Read this tweet today:
Young Mennonites posh with cash from selling in high priced areas are stopping at random farms around here trying to buy the farmers out. Fastest growing sector of farmers in my area, along with young Amish.
— NYFarmer (@NYFarmer) April 24, 2022
Back in the day it seemed as if the "Pennsylvania Dutch" and Amish were the same, with the majority living in PA. In the 60+ years since I'm aware that Amish communities have been established in many states in the Northeast and Midwest. I assume the Mennonite pattern is somewhat similar. I know not all Amish are dairy farmers, or even farmers of any type. And I don't know how heavily they're represented among those leaving dairy farmer.
So my question is--are close are the Amish/Mennonites to establishing a dominance in dairy farming above the Mason-Dixon line? How about the organic and traditional (i.e. pasture/silage) types of dairy?
I assume the statistics aren't readily available from the government.
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