Trimble Agriculture

MARCH 24, 2025

The impact of the farm labor shortage on U.S. agriculture and farm financing. Paid farm labor accounts for 41 percent of all farm workers in the U.S. But the farm labor workforce pool is shrinking , and has been for decades. Why is the Farm Labor Workforce Shrinking? Did you know? farmer is 58.1

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

When Paula and Dale Boles took over Dale’s father’s farmland in North Carolina, they thought that poultry farming would be a good way to work the land until they were ready to pass it on to their children. But, over the last several years, there has been a wave of efforts to find ways to support farmers transitioning out of factory farming.

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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Some platforms even facilitate contract farming agreements, securing fair prices in advance and reducing uncertainty. ICT has facilitated digital lending platforms that assess farmers’ creditworthiness using alternative data sources, such as past yield records and mobile transaction histories.

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