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Small Family Farms Produce Majority of Poultry, Eggs
USAgNet - 01/19/2022
In 2020, most of the values of cotton (62 percent), dairy (73 percent), and specialty crops (57 percent) were produced on large-scale family farms. USDA defines a family farm as one in which the principal operator and related family own the majority of the
assets used in the operation.
Large-scale family farms are those with an annual gross cash farm income of $1 million or more. However, small family farms produced the bulk of hay production (59 percent) and poultry and egg output (49 percent) in 2020. Poultry operations are often
classified as "small" because most output is under a production contract arrangement, with a contractor paying a fee to a farmer who raises poultry to maturity.
Additionally, more than one-quarter of beef production occurred on small family farms that generally have cow/calf operations. Another 42 percent of beef production occurred on large-scale family farms, which are more likely to operate feedlots. Midsize
family farms production ranges from 8 to almost 30 percent of value of production. Nonfamily farms produce the smallest share of the value of production for most commodities.
Of all the commodities, nonfamily farms contribute the most to specialty crop production at 27 percent.
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