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        Ninety-eight percent of U.S. farms are family farms, and they account for 87% of production.

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        ERR-260, November 14, 2018

        An analysis of how--and why--food costs for school meals provided by Federal programs vary by region.

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        Among produce growers, larger growers (measured by annual produce sales) had adopted food safety practices at higher rates than smaller growers in advance of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Rule.

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        Between 1982 and 2012, larger crop farms were more productive than smaller crop farms in the Heartland region. This productivity gap has widened over time and may have driven the ongoing shift in production to larger farms. Aggregate produc...

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Unemployment and median household income for the U.S., States, and counties, 2007-17 5/24/2018 1/31/2019
Poverty estimates for the U.S., States, and counties, 2016 1/25/2018 1/31/2019
Educational attainment for the U.S., States, and counties, 1970-2016 1/25/2018 1/31/2019
Population estimates for the U.S., States, and counties, 2010-17 4/19/2018 4/19/2019
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