One of the ever-encroaching issues in Iowa that is starting to become recognized is the widening age-gap for farmers in Iowa. According to the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, farmers over 65 outnumber farmers under 35 nearly 6-to-1.
Ron Lenth from the Bremer County Iowa Extension Office relays some of the challenges younger farmers are facing:
According to Lenth, the average age of farmers in the state is 56- to 57-years-old.