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On 8/2/22 13:18, Fred Bloggs wrote:
USDA does mention part of that.
https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2010/05/18/small-farms-big-differences
\"In fact, all of the growth occurred among farms under $1,000 in sales.
These are classified as farms so long as they have enough land or
livestock to generate $1000, whether or not actual sales reach that
level. Most of these operations are better described as rural
residences; the households on these farms â and on many other small
farms â rely heavily on off-farm income.\"
https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2020/01/23/look-americas-family-farms
\"Our research found that family farms remain a key part of U.S.
agriculture, making up 98% of all farms and providing 88% of
production. Most farms are small family farms, and they operate
almost half of U.S. farm land, while generating 21% of production.
Midsize and large-scale family farms account for about 66% of
production; and non-family farms represent the remaining 2.1% of
farms and 12% of production.\"
That tells you right there the big farms are way more productive than
the mom and pop farms. One reason is the caliber of farm management.
Another thing they don\'t mention is that a lot of these small farms
can\'t support themselves with the farm so at least one of the owners
works a full time job elsewhere in addition to their farming- that
sort of makes the farming a part time thing. Another thing they\'re
not mentioning is there\'s a lot fraud in farming. There are a lot of
no goods who register as agricultural for purposes of tax breaks,
subsidies, and getting paid NOT TO GROW anything. Then there are a
bunch of government subsidized crop insurance scams going. Nothing
beats insuring a bottom land crop near a river and having a flood
wipe it all out. You get paid on some per acre yield of the crop
without having to lift a finger.
USDA does mention part of that.
https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2010/05/18/small-farms-big-differences
\"In fact, all of the growth occurred among farms under $1,000 in sales.
These are classified as farms so long as they have enough land or
livestock to generate $1000, whether or not actual sales reach that
level. Most of these operations are better described as rural
residences; the households on these farms â and on many other small
farms â rely heavily on off-farm income.\"