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New Illinois law designed to help young farmers

A green tractor is shown in a field of most brown grass with square bales of hay
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A new law in Illinois aims to help young farmers overcome barriers to accessing farmland in the state.

State Senator Dale Fowler from Harrisburg says Senate Bill 23-72 creates the Farmland Transition Commission within the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

The Commission will be tasked with studying the challenges young farmers face, recommending policy solutions, and helping facilitate the transition of farmland to farmers between the ages of 25 and 40.

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