Midwest Farmland Associate

The Midwest Farmland Associate position offers an exciting opportunity to help carry out the strategic agenda of a growing, forward-looking conservation organization. Reporting to the Midwest Farmland Protection Manager, the Midwest Farmland Associate will play an integral role in supporting AFT’s farmland protection, access, and transfer work in the region, with an emphasis on growing programming in Indiana. The Associate will support the Farmland Protection Manager to ensure the achievement of current and future program objectives, specifically concerning AFT’s Land Transfer Navigator project and Indiana policy efforts. The Associate will also work with other AFT regional and national programs – including but not limited to Farms for a New Generation – and partners to grow farmland protection, transfer, and access programming in the Midwest Region.

AFT’s Midwest Region includes 8 states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin, with much of our programming occurring in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Our team works with farmers, landowners, and partner organizations to implement programming focused on farm stewardship, farm viability, and farmland protection.