National Ag News
Fewer overall farms in Minnesota, but more high-revenue operations
Feb 17, 2017, 17:06 PM
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New USDA data shows while there are fewer farms in Minnesota, the number of high-revenue operations is increasing.
The National Ag Statistics Service says the state was down 300 farms in 2016, for a total of 73,300.
However, the number of farms in the $100,000 to $250,000 dollar sales class increased 100 to 8,600.
Total land in farms has remained steady since 2013 at nearly 26 million acres.
