FAMILIES
AND FOOD
USDA research found that family farms remain a
key part of U.S. agriculture, making up 98% of all
farms and
providing 88%
of production.
Most farms are
small family farms, and they operate almost half of U.S. farmland, while generating 21%
of production. Midsize and
large-scale family farms account for about 66% of production; and
non-family farms represent the remaining 2.1%
of farms and
12% of production.