America’s Conservation Ag Movement (ACAM) is a coalition of farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, consumers, nonprofits, and more devoted to conservationist practices in agriculture. ACAM publishes resources on conservation practices by state, hosts field days and tours of ranchers and farmers engaged in sustainable practices and helps farmers and ranchers who adopt conservation practices to promote those practices in their regions.  ^{1  2  3  4  5}

ACAM was founded in 2018 as a project of the Farm Journal’s Trust in Food division and receives funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. ^{1  2  6}

History and Activities

America’s Conservation Ag Movement is a coalition of farmers and industry groups focused on conservation practices in agriculture. It is an initiative of the Farm Journal, a publication for the food and agriculture industries, through Farm Journal’s Trust in Food division. Trust in Food uses data, best business practices, strategic communication, and behavioral science to promote a transition to what it believes are more sustainable and resilient agricultural practices. ^{1  2  3  4}

According to its LinkedIn page, ACAM is located in Lenexa, Kansas. ⁷

ACAM convenes farmers, ranchers, farmer associations, conservation nonprofits, food companies, consumers, and other agricultural businesses to promote the adoption of agricultural conservation practices and products. It also hosts field days and tours led by ranchers and farmers in support of sustainability practices. ^{1  8}

ACAM also recruits conservation stewards, who are farmers and ranchers who show leadership in conservation practices and then assemble producers in their regions to promote the adoption of these practices. ACAM provides conservation stewards with management support, meeting organization, outreach support, education, and other services. ¹

In 2025, Conservation Stewards included a blueberry farmer in Georgia and a Red Angus rancher in Montana. ⁸

Additionally, ACAM promotes stories of farmers who engage in conservation practices, especially those who demonstrate how to cut costs, improve weather resiliency, increase profits, decrease erosion, limit water usage, and reduce the time it takes to engage in agricultural activity. ¹

ACAM provides its members resources, including case studies, videos, cost-sharing programs, technical support, and profitability improvements based on state. These resources focus on issues such as protecting pollinators, promoting soil health, improving water quality, and evaluating emerging technologies. ⁵

Partners

Partners of the America’s Conservation Ag Movement coalition include American Farmland Trust, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, BASF, Ducks Unlimited, Enogen, Farm Journal Foundation, Syngenta, General Mills, the National Association of Conservation Districts, the National Corn Growers Association, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Pivot Bio, Pork Checkoff, Sorghum Checkoff, and Valent. ¹

People

As of 2025, the chair of America’s Conservation Ag Movement’s Board of Advisers was Jay Vroom. Vroom was formerly the CEO of CropLife America, a trade association of companies in the agricultural biotechnology industry, and as of 2025 was the chairman of the FFA Foundation’s Individual Giving Council as well as the chair of FFA’s President’s Advisory Council. ⁹

Andrew Lyon has been described by Farm Journal as a representative of ACAM. According to LinkedIn, as of November 2025 Lyons was the director of technical assistance at the Farm Journal’s Trust in Food division. Previously, he was the director of conservation, an environmental program manager, and an environmental scientist for the Kansas Department of Agriculture.  ^{6  10}

Financials

America’s Conservation Ag Movement has received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. ²

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6. Rawlings, Jamie Sears. “America’s Conservation Ag Movement Adds Nutrien Ag Solutions to Coalition Strengthening American Agriculture.” Farm Journal Ag Web. October 7, 2025. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.agweb.com/news/business/americas-conservation-ag-movementnbsp-adds-nutrien-ag-solutions-coalitionnbsp-stren.
7. “America’s Conservation Ag Movement.” LinkedIn. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/company/americas-conservation-ag-movement/posts/?feedView=all.
8. “ACAM Events. America’s Conservation Ag Movement. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://americasconservationagmovement.com/events/.
9. “Meet the Team.” Trus in Food. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.trustinfood.com/meet-the-team/.
10. “Andrew Lyons.” LinkedIn. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-lyon-b64a8082/.