It depends. If your 19 year old does not own a farm, and is conducting this activity as a self employed person then it can be filed as a business and not a farm. All expenses ordinary, reasonable and necessary to earn the income is allowed to be used against the income.
For more information on farming you can review this publication: IRS Publication 225
- What is Schedule F: Profit or Loss from Farming
- TurboTax Online: Select Income & Expenses > Scroll to Rentals, Royalties, and Farm > Select Farm Income and Farm Rental
- TurboTax Desktop: Search (upper right) type farm > Click Add/Edit farming Info... link
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