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Dairy farms decline across U.S

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America’s Dairy Farms Have Vanished

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In 1970 , more than 648,000 US dairy farms milked cattle.

By 2022 , only 24,470 dairy farms were in operation.

Dairy farm numbers have fallen over the past few decades , but larger farms have kept the overall number of cows fairly steady.

The biggest complication is how dairy farmers are paid for the products they produce.

The average age of all farmers in the 2022 Census of Agriculture was 58.1 .

Only 9 percent were considered “young farmers,” age 34 or younger.

Only 53 percent of all producers said they were actively engaged in estate or succession planning.

The FMMO is currently undergoing reform, which may help stem the tide of dairy farmers exiting.

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