The USDA has released the results of the 2017 Census which shows while the number of farms is declining slightly, the number of producers is increasing.
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says a change in questioning captured
a better understanding of who’s farming.
“Do you realize 96 percent of these farms are family owned? I think that shows the history, the structure and the strength of American agriculture.”
In 2017, there were 3.4 million producers, up nearly seven
percent, operating slightly more than two million farms, down three percent. Large and small-sized farms are increasing while
mid-sized farms are on the decline.
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