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Financial Position of Farm Operator Households

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This paper explores the income situation and outlook for family farms from both farm and offfarm sources. The paper analyzes 2010 estimates, the latest year for which USDA survey data exist, and forecasts for 2011 and 2012. The paper also has a focus on the 20 percent of farmers and ranchers who make up the beginning farmer and rancher population.

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  • Ahearn, Mary Clare, 2012. "Financial Position of Farm Operator Households," Agricultural Outlook Forum 2012 126270, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Outlook Forum.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:usao12:126270
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.126270
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    1. Ahearn, Mary Clare, 2012. "Beginning Farmers and Ranchers: Who Are They?," Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, pages 1-2, May.
    2. Ahearn, Mary Clare & Newton, Doris J., 2009. "Beginning Farmers and Ranchers," Economic Information Bulletin 58618, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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