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Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company by shams93 on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @10:01PM (#16270983)
The problem is around 98% of farmers have to lease their land. Most farmland in the US is owned by a handful of people.
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Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company by tengbretson on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @10:22PM (#16271038)
Really want to see a source on this one.
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Re:Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan to Create Healthcare Company by dredmorbius on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @12:15PM (#16275445)
Not sure this fully backs the statistic above, but a detailed USDA report:

https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/74672/60298_ei...

It doesn't clearly state how many farmers lease land, but 39% of acreage is rented.

The 98% statistic appears in the follwing item, but concerns white vs black land ownership, not rental vs. ownership:

https://inequality.org/research/owns-land/

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