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Adopting Agriculture As An Occupation

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João Felipe C.S./Public Domain

Has the tide turned on interest in farming as an occupation?

For decades, the numbers of family farmers declined, and the acreage worked by large agribusiness companies went up.  Now younger people are turning their attention to farms and ranches. 

And programs like Rogue Farm Corps are helping them get trained for jobs on the land.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.