The president and CEO of the nation’s largest ag lender says land prices are the largest obstacles for the next generation of farmers.
Todd Van Hoose is with Farm Credit. “For many years those who owned land felt like that was a great asset and has been and it’s been very supportive especially through some tough years with commodity markets,” Van Hoose says. “The flip side of that is, it is a barrier to entry.”
He tells Brownfield young farmers are finding innovative ways to get involved.
