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Tonight's Guest: Kristi Behrenbeg-Janzen Training new farmers and getting them onto the land are pressing challenges in US agriculture. Having the land for them to farm is part of the problem. One-third of owners of U.S. farms are 65 years old or older, and when these farmers retire, going prices for farmland are so high that much intentionality is required if farmland is to be kept in the family or as part of family-sized operations. Kristi Behrenberg-Janzen married into a farm family that has put attention into preparing the extended family for a "farm transition" for a decade. She describes their approach of establishing an interim management set-up, giving them time to wait for a relative to come forward to farm the property.