GRAPHIC: Large Family Farms Produced Most Beef, Hogs, And Dairy In 2020

A new review of USDA data from Investigate Midwest shows that the vast majority of farms in the U.S. are not producing most of our meat and dairy.

Large family farms — ones bringing in more than $1 million a year — produce most of the cattle and hogs in the country, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.

A majority of farms in the U.S. are considered small, or having an annual income less than $250,000. But the large-sized farms tend to produce much more.

With beef, the large-scale family farms are more likely to operate feed lots, which concentrate a large number of animals into a relatively small space, according to the USDA.