1140 KSOO - Live Local Radio in Sioux Falls, SD » SD Agriculture http://ksoo.com The talk of Sioux Falls Sun, 19 May 2013 15:43:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Fewer Farmers, Larger Farms http://ksoo.com/fewer-farmers-larger-farms/ http://ksoo.com/fewer-farmers-larger-farms/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:23:28 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=67638 I'm guessing you've heard by now that South Dakota had fewer farms in  2012 than in 2011, and the average farm size grew during that time. I'm sure this news didn't surprise anyone.

By the numbers,  the USDA says South Dakota had 31,000 farms in 2012, 300 fewer than in 2011

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]]> http://ksoo.com/fewer-farmers-larger-farms/feed/ 0 The USDA says South Dakota had fewer, but larger farms in 2012 than in 2011.