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Des Moines, New York
As seen in: Investigate Midwest, MSN, Bloomberg CityLab, Flipboard, The Minnesota Star Tribune, KABE-TV (Bakersfield, CA), N+ Univision, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Charlotte Observer, WUVG-TV (Atlanta, GA), WNYC (New York, NY) and
Investigative reporter at @Midwest @Report4America corps member | Seen on @Univision, @openDemocracy | Proud product of @newmarkjschool @ledeprog
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Most of America’s Beginning Farmers Don’t Farm Full Time

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By Mónica Cordero
| Organic Consumers Association
July 20, 2026 | Source: Investigate Midwest | by Beginning farmers are often described as the future of American agriculture. But the 2022 Census of Agriculture shows they are not simply younger versions of today’s farmers. Their age, work patterns and farm characteristics paint a more complicated picture of what it means to start farming in the United States today. USDA defines a beginning farmer or rancher as someone who has operated a farm or ranch for 10 years or less.
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Most of America’s beginning farmers don’t farm full time.

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By Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest
| Investigate Midwest Verified
Beginning farmers are often described as the future of American agriculture. But the 2022 Census of Agriculture shows they are not simply younger versions of today’s farmers. Their age, work patterns and farm characteristics paint a more complicated picture of what it means to start farming in the United States today. USDA defines a beginning farmer or rancher as someone who has operated a farm or ranch for 10 years or less.
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Researchers identify thousands more Iowa livestock facilities than state database shows

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By Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest
| Investigate Midwest Verified
Iowa’s official database of animal feeding operations, which serves as the state’s primary regulatory inventory of livestock facilities, does not include thousands of facilities that researchers say contribute to the state’s growing manure burden and potential water pollution.
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