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The Exodus of American Farmers
In America, farmers leaving farming and farms: an outcome of modernization and market reforms.
USDA
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Farmers Losing Out in Industrial Agriculture
Industrial agriculture results in farmers getting less and less, but food is not cheap for consumers.
The Wall Street Journal - Diners are Finding $13 Burgers Hard to Swallow
National Farmers Union - The Farmer's Share
The Rise of Corporate Land Ownership
In the US, progressively, land owned by small farmers reduce, while that owned by big farms and absentee landlords go up.
A Special Report to the Family Farm Action Alliance - The Food System: Concentration and Its Impacts
USDA ERS, Report no. 152 - Farm Size and the Organization of U.S. Crop Farming
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The Financial Pressures on US Farmers
According to USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), over 50% of farmers operate their farms at a loss – i.e. income from farming is negative.
USDA ERS - Farm Household Income Estimates
Farm Bureau, Market Intel - Net Farm Income Projected to Drop to 12-Year Low
The Financial Strain on Farmers Since the 1980s
From 1980s, as parity (like MSP) started going away, income of dairy farmers progressively reduced from small to more and more negative.
USDA, ERS, no. 274 - Consolidation in U.S. Dairy Farming
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The Revival of Farm Suicides in the US
Farm suicide in America is a scourge that has returned with vengeance.
New York Times - A Death in Dairyland Spurs a Fight Against a Silent Killer
National Rural Health Association Policy Brief - Addressing Higher Risk of Suicide Among Farmers in Rural America
Big-Ag's Monopoly on Farming Wealth
Thanks to monopolization, American big-Ag or the corporates in the farming business have made astronomical profits.
Bayer Gross Profit 2010-2023 | BAYRY
Archer Daniels Midland Gross Profit 2010-2023 | ADM
Tyson Foods Gross Profit 2010-2023 | TSN
Bunge Global SA Gross Profit 2010-2023 | BG
Cargill Heads to Record Profit on Booming Agriculture Market
Deere Predicts Record Profit on Farm, Infrastructure Spending
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