6/20/2024 - There is a lot of discussion taking place in North Carolina and across the nation about the loss of farmland and how difficult it is for beginning farmers to get access to land to farm. The NC Farmlink program, an NC Extension program based in the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State, is a service designed to help remedy this situation. The program is run by two directors: Dr. Noah Ranells in the eastern part of the state and Stephen Bishop in the western part of the state. They maintain a database to help match people looking for land with those who have land to buy or lease. They also provide education on leases, farm transition, heirs property, and much more. This morning I watched one of their new videos about a recent transaction they helped with to transfer a legacy farm in Stokes county to a young farming couple. It warmed my heart and I wanted to share the story more widely and hope you will pass it on to others, too. The more we can make people aware of the resources available to help preserve farms and farming, the better. Here is the link to the

. Contact Stephen or Noah to get on the mailing list for their newsletter, the NC Farmlink Connector.