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Recently Released Article: America’s Farmers are Getting Older, & Young People Aren’t Rushing to Join Them
Authors David R. Buys, Associate Professor of Health, Mississippi State University, John J. Green, Director of the Southern Rural Development Center & Professor of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University, and Mary Nelson Robertson, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Mississippi State University recently published “America’s Farmers are Getting Older, and Young People Aren’t Rushing to Join Them.” This article details how the farming labor force has a problem: It’s aging rapidly. The authors examine the trend and implications of the farming labor force and investigate the data.
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SRSA Abstract Deadline Extended
The deadline for the Southern Rural Sociological Association 2024 Conference Abstract Submission has been extended to October 16, 2023. Learn more about the abstract submission, details, and registration for the 2024 conference.
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SRDC Welcomes 1890 Fellow, Dr. Michelle Eley
Dr. Michelle Eley has been identified as the Southern Rural Development Center’s first 1890 Fellow.
