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Structure and Finances of U.S. Farms

Author : Robert A. Hoppe

Publisher : DIANE Publishing

Page : 72 pages

File Size : 44,45 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1437937004

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Book Description

Most U.S. farms -- 98 percent in 2007 -- are family operations, and even the largest farms are predominantly family run. Large-scale family farms and non-family farms account for 12 percent of U.S. farms but 84 percent of the value of production. In contrast, small family farms make up most of the U.S. farm count but produce a modest share of farm output. Small farms are less profitable than large-scale farms, and their operator households tend to rely on off-farm income for their livelihood. Farm operator households cannot be characterized as low-income when both farm and off-farm income are considered. Nevertheless, limited-resource farms still exist and account for 3 to 12 percent of family farms, depending on how ¿limited-resource¿ is defined. Graphs.









Publicly Funded Agricultural Research and the Changing Structure of U.S. Agriculture

Author : National Research Council

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 314 pages

File Size : 32,3 MB

Release : 2002-03-18

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0309170346

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested that the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National Research Council (NRC) convene a panel of experts to examine whether publicly funded agricultural research has influenced the structure of U.S. agriculture and, if so, how. The Committee to Review the Role of Publicly Funded Agricultural Research on the Structure of U.S. Agriculture was asked to assess the role of public-sector agricultural research on changes in the size and numbers of farms, with particular emphasis on the evolution of very-large-scale operations.





U. S. Farmland Ownership, Tenure, and Transfer

Author : Daniel Bigelow

Publisher :

Page : 53 pages

File Size : 13,69 MB

Release : 2016-09-28

Category :

ISBN : 9781457863486

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Farmland tenure shapes many farm decisions, including those related to production, conservation, and succession planning. The relatively advanced age of many farmers raises questions abut land ownership, especially how land will be transferred to the next generation of agricultural landowners and operators. This study provides a descriptive baseline analysis of land ownership and then focuses on more detailed aspects of land tenure, including non-operator landlords, rental agreements, the acquisition and transfer of land, and how decisionmaking is shared by landlords and their tenants. The report is designed to support broad discussions related to agricultural land ownership and to provide a starting point for more detailed statistical analysis. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.