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by giantg2 1522 days ago
The dots connect differently than you suggest. Sure, maybe in a suburban area the farms turn to golf courses. Many small farms are scooped up by larger farms. Looks like almost 10% reduction in number of farms since '86 and the size of the large farms have increased.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/big-farms-are-getting-b...