Louisiana Has Fewer Farmers Than it Did 5 Years Ago. Why Is That?

By Faimon A. Roberts III

The Advocate

Louisiana lost more than 2,000 farms between 2017 and 2022, driven by the continued nationwide trend of fewer but larger farms, a new federal report shows.

While the number of individual farms fell, the amount of land used for farming in Louisiana has remained roughly the same over the last five years.

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