Officials say the average farmer in California is nearly 60 years old – and nearly 20 percent are older than 70. They say without an influx of younger and more ethnically diverse farmers, the state’s $37 billion industry will suffer.
We discuss the graying of the agriculture industry in a broadcast from our Sacramento studios.
- More: The Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) – at AlbaFarmers.org
- More: About the Lao Family Community of Stockton – at LaoFamilyofStockton.org
- More: The UC Small Farm Program – at UCDavis.edu
- More: The Center for Land-Based Learning – at LandBasedLearning.org
- More: California FarmLink – at CaliforniaFarmLink.org