Number of U.S. farms continue to decline

Data from the USDA shows the number of farms in the U.S. is declining and a farm real estate specialist says he expects the trend to continue. Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal, says it’s getting more and more expensive to run an operation. “We’ve seen such a run up in land values that […]

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