Diversifying people to diversify the field of farming

A proud refrain of American agriculture is “we feed the world” of many nations and cultures. But U.S. farmers are overwhelmingly white men. Kendall Lamkey, chairman of the department of agronomy at Iowa State University, is trying to diversify the sector by attracting students “from a wider pool – from cities and suburbs, and from… » Read More

The Ag Insider content is only available to members.