Under the USDA’s Definition, 90% of Iowa’s Farms Are 'Family Farms'

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By Modern FarmerSep 18, 2018, 11:19 am494 ptsHot
By Dan Nosowitz When you think of "family farms," a nice bucolic image probably comes to mind: something small, maybe lower-budget or lower-tech, run by a family. According to the USDA's definition, those farms definitely are "family farms." But so, under this definition, are multi-thousand-acre corporate…

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