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flag Minnesota lost 1,300 farms and 100,000 acres of farmland from 2024 to 2025 due to trade tensions, costs, and urbanization.

flag Minnesota lost 1,300 farms and 100,000 acres of farmland from 2024 to 2025, according to a USDA report, with the state’s farm count dropping to 64,000. flag Officials cite ongoing trade tensions, including tariffs from 2025, as key factors, despite a $12 billion federal aid program. flag The decline reflects a long-term trend of farm consolidation driven by economic pressures, rising costs, and land loss to urbanization. flag Average farm size in Minnesota increased to 395 acres. flag Nationally, farm numbers fell to 2.03 million, with farmland decreasing to 873.95 million acres.

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