Beginning Farmers: Characteristics of Farmers by Years on Current Farm. 2012 Census of Agriculture Highlights.

摘要

This document summarizes the characteristics of beginning and established farmers and the farms they operate. It considers beginning farmers in two groupings principal farm operators who were on their current operation five years or less at the end of 2012 (i.e, they started on their current farm in the years 2008 through 2012) and those who were on their current operation six to ten years (they started on their current farm in the years 2003 through 2007). Established farmers are those who were on their current operation eleven years or more.