America's Diverse Family Farms: Assorted Sizes, Types, and Situations

Robert Hoppe andJames M. MacDonald

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: Family farms;    farm businesses;    farm financial situation;    farm operator household income;    farm structure;    farm typology;    government payments;    small family farms;   

RP-ID  :  AIB-769

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

This report describes a farm typology developed by the Economic Research Service (ERS), which categorizes farms into more homogeneous groups than classifications based on sales volume alone, producing a more effective policy development tool. The typology is used to describe U.S. farm structure.