Aging of Agriculture : Empowering Young Farmers to Grow for the Future: Congressional Hearing

Hearing on the trend towards an agricultural system with the average age of the operators of our farms nearing 55 years, & on how to encourage young farmers. Witnesses: D. Scott Brown, Program Dir., Food & Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI); John Young, Farmer, Groffton, NH; Lynn Cornwell, V.P., Nat. Cattleman's Beef Assoc.; Terry Ecker, Farmer, Elmo, MO; Steve Gross, Farmer, Manchester, PA; Bruce Cobb, Farmer, Bridgeton, NJ; Baron Johnson, Farmer, Johnson Bros., Inc.; Gary Smith, Exec. Dir., Chester County (PA) Development Council; John Baker, Iowa Beginning, Farmers Center; & Susan Offutt, Administrator, Economics Research Service, USDA.Pitts, Joseph R. is the author of 'Aging of Agriculture : Empowering Young Farmers to Grow for the Future: Congressional Hearing', published 2002 under ISBN 9780756724467 and ISBN 0756724465.