Document Type

Report

Journal/Book Title

Technical Report No. 4, AgriculturalTechnology and Family Farm Institute

Publication Date

1996

First Page

1

Last Page

31

Abstract

Anyone who travels through the Wisconsin countryside and speaks with an average farm operator will quickly come to appreciate the acute sense of anxiety about the future of agriculture that permeates rural life in the state. Long hours, a lack of vacation time, declining commodity prices, and rising farm expenses have all contributed to a growing inability to find young people interested in taking over Wisconsin farm operations. The loss of farms - particularly dairy farms - in many regions of the state has placed stress on the economic vitality and cultural identities of rural communities that have traditionally depended on farming.

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