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| Adamson, Dwight W.; Waugh, Andrew. |
| Farm structure is experiencing a persistent change. Since the early 1980s, US farms specializing in crops have constantly declined in number and grown in average size. Crop production has moved to large farms at the expense of small and medium sized farms. This shift in farm structure to more concentrated production is complex. Market forces such as technological change and changing factor input prices are likely contributors as they have been in the past. Another factor that has generated considerable interest is the role of commodity program payments. Commodity payments are tied to a farm’s current or historical production. Therefore, larger farms tend to receive the greatest share of commodity program payments. However, the extent that commodity... |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Farm Operator; Entry; Exit; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital; Q12; J61; J62. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124053 |
