Mitch Morehart

Former ERS Staff

Briefly

While at ERS, Mitch Morehart was responsible for establishing USDA's annual perspective about the financial status and activities of farms including their degree of indebtedness and vulnerability to changes in income, input costs, and interest rates. He conducted research that identified economic, policy, demographic, and other factors that explain differences in the management and financial structure of farms and ranches. He was also actively engaged in the development and management of the annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS).

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