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KEENE, N.H. (WBZ NewsRadio) — With the rising cost of living and tariffs, it's not easy for farmers across New England to keep farming, but there is a regional organization designed to help them sustain.
Working across six New England states, Shemariah Blum-Evitts, the executive director for Land for Good, says her non-profit is helping farmers and landowners preserve their farmland.
"New England is losing 19 acres of farmland every day, and 61 percent of current farmers are over the age of 55. A lot of them do not have succession plans in place for who will continue on their farm."
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They educate farmers on how to develop a succession plan. They also help non-farming landowners from inherited estates to educational properties turn their land into farmland.
Based in Keene, N.H., Blum-Evitts says the goal of her organization is to keep or even create farmland across New England.
"When we lose a farm from active production, it's a real loss for the whole community."
WBZ NewsRadio's Carl Stevens (@CarlWBZ) reports.