"A Growing Field"

John Christian, who is a farmer. Farm or small farms make about $15,603, but for today they make about $50,000 a year. There is about 1.3 million farmers, ranchers, and agricultural mangers in the United States. About 80% percent of those are or were self-employed farmers and ranchers the United Stats Bureau of labor notes. Small-scale farming is a major growth area and best opportunity for entering the occupation. Farmers can attend Michigan State University launched a one-year organic farming certificate program that offers courses in soil and crop management, farm planning, and marketing. Most importantly the program give students hands-on experience on its ten-acre organic farming.