Dan Severson, the New Castle County Extension Agent, came to speak with us about the livestock industry in Delaware. He explained that almost all farms are family owned farms but only 2% of the US population is involved in farming. The amount of animals has steadily declined since WWII because we are figuring out how to make them more efficient growers. The number of farms has also declined as there is a shift from many tiny farms to a few large farms.  We have the least expensive, most abundant and safest food compared to the rest of the world.