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

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英文名称：

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

作者：

Robert A. Hoppe; James M. MacDonald

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=42394

关键词：

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

年份：

2001

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

8 pp

语种：

English

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.