings of two Machado Family Farms properties, California Farmland Trust (CFT) protects an additional 246 acres of fruit and nut orchards and irrigated cropland in San Joaquin County. Located in Linden, California, these parcels, owned and operated by Mike and Diana Machado, are the second and third properties under the Machado...Read More
California Farmland Trust (CFT) is proud to announce the permanent protection of 327 acres of farmland two miles east of Los Banos, California. Farmed and owned by Bowles Farming Company, the addition of the Lone Tree Ranch agricultural conservation easement (ACE) helps CFT now exceed 17,000 acres of total farmland protected. Bowles Farming Company is...Read More
California Farmland Trust’s executive director, Charlotte Mitchell, has been selected as one of the 24 individuals in California Agricultural Leadership Foundation, Class 51. According to the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation website, fellows, or applicants who are selected, will be immersed in numerous topics over the course of 17 months, including leadership theory, strategic agility, effective...Read More
Local philanthropists and long-time supporters of farmland protection, Jeani and John Ferrari, were honored by California Farmland Trust (CFT) as the 2021 Vance Kennedy Award recipients. The Vance Kennedy Award was established in 2014 in honor of Dr. Vance Kennedy, a founding member of CFT, because of his extraordinary contributions and efforts to the organization....Read More
Tom Murphy and Chester Murphy have protected 72 acres of farmland destined to be developed in San Joaquin County. Combined with another existing California Farmland Trust easement, this has created a 200-acre greenbelt in the area of Farmington, California, east of Stockton. “Highway 4 is a major east-west artery connecting the Bay Area to the...Read More
California Farmland Trust (CFT) is pleased to announce the addition of Adriana Toste to the CFT team. Toste will serve as the communications associate. Toste is a recent graduate of Oklahoma State University (OSU), where she earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications and was involved in the OSU Dairy Science Club, Sigma Alpha Professional...Read More
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.6.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||”] Thanks to support from the Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation, California Farmland Trust (CFT) is embarking on a conservation...Read More
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] California Farmland Trust (CFT) has announced the addition of three new members to the organization’s Trustee Council. “Our Trustee Council is comprised of influential industry leaders and we are honored to add to that prominent group,” shared...Read More
Together, six farms connect and expand farmland conservation. A reason to celebrate! California Farmland Trust (CFT) announces the conservation of six new farms in Merced County. Four adjacent farms have created a large area of closely protected farmland; while nearby two other properties join already previously protected areas. Connected Farmland Nearly 220 additional acres of...Read More
“16,000 acres represents a huge milestone in CFT’s vision of a California where farmland is seen on par with land uses such as houses and shopping malls, or other environmental initiatives...Read More
Local students get the full farm-to-fork experience: Field Trips on the Farm start in April – come join us! BRENTWOOD, CA: Many of us ‘get’ the farm-to-fork concept in theory, but how many of us really get to see it in action? How many kids get the chance to see where their food comes from?...Read More
A farming family with Italian roots looks at the next 100 years on the land ELK GROVE, CA: The Prosperi family farm began in 1920, nearly 100 years ago. Today, several generations later, the family is still farming and has permanently protected their 228 acres from development, so they can continue to farm for at...Read More
Merced County family protects an original farmstead creating a living legacy of their grandmother’s grit ELK GROVE, CA: One woman’s toughness lives on after more than 100 years. Following her husband’s passing in 1922, Marie Jorgensen Andersen, an immigrant from Denmark, was left with 600 acres, her kids, and the Great Depression soon to come....Read More
NEWS RELEASE: IMMEDIATE July 23, 2018 CONTACT: California Farmland Trust (916) 687-3178 info@cafarmtrust.org 96-year old farmer makes the family farm a forever farm ELK GROVE, CA: The California Farmland Trust (CFT) is honored to share that our friend, Mr. James Messick, has donated a conservation easement over his property in San Joaquin County so that...Read More
NEWS RELEASE: IMMEDIATE April 2, 2018 Introducing California Farmland Trust: Central Valley Farmland Trust and Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust merge to conserve more farms together Elk Grove, CA: The Central Valley Farmland Trust (CVFT) and the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust (BALT) have merged to form one outstanding organization dedicated to serving more California farmers. BALT was formed...Read More
