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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 2007
Page
5
The classification outlines three farm size categories: Commercial for annual sales above 250000 dollars, Intermediate for sales below 250000 dollars, and Rural residence for households with little farm income. These definitions guide program eligibility and statistical reporting.
A 2005 USDA analysis shows over 90 percent of farm household income comes from off-farm sources, with just over 2 million US farms and only about 10 percent commercial. Experts discuss how family farms often operate under corporate umbrellas, citing tax and succession reasons and noting the complexity of incorporating.
In Kansas amid low farm mood, small farmers like Geiger pursue vertical integration with wheat cleaning and shipping control to compete with larger neighbors. Mitchell defends current subsidies as supportive, while Mulch and Nightengale push for reforms favoring sustainability and local farming, underscoring tensions over farm size and community impact.
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