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Being a farmer is also a lifestyle choice.

• iknowstuff 6mo ago
  So what, you want to give them everything for free? They make good money, they don’t need further subsidies beyond what they receive for farming
  • nxm 6mo ago
    You need to examine economics of being a farmer these days…. They do not make good money
    • myroon5 6mo ago
      'Median total farm household income has exceeded the median U.S. household income in every year since 1998' 'In 2024, median farm operator household income exceeded median U.S. household income by 22.7 percent' 'In 2024, the median U.S. farm household had $1.6 million in wealth' 'In 2024, fewer than 3 percent of all farm households had wealth levels that were lower than the estimated U.S. median household level and over 97 percent had wealth levels higher than the U.S. median' https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/farm-household-well-being/income-and-wealth-in-context https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/farm-household-...