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Working the Land With 10 Acres: Small Acreage Farming in the United States

  • by Doris Newton
  • 4/29/2014
  • EIB-123

Overview

Approximately 294,000 U.S. farms operated on 10 or fewer acres in 2007. While most small acreage (SA) operations did little farming, about 50,000 had sales of $10,000 or more in 2007. This report focuses on SA farms, especially those grossing $10,000 or more per year, and examines such characteristics as production strategies, types of products, sales, household income, and financial performance.

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