family farms

Ask the American Farm Bureau Federation, they’ll tell you a proposal to eliminate the stepped-up basis in agriculture would have a costly impact on farmers nationwide. AFBF chief economist John Newton said tax policy is important in helping farmers pass their operations on to future generations. ...

The nation’s dairy industry has changed a great deal over the past two decades. Farms are larger in scale, with more cows, and with advancements in technology, dairy cattle breeders are focusing more on improving herd genetics and performance than ever before. Mil ...

The Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program is now accepting applications for their 2021 century and sesquicentennial awards. To qualify, the original property has to have been in the same family for 100 or 150 years. Program Coordinator Andrea Kuenzi said the award began back in 1958 to honor Oregon's Ag industry and to start documenting the state's multi-generational farms. S ...

According to numbers released by NASS, family farms comprise 96% of all U.S. farms and 82% of the value of all agricultural products sold. Those numbers come from the recently released the data in the 2017 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology report ...

Starting this Sunday, a new mini-documentary series on raising cattle in America will get underway. The series, which runs every Sunday during the month, is called “A Rare Breed: Legacies of Excellence,” and it will launch on the Certified Angus Beef Brand Cattlemen Connection YouTube channel. The ne ...

New data from the USDA shows nearly half of all family farmers and their spouses reported having a job off the farm in 2018. USDA’s Economic Research Service reports the majority of households, regardless of farm size, say they work off the farm because it is more lucrative than farm work, provides more reliable income, and may offer health and retirement benefits. Am ...

A recent letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the current Market Facilitation Program creates “winners and losers among neighbors.”  The Letter by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson urges the Department of Agriculture to strongly consider a list of concerns in issuing the next round of payments under the program.   Peterso...

Friday has been designated as National Farmer's Day, a day set aside for all Americans to pay tribute to Farmers and all that they do not only gather our food and fiber but helping our local economies.  As the Farm to Fork movement becomes more and more popular, the Ag community is trying to tell consumers what's truly happening on the farm.  Da...

A recent USDA report said American farms have grown larger over the past three decades, but it’s still family farmers who are running them.  John Newton, with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said family farms have taken advantage of opportunities to improve their operations.   “...

The USDA Economic Research Service has released a report that looked at the state of family farms in the U.S. for 2017.   Ag Economist Robert Hoppe authored the study and highlights some of the results.   “Farming is basically still a family business in the United States. About 99 perce...