Good news: the
U.S. Department of Agriculture has published research indicating that there are
lots of un-filled jobs and career opportunities in the farming industry. Bad
news: the Obama Administration has been cannibalizing the nation’s farmers for
the bigger part of the last six years.
First the good
news. According to a report at CNBC.Com, the USDA has uncovered some
eye-opening statistics about the world of agribusiness. The average age of a
farmer in the U.S. is 58, and has been on the rise for the last thirty years.
There are now six times more farmers 65 years of age and older than there are
farmers 34 years of age and younger.
The USDA fears
that the farming industry may be left without adequate workers and expertise
within a few short years. But the data also suggest something very positive:
there is an entire industry here in the U.S., and a very necessary and
essential industry at that, that is full of work and career opportunity for
those who are interested and willing to pursue it.
But while the
USDA is putting out the good word about job opportunities in farming, other
federal government agencies have been undermining and harassing farmers for the
past six years. Consider as an example the plight of farms in Central
California’s San Joaquin Valley……To Read More…..
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