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Erin and Aaron Pape have a grass-fed beef, pork and chicken operation, Pape Family Pastures, near Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Women were operators on 51 percent and principal operators on 14 percent of all farm operations in 2019.
Cattle graze as they move to a lush green paddock at Pape Family Pastures near Peshtigo, Wisconsin. About 90 percent of the farms in the United States are small. In 2019, small farms accounted for 49 percent of the land operated by farms. Family farms as a group, across type, accounted for 98 percent of farms and 86 percent of production in 2019.
Sun dries a grain field while a combine awaits along Wisconsin Highway 32 near Lakewood, Wisconsin. Midsize and large-scale family farms dominate the production of cash grains and soybeans at 71 percent.
Hay is raked along Wisconsin Highway 118 near Benoit, Wisconsin. Large-scale family farms account for more than two-thirds of dairy production
Clouds float peacefully in a summer sky above a farm along U.S. Highway 2 near Hurley, Wisconsin. Small family-owned farms comprise about 90 percent of the 2 million farms that remain in the United States.
Jason Maloney and Red
Information regarding “America’s Diverse Family Farms” is now available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.
Jason Maloney is an “elderly” farm boy from Marinette County, Wisconsin. He’s a retired educator, a retired soldier and a lifelong Wisconsin resident. He lives on the shore of Lake Superior with his wife, Cindy Dillenschneider, and Red, a sturdy loyal Australian Shepherd.
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Erin and Aaron Pape have a grass-fed beef, pork and chicken operation, Pape Family Pastures, near Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Women were operators on 51 percent and principal operators on 14 percent of all farm operations in 2019.
Cattle graze as they move to a lush green paddock at Pape Family Pastures near Peshtigo, Wisconsin. About 90 percent of the farms in the United States are small. In 2019, small farms accounted for 49 percent of the land operated by farms. Family farms as a group, across type, accounted for 98 percent of farms and 86 percent of production in 2019.
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