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Agricultural census watchers have seen farm numbers dwindle ever since the 1940s. They fell from almost 247,000 in 2001 to about 193,500 in 2016, when the last census was taken (it’s taken every five years). It was alarming to see the country lose more than 50,000 farms in just 15 years. Meanwhile,
Last updated on May 03, 23
Posted on May 19, 22
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Illinois, United States
Owen Roberts is the Guelph-based Past-President of International Federation of Agricultural Journalists, and the Director, Agricultural Communications Program at the University of Illinois.
