Lack of young farmers threatens industry's future
California faces a growing shortage of young farmers as the average age of farm operators rises to over 55 and land costs push newcomers away. About 5.8 percent of U S farmers were under 35 in 2002 while organic farming ages also climbed. Yet a small group of younger growers, including immigrants, persist to keep farming alive.
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Carolyn Jung
San Jose Mercury News
San Jose
Calif
Rob Rodriguez
California
Rodriguez
Michael Marks
Jason McKenney
Brown University
Purisima Greens Organic Farm
Half Moon Bay
Desmond Jolly
University of California-Davis
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Jolly
Keystone open house showcases modern hog facility
Harold and Wayne Ritscher hosted an open house and ribbon cutting at their 2,400 head hog finishing barn near Keystone drawing about 200 visitors from Iowa Falls Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Organizers aimed to educate nonfarm neighbors about contemporary livestock production and the role of crops in feeding hogs and fertilizing fields.
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Cliffette
Jim Beatty
Vinton
Sam
Harold and Wayne Ritscher
Keystone
Benton County
Coalition To Support
Iowa
Farmers and Farm Credit Services of America
Marlene Lucas
Gazette
Iowa Falls
Cedar Rapids
Wayne
Harold Ritscher
Harold
Aaron Putze
Coalition
Putze
Don Franzenburg
Roy Albers
Ritschers
Harold and
Wayne Ritscher
Poultry Waste Char Converts Litter Into Metal Adsorbent
Research at the USDA Southern Regional Research Center shows charred poultry litter forms activated carbons that attract copper, cadmium and zinc from tainted water. Lima and Marshall created powders and granules with potential market value up to 4 000 dollars per ton, seeking private partners.
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Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Isabel Lima
USDA
Southern Regional Research Center
New Orleans
Iowa
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
United States
Marshall
Lima
Linn County Fair Linn County Fair results highlight beef show winners
Partial Linn County Fair results from July 9 to 14 in Central City list grand and reserve champions in market beef and breeding classes. Notable names include Cass Fox and Cameron Luedtke with multiple honors across beef, market, and showmanship divisions.
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Linn County
Central City
Cass Fox
Center Point
Cameron Luedtke
Marion
Tiffany Martin
Springville
Cody Klendworth
Walker
Cody Henik
Mount Vernon
Cassandra Rosauer
Jordan Schott
Coggon
Kyle Sloan
Albumett
Lauren Robinson
Tanner Woodson
Angus Heifer
Ashley Moyer
Anamosa
Taylor Etzel
Alburnett
Mitchell Koepping
Simmental
Claire Ehlinger
Logan Blackford
Albumnett
Kayla Dudley
Patrick Howell
Alicia Vavricek
Jessica Webster
Ryan Phillips
Angus
Tim Brustkern
Red Angus
Tyler Wavricek
Mark Betenbender
Garrett Betenbender
Griffin Humphreys
Tyler Humphreys
Tyler Woodson
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Spencer Jordan
Cody Henick
Alborett
Chris LeClerc
Brendan Schott
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