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Q&A: What percentage of America’s farms and ranches are family owned?
Question
What percentage of America’s farms and ranches are family-owned?
Answer
A whopping 97 percent of American farms are owned by families.
What percentage of America’s farms and ranches are family-owned?
A whopping 97 percent of American farms are owned by families.
Q: Do farming and ranching overlap?
A: Farming and ranching go hand-in-hand. Cattle, hogs and other livestock eat a lot of the crops grown here like field corn,... more
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