Why Farms In America Are Increasing In Size

For my research paper I researched why farms in America are growing in size. This topic was very interesting. I learned many things while writing this paper.

One interesting fact I learned while writing my reasearch paper was that half of all farmers in America are between the ages of 45 and 65. This was interesting because many of my family members are farmers and the do fall in this age range but I have never noticed this before. Also, I am thinking about going in to a profession that has something to do with agriculture and this fact makes me want to go into the ag field even more because young people are very needed in the ag community.

Another interesting fact I learned was that the Milk Income Loss Contract has a cap on it. This contract means that the government will pay farmers when prices for milk go below a certain price. This amount is capped so bigger farmers cannot make as much money from the government. My family has a small farm and it is nice to know the government is making ways to help the smaller farmers.