Age of US Farmers: Not a Problem

Carl Zulauf

farmdoc daily, 2025, vol. 14, issue 88

Abstract: The older age of US farmers remains a topic of concern (see, for example, US Senate Committee on Aging). The 2022 Census of Agriculture confirms that US farmers continue to age (farmdoc daily. October 23, 2013 and February 26, 2020, and Zulauf, 2021). However, US farmers are also becoming younger relative to the US population, and the age distribution of US farmers is consistent with more farmers entering the profession when economic returns are good. In total, this evidence is not consistent with the US having either a farmer aging or a farmer replacement problem.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Farm Program Analysis and Outlook; Gardner Policy Series (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.358518

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