The annual USDA Diverse Family Farms report says most U.S. farms are owned by families.
“Ninety-eight percent of farms are family farms, and they account for 87 percent of farm production,” said Chris Burns, economic researcher at the USDA.
Small farms make up 89 percent of the total farm count and represent half the country’s farmland, according to Burns, referring to the annual report. Another finding in the USDA report is that farm households in general are neither low income or low wealth.
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