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2022 Census of Agriculture Impacts the Next Generations of Farmers

February 22, 2023 Jodi Halvorson, USDA NASS Public Affairs Specialist

U.S. farmers, ranchers, and producers of every kind are growing older. The average age of farm producers (PDF, 1.8 MB) increased from 56.3 to 57.5 years from 2012 to 2017. As legacy producers retire, our nation needs the next generation of producers to take on the important business of providing...

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