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How I became a first-generation farmer from zero to farming business

Here’s my journey of becoming a first-generation farmer starting from scratch, learning agriculture, building a business, and ...
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First-generation farmer prepares for cotton planting season

SLATON, Texas — As planting season approaches across West Texas, first-generation farmer Conner Watts is already hard at work preparing his fields near Slaton for the months ahead. Watts, who is ...
People

First-Generation Farmer Thought There Was 'Nothing Interesting' About Her Day. Now She's Approached Over This One Viral Moment

Macy Rushing began posting after her brother encouraged her to show people a routine that’s uncommon to most Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...
AgWeb

First-Generation Farmers Set for Day of Reckoning as Agriculture Crisis Deepens?

Adam Lasch, a first-gen producer, predicts a tsunami of demographic farm change and says there’s no stopping it. How tough is the economy is for American farmers? Watch the canary in the coalmine: ...
Aberdeen American News

South Dakota program offers aspiring farmers a rare path into agriculture

A South Dakota program helps first-generation farmers acquire land through low-interest loans. The Beginning Farmer Bond Program has approved $4.6 million for 13 applicants since 2019. The number of ...