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Economic Conditions and Obesity
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To the Editor: I would like to correct an error in the otherwise excellent and thought-provoking Commentary by Drs Ludwig and Pollack.1 The article's assertion that "family farms have all but disappeared, largely replaced by industrial agriculture" is not correct. Ninety-eight percent of US farms in the 2004 farm census were "family farms."2 Nonfamily corporations account for less than 1% of farms and 6% to 7% of farm products sales in each agricultural census since 1978.2
Perhaps Ludwig and Pollack were trying to describe changes in farm size in their "family farm" vs "industrial agriculture" terminology. Family farms having gross annual sales more than $250 000 now account for more than half of all US agricultural production.2 The number of these relatively large operations (most of which still qualify as "small business" per the US Small Business Administration) is increasing. However, the number of very small farms (annual sales under $10 000) . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Kristin Farry, PhD
technical@excaliburfarms.biz
Excalibur Technical Services, Inc
Madison, Virginia
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