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Iowa Farm Numbers Down 100 from Last Year
Iowa Ag Connection - 02/19/2018
The total number of farms in Iowa in 2017 was 86,900, down 100 farms compared with a year ago, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service -- Farms and Land in Farms 2017 Summary report. The largest decrease in number of farms
came in the $500,000-$999,999 range with a decrease of 300 farms from 10,000 in 2016 to 9,700 in 2017.
Total land in farms in Iowa in 2017 was 30.5 million acres, unchanged since 2014, however, total land in farms in the $100,000-$249,999 range rose to 3.00 million acres, while total land in farms in the $1,000,000 and over range fell to 9.50 million acres.
The average farm size in Iowa in 2017 was 351 acres, unchanged from last year. The average farm size in the $500,000-$999,999 range increased 28 acres from 890 in 2016 to 918 acres in 2017.
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