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U.S. gender wage gap grows for first time in a decade; Trump has embraced NC's Mark Robinson, calling him 'Martin Luther King on steroids'; Volunteers sought as early voting kicks off in MN; Women's political contributions in congressional races fall short of men's.

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Helping Iowa Farmers Pass the Torch to the Next Generation

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Des Moines, IA – The average age of Iowa farmers is well over 55, so many people working in agriculture need to make plans now to pass on the farming operation to the next generation. This process has changed over the years, however. The older generation may have a different approach to business and risk, or might not have even discussed their farm's assets and finances with family. To help ease this important transition, The Practical Farmers of Iowa is hosting a training session today and Friday at the Oak Village 4-H camp in Boone.

Autumn Ogden is one of those beginning farmers, with plans to join her family operation near Des Moines. She says her generation is taking a different direction with part of the farm.

"We're starting to rent out garden plots to people from the community who want to have their own garden. We've also started direct marketing our meat and some sweet corn through a local farmers market."

Ogden says the good news is there probably are a lot of young people wanting to farm.

"There is a disconnect with a lot of Americans and where their food comes from. A lot of people might at heart be interested in farming, but don't even know the first place to start."

She says the event today is a good beginning point. It will feature business planning experts, estate planners and testimonials from those currently making the transition.




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