Hi, I'm Amanda! My family farms corn and soybeans in Southwest Michigan. I'm also a practicing attorney.
The average age of U.S. farmers was 57.5 in 2017. That’s an increase of 1.2 years since 2012. I wrote about some of the challenges new young farmers face when trying to enter the industry. You can find that here.
Perspective: The U.S. produces plenty of food -- other factors make us food insecure
www.agdaily.com
Food insecurity across the United States is caused by access and availability issues, not a lack of production among American farmers and ranchers.
