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USDA to fund search for next generation of farmers

18/08/2016

The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) is to invest $17.8 million in 37 projects to educate and mentor the next generation of US farmers. It will form part of the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Programme (BFRDP). USDA says that the average age of a US farmer is more than 58 and so there is a need to bring a younger generation into...

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