Cultivating the Next Generation: Resources and Policies to Help Beginning Farmers Succeed in Agriculture - FIC

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Cultivating the Next Generation: Resources and Policies to Help Beginning Farmers Succeed in Agriculture

Many reasons have been cited for the decline of beginning farmers and ranchers, most notably the high start-up costs and capitalization needed to enter agriculture and the difficulty of securing land to purchase or to rent. To stem this tide, American Farmland Trust (AFT) investigated the challenges and opportunities facing beginning farmers to find out what it takes for them to enter and succeed in agriculture.

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Author
Julia Freedgood and Jennifer Dempsey
Publisher
Northampton, MA: American Farmland Trust
Page Numbers
44
Publication Date
May 01, 2014
Publication Type
Reports and Guides
State
National
Keywords
Beginning Farmers, Farmland Access

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