Farmers by Age A long term trend observed in the Census of Agriculture is the aging of farm operators. The average age of the principal farm operator has increased roughly one year in each census cycle, from 50.3 in 1978 - Cattle cycle - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	Farmers by Age A long term trend observed in the Census of Agriculture is the aging of farm operators. The average age of the principal farm operator has increased roughly one year in each census cycle, from 50.3 in 1978 Add to Reading List Document Date: 2012-02-14 09:58:25 Open Document File Size: 1,31 MB Share Result on Facebook Country United States / / Currency USD / / IndustryTerm Internet access / / Organization Years and Older All Principal Farm Operators U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service / / Person Farm Operators / / / ProvinceOrState Texas / Oklahoma / Indiana / Mississippi / New Mexico / Wisconsin / Delaware / Minnesota / Arizona / Pennsylvania / / URL www.nass.usda.gov / www.agcensus.usda.gov / / SocialTag Human geography Farm Land management Rural culture Dairy farming Cattle feeding Agriculture in Idaho Family farm Livestock Cattle

Farmers by Age A long term trend observed in the Census of Agriculture is the aging of farm operators. The average age of the principal farm operator has increased roughly one year in each census cycle, from 50.3 in 1978Add to Reading List