The older age of US farmers remains a topic of interest Kurtzleben; Stone. This article thus revisits the farmdoc daily article of October 23, , updating it with Census of Agriculture data. It is also a condensed, more focused version of a forthcoming article in the Handbook of Rural Aging.
A key point is that US policy should focus more on helping older farmers remain active, high performers. The average is 1. Only the Census had an average age that was more than 0. Policy Observations: Older farmers are as involved in farming as younger farmers, with the possible exception of livestock farming. This conclusion, plus the observations that a US farmers will likely remain older than the average American for the foreseeable future and b most older farmers the author knows intend to farm as long as possible, suggest the US should focus more on helping older farmers remain active, highly productive members of a profession they love.
Data Note 1: Attributes were collected for up to 4 operators per farm in the Census vs. In the Census , principal farm operators averaged Thus, the change in survey methodology likely dampened the increase in average age. Only two other states have more than 1, organic farms: Wisconsin and New York. But the states with the least organic farming are catching up fast: organic sales in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia more than doubled between and This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.
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By Brian Barth on June 29, The census data confirm that across the country we are losing quality farmland at a rapid pace. Land in farms has decreased by 14,, acres and the total number of farms has decreased by 67, farms. Average farm size increased by seven acres over the five years since the Census, highlighting continued consolidation of farming operations across the sector.
The small uptick in the number of primary producers under 35 is not nearly enough to replace those aging out and retiring. The U. Unfortunately, the number of Latinx and non-white primary producers did not increase. Ninety-five percent of U. Despite these concerning trends, the Coalition is thrilled to see an increase in the number of female farmers represented in agriculture.
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