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2012 Census Shows Increase in Young, Beginning Farmers

Posted on May 9, 2014 by tanya brown

More young people are getting into farming as a full-time job. The 2012 Census of Agriculture data shows an 11.3 percent increase in young and beginning principal operators who reported their primary occupation as farming. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics … Continue reading →

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