The Land Portal
California FarmLink helps farmers and ranchers find land opportunities. By registering with us, landseekers and landholders can learn about each other and establish relationships that can result in good land tenure. Our Land Portal is a one-of-a-kind online community to help people seeking land. It is a bilingual English-and-Spanish tool that connects people, facilitates access to land, and provides a gateway for getting assistance with land leases and other agreements.
Land Portal Benefits & Eligibility
Landseekers
We understand the challenges in finding quality, affordable land. The Land Portal provides a way to connect people to help overcome this challenge. When you join, you may also be eligible to benefit from our individualized Agreement-Building Services. To protect your privacy, other members can contact you with a chat tool while keeping your email address private until you reply.
Landseeker Benefits
Find land for farming or ranching
Connect with other landseekers
Access one-on-one technical assistance such as:
- Negotiating and Building Agreements
- Business Counseling
- Financial Management
- Referrals to Professional Services
Eligibility
In order to qualify as a Landseeker, you need to have:
- Current management and/or decision-making role in an agricultural business in California
- Two or more years of farming experience (earning farm income as an owner or employee)
- Significant field experience or agricultural training
- Note: We are unable to serve aspiring farmers. If you do not meet these requirements, we will send a list of resources to help you meet these criteria in the future.
What to Expect
Pay an annual fee
- An annual fee is required for creating a Profile and joining the Land Portal. After paying the $20 annual fee, you will receive an email with a link to create a Profile.
Complete your profile and add supporting documents
- Our process will guide you in creating a complete Landseeker Profile (which is required) to describe your business model and experience. You can upload supporting documents and a photo, like a business plan and resume.
Review and approval
- If eligible, you will be granted immediate access to the Land Portal.
- If you do not meet the requirements for entry, we will send a list of resources to help you meet these criteria in the future.
- Your profile will only be visible to other active Land Portal members.
Landholder Benefits
Share your land opportunity with our network of landseekers
Connect with other Land Portal members
Access one-on-one technical assistance such as:
- Evaluation and Consultation
- Negotiating and Building Agreements
- Referrals to Professional Services
Be part of the solution connecting farmers and ranchers with land.
Guidelines
Staff members review each Land Listing for agricultural suitability, desired outcomes, and factors of interest to landseekers. We are unable to work with equestrian facilities, timber or sod operations, or crops that are illegal under federal law.
This sign-up process is for first-time registration only.
- If you are already registered with the Land Portal or have ever had a registration with FarmLink and need to renew, or are unsure about your registration status, please contact us. Thank you.
What to Expect
Pay an annual fee
- An annual fee is required for creating a Land Listing and joining the Land Portal. After paying the $25 annual fee, you will receive an email with a link to create a Land Listing.
Create your land listing and add photos
- Our Land Listing form will guide you in creating a complete listing. Here is a resource to help. You can post up to three photos when creating it and you can add more photos later.
- If you are only interested in Agreement-Building Services, register as a Landholder first and then submit an inquiry.
Review and approval
- Our staff carefully review each Land Listing. Please note that access to the Land Portal is not granted until your listing is approved.
Landholders
Land Listings are created by landholders and reviewed by FarmLink staff, who may ask for additional information. The review process can require up to 3-5 work days to assess the listing and clarify details. Landholders are only able to access the Land Portal after the listing is approved.
Land Portal Enrollment Process
Featured Land Listings
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