Limited resource farms were concentrated in the West and Atlantic regions, 2017–20

Using data from the 2017–20 Agricultural Resource Management Survey, USDA, Economic Research Service researchers found that limited resource farmers and ranchers differ from operators of other farm types in several ways: They are more likely to be female and to identify as a member of a socially disadvantaged group and less likely to receive Government agricultural payments and to be younger than 65 years old.

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