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Q&A: What percentage of America’s farms and ranches are family owned?

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What percentage of America’s farms and ranches are family-owned?

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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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Rotate crops to help keep soil healthy. (Jim Sipes)

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In pre-refrigeration days, hogs were harvested in the fall and cured for six to seven months, just in time for Easter dinner. That’s how ham came to be the traditional Easter favorite.

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