On-Farm Income Is An Oxymoron This Year

The latest USDA American Farms and Ranches at a Glance report offers insights to how row crop growers are making a go of it financially in 2025.

By AgDay TV

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January 13, 2025 03:28 PM

One trend is showing that while farm income generally exceeded those of other U.S. households, the majority of farm households had farming losses and were getting the majority of their income from off farm sources, AgDay-TV reported on Monday.

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