NC FarmLink is a program of NC State Extension that connects farmers, landowners and service providers across North Carolina, cultivating valuable and lasting business connections to help grow the state’s agriculture industry.

NC FarmLink works with both landowners and producers to maintain databases of available farmland and farmers looking for land. Land seekers can develop a profile that can be viewed by farm owners and landowners seeking to find someone to buy, lease or work on their farm. Farm owners and landowners can develop property profiles to describe the land they want to sell, lease or have someone come to work on their farm.

The system is designed to be user friendly and minimize the need for assistance from program staff. From the property profile or farm seeker webpage, an NC FarmLink user can proceed to contact the listing by email and/or phone provided by the profile owner.

While members of the public can use the database, program coordinators William Hamilton (Western N.C.) and Noah Ranells (Eastern N.C.) are available to provide limited support to facilitate prospective NC FarmLink matches.

Participation is welcomed from anyone who is interested and motivated to provide support to farm transitions in their counties. The program will host at least two webinars in 2019 to provide initial training to those interested in NC FarmLink.

In the meantime, visit go.ncsu.edu/NCFarmLink to learn more about the program, as well as the database and its customizable searches, including region/county, farm infrastructure and farmer skill levels.

Please share input and suggestions on how NC FarmLink can provide effective support to your programs and communities by contacting Hamilton and Ranells. They are also available for regional meetings, workshops and related outreach opportunities within Extension as well as other agricultural agencies.

NC FarmLink is managed by NC State Extension, with valuable support provided by a network of partners across the state.