Well who changed things? Farmers themselves by embracing new technology that made producing agricultural crops easier and with less labor,so then they were able to buy out the neighboring farms and keep getting bigger.Then buying in larger amounts from wholesalers rather than the local farm suppliers, communities shrunk in size.So it went the once big time operator was suddenly the little guy when a bigger outfit moved in.Interestingly in my area with high real estate values the large farms are cashing out while people with small acreage are growing ag products to sell directly to consumers just like we did back in the 1950's.The day of the small farmer growing and selling things like commercial soybeans and corn are about over, the money is in direct sales to consumers things like vegetables,beef,poultry,etc that can be directly consumed by the buyer.
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