Also called: Farm Radio Director, Agricultural Journalist, Ag News Anchor
Reports agricultural news, weather, and crop markets on radio, TV, and podcasts for farm audiences.
A farm broadcaster is on the air at 5:30 a.m. with grain prices and the weather, then drives out to interview farmers about planting, covers a cattle sale, and records a podcast on new farm laws.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in agricultural communications or journalism; many grew up on farms.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Agricultural Communications, Journalism, Agricultural Business.
Shrinking (about -2% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 27-3011: Decline (-1% or lower).
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI voices can already read markets and weather; local farm personalities and interviews survive, but stations need fewer.
Classes: Journalism or school paper, Speech, Agriculture science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3011.
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