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This depends a fair bit on how you define "farmer", of course.
by NoGravitas 1y ago
This depends a fair bit on how you define "farmer", of course.
- Isamu 1y agoIf you raise crops or farm animals, you are a farmer. The USDA is not trying to pull a fast one with the definition of a farmer. We could have a discussion about farmers that have other jobs and so are part time farming and part time something else. That tends to correlate with less intensive farming like corn and soybeans.
- NoGravitas 1y agoIs a massive agribusiness conglomerate a farmer? Most farmland in the US is "owner operated". But really, that just means it's not rented out by a non-operator landlord, which is the distinction that USDA article makes.