National Ag News

A beginning farmer specialist says the current farm economy is forcing the next generation of farmers and ranchers to place more emphasis on business.

Jonathan Carter with Farm Credit Mid-America says one of the greatest challenges facing young producers is access to capital and in today’s ag economy a good business plan is crucial.  “A lot of times young farmers want to go out on a limb and get started,” he says.  “So we really put a lot of emphasis on penciling out ideas to make sure it is viable. 

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