Farm and Ranch Management Merit Badge History

Earned through 19811,921

Best year19811,195 earned

All-time popularity#222official, as of 2020#224by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1980. Peak year 1981 with 1,195. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1980726 earned#106 of 132

19811,195 earned#105 of 134

"#105 of 134" means the badge was number 105 of the 134 merit badges earned that year. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

1980726#106 of 132

19811,195#105 of 134

Grand total through 1981:

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Farm and Ranch Management: workbook data

Printings (6)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #
x	1980	April	9	back-9a	4.5M	1980	3348
	1981	not made
x	1982	January	9	back-9a	2.5M		3348
x	1983	September	9	back-9a	2M		3348
c	1984	December	9		1.6M		3348
x	1985	October	9	back-9b-2	2M		3348
	1986	not made
x	1987	May	9	back-9b-2	2M		3348

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1980	726	106	132
1981	1,195	105	134