The Rural Blog Heather Close Univ. of Kentucky

A dying legacy

America’s aging farmers often don’t have a family member to take over the family farm.

Whether it’s the unpredictable income, politics or little love for manual labor, many children of today’s aging American farmers don’t want to run the family farm. 
“There are more farmers 75 and older than under the age of 35. They are facing tough choices,” reports Patrick Thomas of The Wall Street Journal. “Thousands across the U.S. are closing the book on farms that have been in their families for generations.”

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