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USDA pledges $5bn to attract younger ranchers

03/11/2015

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to spend $5.6 billion over the next two years on programmes to help new farmers and ranchers. The average age of the American farmer is more than 58, and data shows almost 10% of farmland will change hands in the next five years. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden said they have developed a...

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