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As the Number of American Farms and Farmers Declines, Agriculture Secretary Urges Climate Action to Reverse the Trend

Daily Yonder

The farm then creates a second source of income.” In other words, Vilsack argued, climate action could help save the American farm. The problem, the census data suggest, is that American farms, especially big factory farms that generate significant greenhouse gas emissions, are growing in size.