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The only source I can find for the claim that beef is 97% family farms is the Kansas Livestock Association.
Most others say 98% of farms are family farms - not cattle farms, just farms, and then use a weird definition of family farm. Small family farms are 89% but there is no indication of how much of the cattle farms are family owned.
USDA says "Finally, large-scale and non-family farms dominate production of beef production and high value crops which include vegetables, fruits/tree nuts, and nursery/greenhouse products."
What's your source? Save me from digging, I'm tired lol
Source: I own cows, they eat grass.
https://www.neogen.com/neocenter/blog/fast-facts-state-of-u-s-cattle-ranching/
https://ussoy.org/97-the-percentage-of-u-s-farms-that-are-family-owned/
thx for forwarding the links
I didn't know this and it was fascinating to learn