bripat9643
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That's a devious proposition. In this day and age, few farms are sole-proprietorships. for tax reasons, they are all incorporated, even the so-called "family owned farms." So, are those farms covered by the new regulations or not? I think you'll find they are.
Only if he actually looks.
I think BRIT and Quant need to research before they ASSume things...
Family Farms
So, this wouldn't apply to 96% of the farms in the country.Family Farms Overview
The vast majority of farms and ranches in the United States are family owned and operated. USDA classifies family farms as any farm organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family corporation. Family farms exclude farms organized as nonfamily corporations or cooperatives, as well as farms with hired managers (USDA, Economic Research Service 2007 Family Farm Report). Under this definition, the National Agricultural Statistics Services 2007 Census of Agriculture reported that family farms account for almost 96 percent of the 2,204,792 farms in the United States.
You're assuming the law uses the same definition of "family farm" as the USDA.
Bad assumption.