next generation of farmers

Washington FFA state Treasure Ava Haase explains why ag education in the classroom isn't just important for future farmer, but future consumers as well.

There's a growing concern about how we pass down farming knowledge to the next generation—let's see what the Washington FFA President had to say.

For much of the past year, the cattle industry was one of the few bright spots for the Ag economy.

The National FFA Organization hosted its third Next Gen Conference of the year in Fargo, ND earlier this month.

Speaking to the next generation about anything is a challenge. Emily Sorensen, the Idaho FFA secretary has insights when it comes to speaking to young people.

Another crop of new college graduates are out looking for jobs to start careers, and the ag industry is a good place to begin.  Tammy Jensen, president of AgriCareers Recruiting Service, talks about where graduates should start looking.  ...

Idaho FFA President Will Brackett says there's a variety of reasons why he loves ranching and he hopes to return to the family farm after his year as a state officer.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@to...

Succession and farm transitions are a challenging topic that takes a lot of preparation.   “There's two that are most important," noted Tim Cobb, owner and President of Spokane-based Farmland Company.  "That's an operational management transition as well as an ownership transition, and those items don't normally happen at the same time. When you talk about...

Grant Hills, this year’s Oregon FFA President, says it's important for the farming community to reach out to the next generation.  Especially to those not familiar with farming.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsqua...

“We find that the percentage of socially disadvantaged and the percentage of getting farming operations are negatively correlated with things like average lease size," noted Scott Callahan with ERS.  "And positively correlated with the percentage of rented farmland.”    ...