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Involuntary Exits from Farming: Evidence from Four Studies

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  • Bentley, Susan E.
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In this report… The consequences of leaving farming because of financial problems varied, according to case studies of farm exit in southwestern Wisconsin, Texas, North Dakota, and Dodge County, Georgia, in the early 1980's. On average, farmers who were forced out under financial stress had significantly higher household incomes after exit than those earned from farming. Many former farm operators still own their farmland, although remaining debt loads and tax liabilities are sobering. Nearly all found other jobs and most remained in their home counties. Farm loss was spread broadly among diverse sizes and types of farms in the four studies.

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  • Bentley, Susan E. & et al. (+10), 1989. "Involuntary Exits from Farming: Evidence from Four Studies," Agricultural Economic Reports 308083, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:308083
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308083
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    1. Barlett, Peggy F., 1984. "Microdynamics of Debt, Drought, and Default in South Georgia," 1984 Annual Meeting, August 5-8, Ithaca, New York 278996, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    2. Peggy F. Barlett, 1984. "Microdynamics of Debt, Drought, and Default in South Georgia," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 66(5), pages 836-843.
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    1. H. Frederick Gale, 2003. "Age-Specific Patterns of Exit and Entry in U.S. Farming, 1978–1997," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 25(1), pages 168-186.
    2. Mary Clare Ahearn & Penni Korb & Jet Yee, 2009. "Producer Dynamics in Agriculture: Empirical Evidence," NBER Chapters, in: Producer Dynamics: New Evidence from Micro Data, pages 369-391, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Gale, Fred & Henderson, David, 1991. "Estimating Entry and Exit of U.S. Farms," Staff Reports 278525, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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