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The family farm is a thing of the past. They are called hobby farms
by short12 5y ago
The family farm is a thing of the past. They are called hobby farms
- randomdata 5y agoHobby farms generally are run by an individual. Family farms are run by families, and thus tend to be much larger to be able to support families.
- colechristensen 5y agoMy father farming on ~400 acres purchased from the government ~140 years ago isn't a hobby. The records for the deed have only my relatives after the Louisiana Purchase. There aren't a whole lot of family farmers left out there, but they do exist (regardless of large operations branding themselves as "family farms" because "I have a family!" and what others classify them as).
- rcpt 5y agoHow do I interpret this? https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/even-mega-farms-are-mostly-family-owned/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/even-mega-farms-are-mos... Most farms are "family" owned but perhaps OP was trying to communicate that nowadays farm owners are rarely farm workers?
- colechristensen 5y agoA very large proportion of farms of any size have a single owner or are split between e.g. brothers. A rather small proportion of farms are singly/family owned and have a majority of the work done by that family.