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The Next Generation of Farmers Meets an Expensive Entrance
· New York time
Many U.S. farmers are reaching retirement age, while volatility and sky-high agricultural prices are making it harder for the next generation to take over, NPR reported. The succession problem brings together the need for new operators and difficult financial conditions for entering the business. A farm is not simply a job opening waiting for an applicant. Taking over an agricultural operation means confronting the costs and uncertainty attached to running it. The reporting describes those pressures without promising that every retiring farmer will face the same outcome. American agriculture needs a next generation, but the invitation appears to arrive with a substantial financial attachment. The traditional phrase 'putting down roots' has acquired an unusually demanding budget, and the spreadsheet does not become more welcoming just because the view is excellent.
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