Julia Freedgood is a senior advisor and director of Farms for the Next Generation at American Farmland Trust (AFT). She is a national expert in farmland protection, agricultural viability, and food systems who heads AFT's efforts to support the future of farming. She leads AFT's efforts to help beginning farmers and ranchers access land and succeed in agriculture, training trainers and building a national support network. Recognized for her work planning for agriculture, she also co-leads AFT's Farms Under Threat initiative.