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American Farmland Trust: Vermont Has Converted Nearly 19,832 Acres of Farmland Since 2016, With Most Loss to Low‑Density Residential Development
Summary
Jamie Potter of American Farmland Trust told the committee AFT's ground‑truthing found Vermont converted 19,832 acres of farmland from 2016–2023, with 76% of that conversion into low‑density residential development and hay fields accounting for the largest single category of loss.
Jamie Potter, senior New England program manager for American Farmland Trust (AFT), presented new AFT analysis to the Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry committee showing farmland conversion in Vermont is occurring faster than earlier projections.
"From 2016 to 2023, Vermont has already converted 19,832 acres of its farmland," Potter said, adding that the ground‑truthing covers the first seven years of AFT’s Farms Under Threat 2040 projections. Potter said that amount represents about 48% of the acreage AFT had projected would be lost by 2040…
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