Post AaXQ9WTvFfJ4KpfcIa by Flick@spinster.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #AaXPIqWpzF2RA5upPM by Flick@spinster.xyz
       2023-10-07T20:27:24.048292Z
       
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       Worrying.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaXPdbjmAx6JMurpku by thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club
       2023-10-07T20:31:09.899458Z
       
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       @Flick > U.S. farmers, ranchers, and producers of every kind are growing older. The average age of farm producers (PDF, 1.8 MB) increased from 56.3 to 57.5 years from 2012 to 2017.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaXPgt8xuqrwDpDJhY by UrbanGardener@spinster.xyz
       2023-10-07T20:28:38.488267Z
       
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       @Flick agreed
       
 (DIR) Post #AaXPiepG7WSwOYq8G0 by Flick@spinster.xyz
       2023-10-07T20:32:04.436144Z
       
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       @thatguyoverthere It’s pretty scary.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaXQ2Ya13HUgodCNou by Morghur@seal.cafe
       2023-10-07T20:34:43.226945Z
       
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       Extremely worrying. At least here in rural areas youth introduction to agricultural activity workshops are being promoted. That's one method to working towards a solution
       
 (DIR) Post #AaXQ9WTvFfJ4KpfcIa by Flick@spinster.xyz
       2023-10-07T20:36:56.074970Z
       
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       @Morghur They seem to have woken up to the issue in the last five or ten years, but the proposed solutions aren’t happening fast enough. And there are still regular stories on Farming Today about council-owned farms being sold off.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaXR8GJA00OBq1bCNM by Morghur@seal.cafe
       2023-10-07T20:45:22.098656Z
       
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       That is honestly horrifying. I would rather see the farm be untended than selling it off to what is potentially an industrial farming company that will do more harm than good. That is why it is extremely important to keep the countryside alive and supporting your community.Kind of a reason i wanna get on the sweet side of my aunt, so she doesn't sell the farm when the time comes.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaXR8H4f9OO2DLp8Pw by Flick@spinster.xyz
       2023-10-07T20:47:54.333849Z
       
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       @Morghur industrial farming companyMore like large-scale property developer. It’s very worrying. How are young farmers supposed to get a start? You can’t keep dividing the income from one family farm between more and more households forever.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaXYSc01lBCoaFIgWu by susansiens@spinster.xyz
       2023-10-07T21:54:39.808325Z
       
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       @Flick @Morghur This is what the Amish face with their uncontrolled breeding. And why they have to spread all over the countryside.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaXYScpmekbdAlW1Ca by Flick@spinster.xyz
       2023-10-07T22:10:01.316554Z
       
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       @susansiens @Morghur While the Amish could do with some updates to their societal structures and draft animal husbandry, I see little problem with their farming practices.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaYNJsiZ7luDnMzcqu by Childfree@spinster.xyz
       2023-10-07T23:26:23.307958Z
       
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       @Flick Similar in the U.S. The crises of skilled agricultural labor shortage and climate/soil disasters are going to make eating pretty rare.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaZLuEb1FlPPKAd6si by susansiens@spinster.xyz
       2023-10-08T18:50:11.574838Z
       
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       @Flick @Morghur Their farming practices are better than the USDA practices, but I also know that our local Amish engage in sharp practices so I don't fully trust them. They don't need updates, they need an entire social upheaval. What a miserable life for women and often for children as well.