Farm Demographics: There are 42 farmers taking part in the project representing approximately 98 % of the farmers in the area. The farms vary in size from small 80 acre private holdings, to large private, corporate land colony style farms of several thousand acres each.
Livestock:
12 Cattle Producers with approximately: 725 cows;
herd size varies from 5-95 cows (plus calves), the majority of the calves
are sold out of the area before one year of age. 2 Hog Producers with approximately
460 sows the majority of the hogs are finished in the project area.
Types of Farms: Grain. Mixed (Livestock and Grain) and Special Crop Production
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