ACEP-ALE Program Sub-Committee Meeting

ACEP-ALE Program Sub-Committee

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The agenda will be as follows:

• MDAR and NRCS deadlines, funding, and policy updates
• Overview of Farmland of Local Importance (FLI)–& New Screening Tool!
  • What is FLI, how does it increase eligibility for APR and ALE funding, and how it is verified?
  • Unveiling of new factsheets and demonstration of AFT’s new Farmland of Local Importance GIS Screening Tool
• Other updates:
  • NRCS appraisal timeframe update
  • New ACEP-WRE Toolkit
  • New free online “Massachusetts Farmland Protection Community” through the National Agricultural Land Network (see below)
  • State/Local Policy Pathway for ALE eligibility
• Discussion Time/Q&A