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Posted on 28. October 2014 by Andreas Frangenberg

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2014

Farmer: Top Job of the Future

How do we create and maintain jobs and employment in the countryside? With only 14% of Europe’s farmers under 40, and 95% of its farms structured as family holdings, there are serious questions to be asked about who will be the next generation of farmers and farm workers. The way forward is to make farming as modern, as efficient, and as green as possible; we have to show young people that a countryside career is not just spiritually rewarding, but that it come with a good salary and opportunities for growth. Read more…

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