Majority of New Farmers in America Maintain Part-Time Roles
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July 20, 2026 | Source: Investigate Midwest | by Mónica Cordero Beginning farmers are often described as the future of American agriculture. But the 2022 Census of Agriculture shows they are not simply younger versions of today’s farmers. Their age, work patterns and farm characteristics paint a more complicated picture of what
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