Encouraging the Next Generation of Farmers
First paragraphs: Last summer, I was viewing one of the early morning agriculture news TV programs. One of the commentators stated that he is routinely asked for advice he has for young farmers. His advice: find a specialized market, such as organic, and sell direct-to-consumer. Interesting advice o...
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Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
2018-03-01
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Last summer, I was viewing one of the early morning agriculture news TV programs. One of the commentators stated that he is routinely asked for advice he has for young farmers. His advice: find a specialized market, such as organic, and sell direct-to-consumer. Interesting advice on a program intended for large commodity farms.
The book Letters to a Young Farmer: On Food, Farming, and Our Future presumes that its intended audience has already made the decision to sell direct-to-consumer. Many beginning farmers have. We’ve all seen the increase in small farms in the U.S. over the past several years. Now it’s official. As reported in The Washington Post, the most recent Census of Agriculture found an increase in the number of farmers under 35 years old (Dewey, 2017). Many of these young farmers are new to farming, did not grow up on a farm, and are working small, diversified farms using organic methods.... |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29c78b73ae094ae497ddabba3c3d6ee42023-08-02T07:13:31ZengLyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food SystemsJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development2152-08012018-03-018110.5304/jafscd.2018.081.009565Encouraging the Next Generation of FarmersGregory Zimmerman0Lake Superior State UniversityFirst paragraphs: Last summer, I was viewing one of the early morning agriculture news TV programs. One of the commentators stated that he is routinely asked for advice he has for young farmers. His advice: find a specialized market, such as organic, and sell direct-to-consumer. Interesting advice on a program intended for large commodity farms. The book Letters to a Young Farmer: On Food, Farming, and Our Future presumes that its intended audience has already made the decision to sell direct-to-consumer. Many beginning farmers have. We’ve all seen the increase in small farms in the U.S. over the past several years. Now it’s official. As reported in The Washington Post, the most recent Census of Agriculture found an increase in the number of farmers under 35 years old (Dewey, 2017). Many of these young farmers are new to farming, did not grow up on a farm, and are working small, diversified farms using organic methods....https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/565Beginning FarmersYoung FarmersMotivationAdviceDirect to Consumer Sales |
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| topic | Beginning Farmers Young Farmers Motivation Advice Direct to Consumer Sales |
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