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Iowa Loses 500 Farms in 2016
Iowa Ag Connection - 02/20/2017

The total number of farms in Iowa in 2016 was 87,000, down 500 farms compared to a year ago, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The largest decrease in number of farms came in the $1,000$9,999 range with a decrease of 600 farms from 26,600 in 2015 to 26,000 in 2016.

Total land in farms in Iowa in 2016 was 30.5 million acres, unchanged since 2014, however, total land in farms in the $1,000-$9,999 range fell to 0.9 million acres, while total land in farms in the $1,000,000 and over range rose to 9.6 million acres.

The average farm size in Iowa in 2016 was 351 acres, up two acres since last year.

The average farm size in the $1,000,000 and over sales class increased 32 acres from 1,301 in 2015 to 1,333 in 2016.


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