Future in agriculture.
“That also is a trend that we see in our research — people who are transitioning from the farm to industry,” Sackman says. “There is a decrease in the amount of employment that agriculture produces. As employment declines, some of that can be transferred into industry, such as agriculture education and training.
agricultural education
Agriculture could also provide more high-tech industry-driven growth, especially as more industries in the central central part of Wisconsin depend more on the success of agricultural producers.” One way to address the loss of farm jobs, Sackman suggests, would be to increase agricultural education in high school and possibly in middle school.
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However, Wisconsin leaders also would need to incorporate basic agriculture science into the public school curriculum. Solving the Future of Agriculture In addition to boosting interest in agricultural education, policies to boost future agricultural employment and to enhance farmland preservation and land conservation would help the state meet its farming future, says Shepherd.
Much of the state’s farmland is owned by farmers who are retiring or not thinking much about future farm policies. Those agricultural landowners would appreciate land preservation policies that protect their agricultural land from potentially decreasing agricultural production.
This would reduce the competition for limited farmland that would also help ensure the long-term viability of agriculture. In addition, if land preservation policies are truly affordable for landowners, then farmers would be willing to invest in farm improvements. Improvements to farmlands such as agricultural production systems could help farms become more profitable and sustainably funded by the agriculture economy.
“Wisconsin could benefit from policies to reduce the negative effects of commodity price volatility and a new agricultural economy shift by investing in agriculture and preserving agricultural lands,” Shepherd says. “As agriculture moves from
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