The Off-Farm Occupations of U.S. Farm Operators and Their Spouses

Jason Brown andJeremy Weber

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: occupation;    industry;    off-farm income;    ARMS;   

RP-ID  :  EIB-117

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

Most farm households earn all of their income from nonfarm sources and even those operating larger farms often have substantial nonfarm income. This study finds that when farm operators and their spouses work off-farm, they are most likely to hold a management or professional occupation.