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Decrease in small, midsized farms highlighted in Ag Census

02/21/24 6:20 AM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS agricultural consolidation Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack American Farm Bureau Federation cattle farming Census of Agriculture dairy farms Farm Action livestock and poultry operations USDA USDA Ag Outlook Forum
Former Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in 2019 that the economic realities of dairy farming were forcing farmers to get bigger or get out of the business. The 2022 Census of Agriculture confirms the continuing trend toward larger farming operations.
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