The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines a farm as “the land on which $1,000 of farm produce is made or could be made during the year.” In Ticonderoga County, however, these family farms have been slowly dying for 40 years now. Jeff Mackey, a professor of sociology at Ticonderoga College, states that “the family farm is becoming as rare as the dinosaur.” Unfortunately, agricultural officials say there is no comeback in sight.
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