28-Year-Old Farmer Makes a Living off of Unwanted Farmland

John Shepherd is sort of a legend in Blackstone, Va. He is sought out for his expertise restoring poorly managed, eroded farmland and making it fertile and usable. He’s done it so many times that at age 28, he has used an FSA loans to purchase several acres of unwanted land and turn it into high yielding, high quality grain crops. “Virtually all of the land I farm is land that nobody else wanted. I haven’t taken any land from anybody who was taking care of the land and trying to make a living on it,” said Shepherd. In just six years, the young farmer has made a name for himself and won several awards. Read more (Southeast Farm Press).

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