Beginning Farmer and Rancher

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a call for nominations to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. First established in 1992, the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers advises the Secretary of Agriculture to enhance USDA’s goals for new farming and ranching operations.

For agriculture to succeed in 2021 and well beyond, young people will need to step up and eventually take the reins of the industry. But there are a host of challenges when it comes to the next generation of farmers. But, as Stephanie Ho points out, the USDA is using ever tool in their tool box to help beginning farmers and ranchers ...