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Oct. 6, 2022 |  By: Kendal Marsh

Report shows majority of farmers work outside of home

They work hard in the field, and apparently off the field as well. A report from the University of Missouri Extention Office notes that on average, 82 percent of farm household income comes from outside the home.


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Alan Spell, Assistant Extention Professor, says some of the major reasons we see off-farm employment is for a stable source of income to support farm operations, also for job benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans.

We also see off-farm income beneficial to younger farmers, who often have higher debt loads as they grow their farm operations.