“I want to buy farmland from one of these retiring farmers. Where do I find it?!”

This is the most popular comment I am receiving on my posts. And understandable!

The average American farmer is over the age of 60. They are not on social media, usually. I find most of them have not even registered their farms on Google. They’ve been a bit busy!

You know where you CAN find their attention?

Local, rural newspapers.

I have had people tell me that taking out personal ads in these papers catches their attention immediately.

Let the farmers know you are ready to carry on the legacy! Even if it’s just renting out a few of their acres to start.

There is also the good ole-fashioned calling them up or physically driving to the farm to chat in person.

One farmer will know of all the other farmers in the area.

I would know because I started meeting all the farmers in my area earlier this year!