McLean County Farm Bureau

THE FUTURE FARMERS OF FRANCE ARE TECH SAVVY, AND WANT WEEKENDS OFF –

France is the European Union’s main breadbasket, accounting for a fifth of all agricultural output in the 27-country bloc. Yet half of its farmers are over 50 and set to retire in the coming decade, leaving nearly 160,000 farms up for grabs. To capture an army of young people needed to carry farming into the future, advocates say, the lifestyle of the farmer will have to change. (New York Times)