NACD and Trust In Food™ Affirm Partnership   

Boston, MA – Today, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and Trust In Food™ (TIF), a sustainability initiative of Farm Journal, signed a letter of agreement during NACD’s Summer Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. 

This letter of agreement affirms partnership between NACD and TIF and builds on recent collaborations. Both organizations share common ground championing a locally led approach to natural resources conservation and the importance of partnerships and continuous improvement. Farm Journal was recently named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in the agriculture category for TIF’s work identifying strategies to accelerate farmer engagement in regenerative agriculture practices.  

“We look forward to growing our partnership with Trust In Food™ and encourage conservation districts to participate in activities like field days and peer networking with TIF’s America’s Conservation Agriculture Movement (ACAM),” said NACD President Kim LaFleur. “It’s great to have TIF—with their research-backed insights into what makes producers adopt regenerative and climate-smart agricultural practices—as a partner to help producers get more conservation on the ground through voluntary programs.” 

“Conservation districts across the U.S. are the tip of the spear for putting conservation on the ground and accelerating adoption,” said Trust In Food™ President Amy Skoczlas Cole. “Our partnership with NACD allows us to tap that technical expertise in making place-based change on the ground and combine it with our knowledge of how to reach farmers by understanding how they think, feel, and make decisions. Together, ACAM and NACD are poised to capture this historic funding opportunity for conservation agriculture and propel adoption forward toward a more sustainable future.”  

With this letter of agreement, NACD and TIF will continue to work together to participate in collaborative activities, share learnings, and promote events and resources to grow and empower agricultural producers and land stewards across the nation to conserve natural resources.  

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About the National Association of Conservation Districts: 

The National Association of Conservation Districts is the nonprofit organization that represents the nation’s 3,000 conservation districts, their state and territory associations and the 17,000 individuals who serve on their governing boards. For more than 70 years, local conservation districts have worked with cooperating landowners and managers of private working lands to help them plan and apply effective conservation practices. For more information about NACD, visit: www.nacdnet.org. 

About Trust In Food 

Trust In Food™ is a social purpose initiative of Farm Journal working to accelerate the transition towards a more resilient and regenerative ag system across the U.S. Trust In Food dedicates more than 50 million touchpoints per month to securing a better future for U.S. Farmers, natural resources, and for all who depend on them. Trust In Food runs America’s Conservation Ag movement, a public-private partnership dedicated to sustainable ag. USDA NRCS provides technical and financial support for the America’s Conservation Ag Movement program, with the private partners’ funds matched by federal investment. America’s Conservation Ag Movement works to provide education and sustainability transition support nationally, as well as in locally led communities across seven states.