Technology: Killing the small farm and helping large operations produce maximum yields

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Whatever your opinion on "big farming" pushing small firms into obscurity...know this.  Today's large farming operation is very advanced.  This piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel written by Rick Barrett discusses some of the advances that have really produced incredible yields from the same areas. 

"It's apparent how successful technology is in farming today, as we are producing more every year with fewer farmers," said Tamara Kass, director of agricultural products for DTN.

For example, in 1997 the national average corn yield per acre was 128 bushels. Seven years later it was up to 160 bushels. And milk production has increased 18% per cow over the last 10 years.

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