Hoeven Meets with Young Growers, Outlines Efforts to Support Next Generation of Producers

Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of both the Agriculture Committee and the farm bill conference committee, today met with North Dakota Farmers Union Young Growers to outline his work to support young and beginning farmers in both the farm bill and the Fiscal Year 2019 funding legislation, which was approved by the Senate last week.

“The average age of a farmer is about 58 in the United States, so we need to do all we can to ensure that young farmers and ranchers have the tools they need to succeed,” said Hoeven. “That includes providing them with strong crop insurance and risk management tools, as well as access to the capital they need to build and sustain their operations. Every American benefits every day from the hard work of our nation’s producers, and we need to ensure that the next generation of farmers and ranchers are able to continue to produce the lowest cost, highest quality food supply in the world.”