America’s Diverse Family Farms: 2017 Edition

Robert Hoppe

No 266291, Economic Information Bulletin from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This report provides an overview of U.S. farms, including the latest statistics on production, financial performance, and farm household characteristics by farm size categories. Among the findings are that 99 percent of U.S. farms are family farms, and they accounted for 90 percent of farm production in 2016.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Industrial Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-12-15
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.266291

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