“There couldn't be anything that's more incorrect,” Merrigan said. “We know that there aren't enough qualified graduates to fill the jobs that are out there in American agriculture.” a growing world population that some experts predict will require 70% more food production by 2050, she said.
“I truly believe we're at a golden age of agriculture. Global demand is at an alltime record high, and global supplies are at alltime record lows,”said Matt Rush, director of the Texas Farm Bureau. “Production costs are going to be valuable enough that younger people are going to have the opportunity to be involved in agriculture.” mers' Coalition has also been pushing for state and federal policy changes to make it easier for new farmers.
Ryan Best, president of Future Farmers of America, has been living out of a suitcase, traveling the country and visiting with high school students about careers in agriculture. The 21yearold Best hopes his message—that this is a new time in agriculture—will motivate the next generation to_turn_around_the_statistics. “Never before have we had the innovations (创新) in technology which have led to agriculture in this country being the most efficient it has ever been,” he said. “There's really a place for everybody to fit in.”
35. What is the new challenge to American agriculture?
A. Fewer and older farmers.
B. Higher fuel prices.
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