Ping !
“Despite fewer farms and reduced acreage, the value of agricultural production has increased by 40% (17% in inflation-adjusted dollars), reaching $543 billion in 2022.”
As much as the Globalists want us starving, it’s not happening.
USDA defines a ‘farm’ as an entity that sells over $1K in goods over the course of a year. OK, THAT surprised me!
I could do that selling ONE steer! I’ve DONE that from a make-shift farm stand at the side of the road selling seedlings, vegetables, plants, eggs and flowers...all produced on less than an acre!
I agree with other posters that say there’s so much fraud, waste & abuse (and pork!) in farm bills and the way bills are padded with kickbacks. Find me a bill that isn’t? Find me ONE sector of Mother Government that hasn’t been INFLATED beyond all reason! Grrrr!
But, farming IS changing as much as we might hate to admit it.
There’s no way I’d want to do all I do without some mechanical help; my mule is too old to pull a plow...and so am I. :)