Short of some made-for-TV catastrophe, I don't see any way to revert to smaller farms as the rule instead of the exception. 40 years ago, It was difficult to make a living farming. I would think the family farm would be near impossible to achieve these days. Plus, how many young people these days would want to work as hard as is necessary to make a farm run? I heard recently that the average age of farmers was around, or slightly over, 60 y/o.