Much like young farmers in the United States, Rob DeVries faces some challenges getting a start in agriculture in Germany.

DeVries is studying agricultural entrepreneurship at CAH Vilentum University of Applied Sciences in Dronten, Holland, but wonders how he will be able to eventually manage the farm with his brother. It’s been his dream for a long time, he says.

"When I was in primary school, after school I would get out to the barn. I wanted to see...