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  • Crop insurance payments to farmers vary by farm type
    4/24/2024
    Crop insurance payments to farmers vary by farm type
  • Crop acreage managed under mix of owner operation and lease agreements
    4/18/2024
    Crop acreage managed under mix of owner operation and lease agreements
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Fewer U.S. farms are growing wheat
    4/3/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Fewer U.S. farms are growing wheat
  • A greater share of women-only operations are retirement farms
    3/26/2024
    A greater share of women-only operations are retirement farms
  • Agricultural Census shows strong growth in direct sales from farms and ranches
    3/21/2024
    Agricultural Census shows strong growth in direct sales from farms and ranches
  • African-American-operated farms were smaller and more focused on livestock than other farms in 2018–20
    3/14/2024
    African-American-operated farms were smaller and more focused on livestock than other farms in 2018–20
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Number of U.S. farms decreased 10 percent from 2012 to 2022
    3/8/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Number of U.S. farms decreased 10 percent from 2012 to 2022
  • Expiring estate tax provisions would increase the share of farm estates that owe taxes
    3/5/2024
    Expiring estate tax provisions would increase the share of farm estates that owe taxes
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Number of U.S. farms falls below 2 million
    2/28/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Number of U.S. farms falls below 2 million
  • Rural employment has returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic level
    2/21/2024
    Rural employment has returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic level
  • Productivity growth is the major driver of U.S. agricultural growth
    2/13/2024
    Productivity growth is the major driver of U.S. agricultural growth
  • From forecast to estimate: How a farm income forecast progresses
    2/12/2024
    From forecast to estimate: How a farm income forecast progresses
  • Farm sector profits forecast to fall in 2024 from record high in 2022
    2/7/2024
    Farm sector profits forecast to fall in 2024 from record high in 2022
  • Highest percentages of limited resource farms are in Atlantic and West regions of United States
    2/2/2024
    Highest percentages of limited resource farms are in Atlantic and West regions of United States
  • Most small family farms are at high financial risk based on operating profit margin
    1/23/2024
    Most small family farms are at high financial risk based on operating profit margin
  • Large-scale family farms lead in terms of value of production for many commodities in 2022
    1/17/2024
    Large-scale family farms lead in terms of value of production for many commodities in 2022
  • Genetically engineered crops continue to dominate soybean, cotton, and corn acres planted by U.S. farmers
    1/2/2024
    Genetically engineered crops continue to dominate soybean, cotton, and corn acres planted by U.S. farmers
  • Warming temperatures in U.S. Corn Belt expected to continue into next decade
    12/5/2023
    Warming temperatures in U.S. Corn Belt expected to continue into next decade
  • Farm sector profits forecast to fall in 2023 from record highs in 2022
    11/30/2023
    Farm sector profits forecast to fall in 2023 from record highs in 2022
  • Growth rate of global agricultural output has slowed
    11/27/2023
    Growth rate of global agricultural output has slowed
  • Most States with high net farm income saw growth in 2022
    11/21/2023
    Most States with high net farm income saw growth in 2022
  • Paycheck Protection Program loans provided $5.8 billion to U.S. farm sector in 2020
    10/23/2023
    Paycheck Protection Program loans provided $5.8 billion to U.S. farm sector in 2020
  • Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) disbursed $23.5 billion to U.S. farmers and ranchers in 2020
    10/19/2023
    Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) disbursed $23.5 billion to U.S. farmers and ranchers in 2020
  • U.S. farm operations report record cash receipts from commodity sales in 2022
    10/12/2023
    U.S. farm operations report record cash receipts from commodity sales in 2022
  • Employment in U.S. agriculture grew 6 percent between 2012 and 2022
    10/3/2023
    Employment in U.S. agriculture grew 6 percent between 2012 and 2022
  • Sources of growth in global agricultural output, 1961–2021
    9/29/2023
    Sources of growth in global agricultural output, 1961–2021
  • Agricultural labor expenses forecast to increase by almost 2 percent in 2023
    9/11/2023
    Agricultural labor expenses forecast to increase by almost 2 percent in 2023
  • Farm sector profits forecast to fall in 2023 from record highs in 2022
    8/31/2023
    Farm sector profits forecast to fall in 2023 from record highs in 2022
  • Smaller cow-calf operations still outnumber large operations, but herd sizes have increased
    8/17/2023
    Smaller cow-calf operations still outnumber large operations, but herd sizes have increased
  • Projected real estate debt more than double nonreal estate debt in 2023; both increased steadily since 2000
    8/10/2023
    Projected real estate debt more than double nonreal estate debt in 2023; both increased steadily since 2000
  • Real estate assets constitute more than four-fifths of total U.S. farm sector assets
    8/10/2023
    Real estate assets constitute more than four-fifths of total U.S. farm sector assets
  • Ratios that factor in interest expenses and debt used as indicators for potential farm sector financial stress
    8/10/2023
    Ratios that factor in interest expenses and debt used as indicators for potential farm sector financial stress
  • Farm sector debt projected to be slightly above cash receipts in 2023)
    8/10/2023
    Farm sector debt projected to be slightly above cash receipts in 2023)
  • Interest expenses for 2023 projected to rise 19 percent to almost $34 billion
    8/10/2023
    Interest expenses for 2023 projected to rise 19 percent to almost $34 billion
  • Federal funds rate has soared since March 2022
    8/10/2023
    Federal funds rate has soared since March 2022
  • Debt-to-asset ratio for 2023 is forecast to be marginally weaker than the 21-year average
    8/9/2023
    Debt-to-asset ratio for 2023 is forecast to be marginally weaker than the 21-year average