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US Farm Producer Age Category by Value of Production – Part II

Biomass Rules Posted on July 15, 2025 by Mark JennerJuly 15, 2025

In the recent post, US Farmer Age is Inversely Related to Value of Production, average farm producer age in 2022 was 55 years of age on farms that had over $1,000,000 in annual farm production.  All 3.5 million farm producers … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, definition, economics, farm, firm, macro, policy, production, science, wealth creation | Tagged $1000 to $9999 in sales, $10000 to $99999 in sales, 2022 Census of Agriculture, age is not a threat to value of production, farm business profit not driver of 25 percent of oldest producers., farmer age inversely related to value of production, less than $1000 in sales, Over $100000 in sales, over $100000 sales two thirds of farmers younger than 65, producer age, US farm producer age category by value of production, USDA, value of production, Volume 1 Table 72 | Leave a reply

US Farmer Age is Inversely Related to Value of Production

Biomass Rules Posted on July 13, 2025 by Mark JennerJuly 13, 2025

Since the 2022 Census of Agriculture was released in February 2024, there has been extensive discussion about the aging of farmers and producers.  It is true.  With each successive Census – every 5 years – the average age of farmers … Continue reading →

Posted in definition, economics, education, farm, firm, policy, production, science | Tagged $1000 to $9999 in sales, $10000 to $99999 in sales, $100000 to $249999 in sales, $1000000 in sales, $250000 to $499999 in sales, $500000 to $999999 in sales, 2022 Census of Agriculture, less than $1000 in sales, less than $1000 sales average age of 60.5 years, over $100000 sales average age of 56 years, over $1M sales average age of 55 years, producer age, US farmer age is inversely related to value of production, US producer age is 58 years, USDA, value of production, Volume 1 Table 72 | 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 →

Posted in analytics, economics, farm, firm, macro, policy, production, science | Tagged 2022 Census of Agriculture, aging farmers, correct data analysis, Economic Research Service (ERS), hemp, hemp high barriers to entry, hemp producers are bucking the aging farmer trend, high regulatory oversight, high risk, model for attracting new farmers, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), national average age, producers, retired farmers, special equipment, state average age, USDA | Leave a reply

The Power of USDA Data in Market Transparency

Biomass Rules Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mark JennerMarch 14, 2025

This chart is from the USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA Agricultural Projections to 2034, released on 2/18/25.  The 2025 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum occurred the following week, 2/27-28/25.  This series of events mark the end of the last US … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, economics, firm, macro, policy, production, science | Tagged Agricultural Projections to 2034, Economic Research Service (ERS), ethanol, export, February 2025, feed and residual, forecast, forward looking, global agriculture, harvest, historical data, intentions, market transparency, planting, power of USDA data, progress, the power of USDA data in market transparency, US agriculture, USDA, USDA Ag Outlook Forum | Leave a reply

USDA NASS Releases Finer Field Resolution of Cropland Data Layer

Biomass Rules Posted on March 6, 2025 by Mark JennerMarch 6, 2025

One fun announcement from last week’s, USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum was the release of a finer resolution of field boundaries in the continental United States.  The United States with the exception of Hawaii is available at a 10-meter resolution.  This … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, economics, farm, policy, production, science | Tagged 10-meter resolution, 30-meter resolution, Agricultural Outlook Forum, Bond County, Census of Ag, Cropland Data Layer, Cropland Data Layer (CDL), finer field resolution, Greenville, Illinois, land use, land use change, NASS, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Natural Resource Inventory (NRI), USDA, USDA NASS releases finer field resolution of Cropland Data Layer | Leave a reply

The Heartbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Biomass Rules Posted on March 5, 2025 by Mark JennerMarch 5, 2025

Last Thursday and Friday, (2/27 & 2/28/2025), the USDA held their annual February, Agricultural Outlook Forum in DC.  This marks the start of another growing season.  The February date allows for last year’s crop year data to be tabulated and … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, farm, firm, macro, policy, production, science | Tagged Agricultural Outlook Forum, Chief Economist, declining flock size, declining hens mean increasing egg prices, demand, egg laying hens, heartbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, increase egg prices, Seth Meyer, sick chickens, supply, USDA | Leave a reply

Ethanol Production Optimizes Outputs – University of Illinois

Biomass Rules Posted on March 3, 2025 by Mark JennerMarch 3, 2025

On the eve of USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum, Scott Irwin posted his analysis, Trends in the Operational Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry: 2024 Update.  It looks at four simultaneous outputs: ethanol, DDGS, corn oil, and CO2, from dry-mill ethanol … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, economics, firm, policy, production, science | Tagged byproducts, carbon dioxide, co-products, corn oil, DDGS, dry mill, economies of scale, economies of scope, efficiency, ethanol, ethanol production optimizes outputs, ethanol production optimizes outputs – University of Illinois, Grain Crushings and Co-Products report, products, University of Illinois, USDA, wastes, wet mill | Leave a reply

Lab-Cultured Food has Arrived for Farm and Factory

Biomass Rules Posted on January 13, 2025 by Mark JennerJanuary 14, 2025

Fifteen years ago, I mentioned to my brilliant director at University of California, Davis, California Biomass Collaborative, that I thought we were heading to a future where we could produce milk and meat without animals, through cellular regeneration.  We had … Continue reading →

Posted in definition, economics, farm, firm, macro, policy | Tagged Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), cellular agriculture, Economic Research Service (ERS), Economics of Cellular Agriculture, factory, farm, fermentation, food, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), food safety, Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), global investment $5 billion dollars, lab-cultured, lab-cultured food has arrived for farm and factory, public transparency, regulatory oversight, USDA | Leave a reply

Aquaculture is Planet-Saving Anthropogenic Food Production

Biomass Rules Posted on January 9, 2025 by Mark JennerJanuary 9, 2025

Raised by depression-era parents, I have lived through the 1980s farm crisis, and spent 2 years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal using my first degree (BS agronomy) to help Nepali farmers grow more food. In the 80s and … Continue reading →

Posted in definition, economics, farm, macro, policy, production, science, wealth creation | Tagged anthropogenic, aquaculture, aquaculture is planet-saving anthropogenic food production, aquatic animals, aquatic plants, domestic, fish farm, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food production, global, planet-saving, property ownership rights, sustainable fisheries, UN, USDA, wild, wild catch, wildlife | Leave a reply

Modeling Farm Income versus Farm Household Income

Biomass Rules Posted on December 27, 2024 by Mark JennerDecember 27, 2024

Over the last few decades, financing the family farm has shifted.  Farm policies and farm management begin with the idea of a farm as the central business unit of a farm household.  This is an excellent place to begin.  But … Continue reading →

Posted in definition, economics, farm, policy, wealth creation | Tagged Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), Economic Research Service (ERS), farm household income, farm income versus farm household income, farm typology, farming-occupation, gross cash farm income (GCFI), large, low-sales, midsize, moderate-sales, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), new farm household planning model, non-family, off-farm-occupation, retirement, risk management tool, traditional farm finance model, USDA, very large | Leave a reply

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