HOPE! Young USA Producers under the age of 35 GROWING!

2022 - #UnitedStates had 296,480 young#producers (those under the age of 35), accounting for 9% of the country’s 3.37 million producers. 81% percent of young producers started#farming in the last 10 years, and 64% reported having a primary occupation other than farming. Young producer-operated #farms accounted for 15% of U.S. hashta#agriculture sales and 12% of U.S. #farmland.

Source: USDA /Census