Goeringer, L. Paul; Goodwin Jr., Harold L.; Dixon, Bruce L. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
America’s agricultural producers continue to age. According to the U.S. Census of Agriculture, the average age of farm operators increased from 55.3 in 2002 to 57.1 in 2007. During the same period, the Census shows a thirty percent decrease in the number of farmers under the age of 25. Young...
