Farm Household Well-Being
Farm Household Well-Being

Author: Carol Adaire

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1437929257

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Household economic well-being can be gauged by the financial resources (income/wealth) available to the household or by the standard of living enjoyed by household members (consumption). Based on responses to an annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), the Dept. of Agriculture has long published estimates of farm household income and wealth. This report presents, for the first time, estimates of consumption-based measures of well-being for farm households based on new questions in ARMS. The consumption measure provides a different perspective from income or wealth on farm households¿ well-being relative to that of all U.S. households. Charts and tables.

U. S. Family Farms
U. S. Family Farms

Author: Kathleen Perry

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781634836296

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Most U.S. farms are family operations, and even the largest farms are predominantly family-run. Small farms are less profitable than larger farms, on average, and their operator households tend to rely on off-farm income for their livelihood. Generally speaking, farm operator households cannot be characterised as low-income when both farm and off-farm incomes are considered. Small family farms dominate the farm count, but midsize and large-scale family farms account for the bulk of farm production. Information on the different kinds of farms -- and the farmers who operate them -- is important for understanding the economic wellbeing of farm households and the implications of farm policy. This book proves accurate, detailed, and unbiased information on the structure and finances of U.S. farms, including the relationship of farm size and type to agricultural production, financial performance, sources of farm household income, and the extent of off-farm work. The book provides a sense of the financial position of family farms in general and of different types of family farms.

Farm Incomes, Wealth and Agricultural Policy Filling the CAP's Core Information Gap, 4th Edition
Farm Incomes, Wealth and Agricultural Policy Filling the CAP's Core Information Gap, 4th Edition

Author: Berkeley Hill

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 9781845938482

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The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been supporting the incomes of the European Union's agricultural community for half a century. Despite this, there is still no official system in place to track the economic wellbeing of farmers and their families. This book examines the evidence on the overall wealth of farming households, and concludes that in nearly all member states, they are not generally a poor sector of society, with disposable incomes that are similar to, or exceed, the national average.