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| Autor/inn/en | Ahearn, Mary; und weitere |
|---|---|
| Institution | Economic Research Service (USDA), Washington, DC. |
| Titel | Farming-Dependent Counties and the Financial Well-Being of Farm Operator Households. Agriculture Information Bulletin Number 544. |
| Quelle | (1988), (17 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Adults; Agricultural Production; Agriculture; Economics; Farm Management; Farmers; Government Role; Income; Public Policy |
| Abstract | The financial well-being of farmers varies with the local economy's dependence on farming. Farming-dependent counties (where farming contributes at least 20 percent of the county's total earnings in 1980-84), offer limited nonfarm employment opportunities. These operators earn high farm incomes but face large debts. Declining land values have lowered their equity positions. Government payments provide a larger share of their incomes than for farms in other areas because these farmers specialize in producing crops included in farm commodity programs. Farms in counties not so dependent on agriculture are smaller, produce a greater quantity and variety of crops, rely less on farming for income, and have better equity positions. Average farmland values in these counties are higher because farming competes with other business, residential, and recreational land uses. A change in government agricultural policy, especially in the direction of overall reduction in payments or direct payments to low-income farmers, would have a great negative impact on farm-dependent counties. (KC) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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