Comparative Data for Indicator:  farm operators avg age

Average age of farm operators (2022)

56

Measured: 2021

Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Average age of farm operators (2015)

53.2

Measured:   2011

Source:   Food Security Research Network and Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University. (2013). The Workforce Multiplier Effect of Local Farms and Food Processors in Northwestern Ontario. 14