The number of farms in the U.S. peaked in the mid-1930s before declining during the next four decades as operations became fully mechanized. It is now projected that there are just over 2 million farms across the country.
Randy Dickhut with Farmers National Company spoke with RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander on the numbers, how it stands compared to previous years, and what to expect moving forward.
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