National Farm Viability Conference: Full Schedule

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9:00am MDT

11:00am MDT

Sharing Practices and New Thinking to Unlocking Capital and Collaboration to Increase Farmland Access

Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm MDT

The session will increase participants’ knowledge of the resources and opportunities available to them to create and apply innovative ways to address farmland financing challenges. It will also give participants an opportunity to pose their challenges to the group to resource potential solutions. This is a working meeting for capital providers/stackers/navigators from CDFIs, CDCs, and land access financing advisors, and foundations. We will use the Challenge Clinic format, first with capital providers, and then for navigators and others working with farmland access. A Challenge Clinic is a structured group learning and problem solving session where participants bring specific real issues (or learning challenges), then work together—often with a facilitator—to diagnose the problem, brainstorm solutions, and apply practical strategies.

Speakers

Julia Valliant

Farms for a New Generation Director, American Farmland Trust

Jan Joannides

Executive Director and Co-Founder, Renewing the Countryside

For the past twenty years, Jan has been an advocate and organizer for rural communities and citizens working to stimulate economic growth and enhance their communities through sustainable uses of their landscapes and resources. Jan holds a master's degree in natural resources from... Read More →

Dorothy Suput

Principal, DSuput Consulting

Dorothy has over 30 years of non-profit leadership experience. I work with non-profits to design and strengthen programs. My work helps expand capital and land access and the availability of business development programs that promote farm and food-business economic viability. I am... Read More →

Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm MDT
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Accessing Capital, Land Access Retention and Transfer