Want to Start a Farm? Good Luck Finding Land An-Li HerringJuly 1, 2022 Finding land is the number one challenge farmers are facing and number one reason young farmers are leaving agriculture. EconomyFood and Agriculture
Pennsylvania farmers are aging, creating an uncertain future for their communities and industry An-Li HerringJuly 1, 2022 By 2027, 75,000 jobs in agriculture in Pa. are expected to go unfilled. That will have profound effects on farming communities across the Commonwealth. EconomyFood and Agriculture
Farming is grueling work, but a Pittsburgh startup is using technology to make it easier An-Li HerringJune 24, 2022 The agricultural industry is struggling to sell young people farming. But technology may be changing that. Food and Agriculture
1% of Pennsylvania farmers are people of color. Changing that could help solve an ag labor shortage An-Li HerringJanuary 14, 2022 Most of Pennsylvania's farmers are white. But efforts are underway to bring more people of color into farming. EconomyEnvironmental JusticeFood and Agriculture