The Disappearing American Farmer
Successful Farming|Mid-November 2024
A new book examines this trend and how it can be stopped.
Lisa Foust Prater
The Disappearing American Farmer

According to the 2022 Census of Agriculture, there are 1.9 million farms in the United States, the lowest number since 1850.

The biggest decline occurred from the 1930s to the 1970s, but on average, 45,000 farms have disappeared each year for a century.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Mid-November 2024 من Successful Farming.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Mid-November 2024 من Successful Farming.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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