Is Farm Consolidation the Future—or the End of Small Farms? | The Granary
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Farm consolidation: dirty word or necessary evolution? Damian Mason sits down with Matt Miles, Temple Rhodes, and Concept AgriTek's Daniel Hensley for a no-BS roundtable that digs into the shrinking number of farms, the realities behind "corporate farming," and what it really means to survive in modern ag. Spoiler alert: it's not all evil corporations and land grabs.
From emotional debates about losing small-town ag roots to the raw truth about why most farms disappear (hint: it ain’t just “big ag”), the group breaks down the economic, generational, and strategic shifts changing the ag landscape. First-generation farmers? Unicorns. Collaboration? Critical. And small farms? Still possible—with a niche, grit, and maybe a few side hustles.
It’s an honest, heated, and hilarious discussion on the uncomfortable topic everyone in ag is thinking about. Don’t miss this one.
This episode is presented by the good people at Concept AgriTek.
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