Land access, retention, and transition are critical to the success of agriculture. Yet, access to land is the number one challenge facing young farmers in the United States.

The Increasing Land Access, Security, and Opportunities Act (H.R.3955, S.2340) was introduced in the Senate by Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and in the House with bipartisan support by Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Zach Nunn (R-IA-03), Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) to address this issue.

The bill offers flexible, powerful support for community-led solutions to the land access, retention, and transition crisis. This funding would provide critical resources to a wide variety of eligible applicants, helping make innovative solutions a reality.

Join Young Farmers staff and the original cosponsors for a virtual congressional briefing on February 8th to stay up-to-date with LASO’s progress as House and Senate Agriculture Committees continue to write their versions of the farm bill.

During the briefing, you will receive an overview of the bill as it currently stands and hear directly from some of the young farmers and organizations who stand to benefit from this legislation on why they need innovative, equitable land access solutions.

The virtual briefing will take place from 3-4pm ET followed by an in-person happy hour from 4:30-6pm ET (location will be shared soon). Virtual participants are welcome to join an informal discussion session following the briefing from 4-4:30pm in a separate zoom link which will be shared at the end of the webinar.

For more information about The Increasing Land Access, Security, and Opportunities Act visit: www.youngfarmers.org/land/support-land-access.