young farmers

On Monday, the Department of Agriculture announced a new team of USDA staff that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers. USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky said the move will help “support the next generation of agricultural producers who we will soon rely upon to grow our nation’s food and fiber.” Sa ...

State Senator Judy Warnick said she has some concerns when it comes to the future of the agriculture industry in Washington.  She said she’s concerned many family farms will go under because of tedious and unneeded regulation from Olympia, which drives her during the legislative session and when lawmakers are out of session as well.   W...

Millennial farmers are discovering they can make more money off of social media than from their crops.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Millennial farmers are discovering they can make more money off of social media than from their crops.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com

We asked Abbie Dorhauer, the 2019-2020 Washington FFA Treasurer, how the Ag industry can encourage young people to peruse a career in farming.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Ag Statistics Board Chair Joe Parsons points to some of the demographic findings in the 2017 U-S Census of Agriculture. "One of the things I thought was really interesting out of this census is we have a new set of tables around young producers...

According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, the total number of farms nationwide fell 3.2% while the average farm size increased 1.6% percent since 2012.  Michael Nepveux, American Farm Bureau Federation economist, said farmers are also getting older with the average age of a farmer increasing to 59.4 ye...

A new generation of Ag producers here in the United States is doing a better job of outreach and marketing, but a vast majority have a long way to go.  Mark Gold with Top Third Marketing said currently, only 7% farmers use any kind of tool other than cash sales or spot prices to market their grain.  He...

A new generation of Ag producers here in the United States is doing a better job of outreach and marketing, but a vast majority have a long way to go.  Mark Gold with Top Third Marketing said currently, only 7% farmers use any kind of tool other than cash sales or spot prices to market their grain.  He...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says it's important for the industry to encourage young people to become farmers and ranchers.  During a recent trip to the Buckeye State, he noted how impressed he was with Ohio's Central State University.   "The university is about problem solving, really. And to c...