Challenges and opportunities for younger farmers

Challenges and opportunities for younger farmers

Young farmers continue to face challenges and opportunities in the agriculture industry.

John Bolte operates a grain farm, pumpkin operation, and event venue in Seneca County, Ohio.

“As a young farmer, we haven’t had a great opportunity to get our feet wet. In the last couple of years we’ve had great crops, great prices for our finished commodity, and great weather in northwest Ohio,” he says. “The hope is that continues but you learn from the good years and hopefully carry that into the bad years.