aging farmers

With a new year, many in farm country are going over the books, looking for places to save, what equipment needs to be purchased, and what needs to happen to make the year ahead the best possible.  Joel Packham is encouraging farmers to include Farm and Ranch Succession Planning to that list.  In an e...

The 2020-2021 Idaho FFA President, Clayton Beene, says age as well as consolidation are two key issues the farming sector will need to address in the coming years. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

One third of all US farmers are now over the age of 65, and some of them are physically struggling to keep farms going.  Some are even trying to start farms, like Mary Jane Cathers of Virginia, who started an alpaca farm in 2014.   “It's not unusual for people in their 70s like myself to get in to the business because they're relatively easy animals to take care of.” But she st...