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US Producer Age Differs by Farm Enterprise

Biomass Rules Posted on July 21, 2025 by Mark JennerJuly 21, 2025

The USDA, 2022 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Table 75, provides farm data on what is produced by all farms, but it also provides census data by area of farm specialization.  These are identified by NAICS (North American Industry Classification … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, definition, economics, education, farm, policy, production, science, wealth creation | Tagged 2022 Census of Agriculture, age is not a threat, beef grazers, cattle feedlots, dairy, farms provide haven for elder producers, fruit and nut tree farms, grain farms, hemp, high capital requirements not a barrier, hogs, NAICS (North American Industry Classification System), physical activity is an age barrier, US producer age differs by farm enterprise, USDA, vegetables, Volume 1 Table 75 | Leave a reply

Hemp Producers are Bucking the Aging Farmer Trend

Biomass Rules Posted on July 9, 2025 by Mark JennerJuly 9, 2025

The USDA provides a treasury of farm data in many different formats.  With decades of farm data experience, I hoped I could bring new insights into the ‘aging farmer’ discussion.  What I learned instead is that hemp producers don’t fit … Continue reading →

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Farm Size, Asset Management, and Area Under Glass

Biomass Rules Posted on January 7, 2025 by Mark JennerJanuary 7, 2025

US Farm size is difficult to label in a quantitative way.  When a measure is easy to derive, it is not very relevant.  While moving toward unpacking cellular agriculture in the next few posts, there are formative steps to cover … Continue reading →

Posted in definition, economics, farm, firm, policy | Tagged area under glass, asset management, cellular, cellulose conversion, farm size, floriculture and bedding, food and animal feed, food crops, fuel and energy, hemp, microbial, mushrooms, nitrogen fixation, nursery crops, propagative materials, sod, soil microbes, transformation, waste treatment and utilization | Leave a reply

Hemp Has Been Added to USDA Farm Data

Biomass Rules Posted on March 26, 2024 by Mark JennerApril 30, 2024

Nearly 25 years ago, I was asked to evaluate the economic opportunity for growing industrial hemp in my role as economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation.  I wrote one rather concise report and distributed it to all the state … Continue reading →

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