Just means it’s owned by the farmers
Though at their size, the farmers could be people that just own the farms and use farmhands for all the work
At some point, any business venture big enough to operate at commercial scale will see those with ownership drift towards management roles, since the owner is initially the only person with the authority to make a lot of those choices.
If it’s a family farm, at some point it’s likely that someone realizes that inheriting a farm gives you a leg up at operating a farm, but that you can still probably hire someone to run the farming business better than you.
If it’s family owned, they’re still less likely to raise to the level of ick that some of the big farm corporations can raise to, so it’s still likely better.
