Newer EPA regulations, land use restrictions, and high taxes are putting farmers out of business ...
As of when I posted this, the average age of a farmer int e US is 57 .

Lets say I was younger than I am now, and wanted to start a farm ... first I would have to buy land , which is not cheap .
Than I would have to buy equipment, which is not cheap .

After paying all the bank loans, insurance, legal fees, and property taxes it would be impossible to make any kind of profit ... LINK
So there is no motivation for any one to take up farming .



Corporate farms can make money because they can process thousands of acres of land.