Rutgers program trains next generation of growers

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Karen Yi
WNYC News | Sep 2, 2022

A program out of Rutgers University is training residents who want to swap their desk jobs for careers in farming. In the Garden State, the average age of farmers is nearing 60 — that’s nearly a decade older than in the 1960s. The new three-year training initiative is meant to prepare the next generation of growers. 

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