http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/young-farmers-in-michigan/ Dig Michigan! Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:29:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/young-farmers-in-michigan/#comment-18889 farlane Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:57:06 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/young-farmers-in-michigan/#comment-18889 Why care? <a href="http://mlui.org/farms/fullarticle.asp?fileid=16950" rel="nofollow">Farming is the state’s second-largest economic sector and the average age of its farmers is over 55 years old</a>. Experts say that if retiring farmers cannot find new ones to buy their land, these experts say, they will sell to developers. Why care?
Farming is the state’s second-largest economic sector and the average age of its farmers is over 55 years old. Experts say that if retiring farmers cannot find new ones to buy their land, these experts say, they will sell to developers.

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