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USDA: Family Farms Still Dominate A Majority of U.S. Farms

Here are eight takeaways illustrating the landscape of U.S. farm productivity and financial resources. Released on Dec. 10, USDA-ERS published its 2024 edition of America’s Farms and Ranches at a ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

Small Family Farms, The Roots of American Agriculture

When people are asked what a “small farm” is, they may base their answer on the number of acres or number of animals a farm has – and they often assume that there aren’t many of them. However, small, ...
Capital Press

Adoption of precision technologies increases with farm size

USDA’s annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey found that the adoption of key precision agriculture technologies on farms and ranches depends on a variety of variables. “Broadly, what we found ...
Star Tribune

USDA says Minnesota farms are growing in size, but shrinking in number

Minnesota farms are growing in size but shrinking in number, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture census released Tuesday. The once-every-five-years USDA agricultural census, which ...