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Determinants of Farm Household Income Diversification in the United States: Evidence from Farm-Level Data

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  • Mishra, Ashok K.
  • Erickson, Kenneth W.
  • Harris, James Michael
  • Hallahan, Charles B.
  • Uematsu, Hiroki

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This study examines the determinants of income diversification of farm households in the United States. Farm households allocate their time between farm and off-farm activities to help stabilized household income (consumption). What characterizes those households who engage in off-farm activities? Is there any pattern over time? Using 1999, 2003 and 2007 farm-level data from the USDA’s Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), this study estimates intensity of off-farm income (or income diversification). The results show that older operators, full owners, and small farms have higher intensity of off-farm income in total household income. In contrast, dairy farms, vertically coordinated farms and farms located in the Southern and Pacific regions have lower intensity of off-farm income. In other words, household incomes of these farms are less likely to be diversified.

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  • Mishra, Ashok K. & Erickson, Kenneth W. & Harris, James Michael & Hallahan, Charles B. & Uematsu, Hiroki, 2010. "Determinants of Farm Household Income Diversification in the United States: Evidence from Farm-Level Data," 2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado 61632, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea10:61632
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.61632
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