The Future Farmer Will
A panel of agriculturalists and bankers debates the farm of tomorrow. They discuss the rise of family farms, partnerships and family corporations, the shift from corporate to family ownership, and the impact of mechanization, land costs, and tax structures. Predictions include larger future farms, more absentee ownership, and a move between specialization and diversification driven by costs and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanistas
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Eugene Domnanish
Princeton
Bob Bozworth
Franklin County
Agriculture Department
Department of Economic Research Service
Paul Archer
Farmers Home Administration
Archer
Domnanish
Dale E. Bones
Appleby
Dean Guinn
Wellsville
Lucky Hostetter
Hostetter Hardware
Bill Ransom
Peoples National Bank
Ottawa
Williamsburg
Bozworth
Fred Martin
Harold van Horn
Ransom
Dick Moherman
Wellsville Bank
Moherman
Don Hay
First National Bank
Jack Beauchamp
State Board of Agriculture
Beauchamp
van Horn
Jerry Hobbs
Gene
Roland Bromert
Bromert Brothers
Hobbs
Bezworth
Australia
United States
Peckham
Martin
Tom Weigand
RFD
Young farmers face hard entry and high capital needs
Kansas growers debate farming entry as aging operators rise. Beauchamp notes rapid agricultural change while Bozworth and others emphasize the need for strong management, family backing, and substantial capital. Experts cite renting land first, gradual growth, and subsidies as paths to a viable future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Page
Bozworth
Hobbs
Ransom
Beauchamp
Bob Bozworth
Peckham
Roland Bromert
Gene Bromert
Gene
Martin
Tom Weigand
Weigand
Dean Guinn
Guinn
Orlin Milliken
Williamsburg
Gavin
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Dale van Horn
Pam
Ted
Jeff
Uoon
Bones
Hay