Given the demographic history of farming in the post-World War II era, the actual issue may not be the number of new young farmers coming into the business to replace the aging current primary operators. Instead, it may be what is happening to the second generation that is on the farm as third operators.USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has been speaking on numerous occasions lately at various commodity/producer group meetings, in and outside of Washington, and also testifying on Capitol Hill about his department’s budget and operations. Many of his remarks have been focused on the accomplishment of the Obama administration, unsurprisingly, as well as the future challenges for U.S. agriculture and rural America. At the American Farm Bureau Federat...

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