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  • Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor
    12/30/2020
    Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor
  • Larger corn and soybean farms used more futures, options, and marketing contracts in 2016
    11/13/2020
    Larger corn and soybean farms used more futures, options, and marketing contracts in 2016
  • Organic dairy farms had higher costs, but also higher gross returns, than conventional farms in 2016
    9/8/2020
    Organic dairy farms had higher costs, but also higher gross returns, than conventional farms in 2016
  • Average net returns of large dairy operations exceeded those of farms with smaller herds between 2005 and 2018
    8/14/2020
    Average net returns of large dairy operations exceeded those of farms with smaller herds between 2005 and 2018
  • The number of hogs sold or removed per farm increased from 1998 to 2015
    7/31/2020
    The number of hogs sold or removed per farm increased from 1998 to 2015
  • Large dairy operations realized gross returns that exceeded total costs
    7/22/2020
    Large dairy operations realized gross returns that exceeded total costs
  • Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor
    7/8/2020
    Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor
  • Agricultural consolidation has increased the midpoint acreage for most crops since 1987
    4/6/2020
    Agricultural consolidation has increased the midpoint acreage for most crops since 1987
  • Production contracts dominate hog and poultry production, while marketing contracts are more widely used in crops and dairy
    2/10/2020
    Production contracts dominate hog and poultry production, while marketing contracts are more widely used in crops and dairy
  • Contracts are most prevalent in production of poultry, tobacco, hogs, peanuts, and fruits
    10/28/2019
    Contracts are most prevalent in production of poultry, tobacco, hogs, peanuts, and fruits
  • Productivity of farms in the Heartland increased over time, but more slowly for smallest farms
    10/11/2019
    Productivity of farms in the Heartland increased over time, but more slowly for smallest farms
  • ICYMI... Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor
    9/12/2019
    ICYMI... Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor
  • Contracts governed one-third of the value of agricultural production in 2017, with a concentration in livestock
    7/12/2019
    Contracts governed one-third of the value of agricultural production in 2017, with a concentration in livestock
  • Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor
    4/15/2019
    Smaller farms often rely on the principal operators and their spouses for labor, while larger farms rely on hired labor
  • Small farms represented one-quarter of total production in 2017; share varied by commodity
    4/5/2019
    Small farms represented one-quarter of total production in 2017; share varied by commodity
  • Crop production in the Heartland has shifted to farms with at least 1,000 acres
    3/19/2019
    Crop production in the Heartland has shifted to farms with at least 1,000 acres
  • One-third of U.S. farm output is produced under contract, but the share differs by commodity
    12/17/2018
    One-third of U.S. farm output is produced under contract, but the share differs by commodity
  • Farms by operating profit margin (OPM) and farm type, 2017
    12/13/2018
    Farms by operating profit margin (OPM) and farm type, 2017
  • Distribution of the value of production by farm type for selected commodities, 2017
    12/13/2018
    Distribution of the value of production by farm type for selected commodities, 2017
  • Pasture and rangeland have shifted to smaller farms over time
    10/29/2018
    Pasture and rangeland have shifted to smaller farms over time
  • Small farms produce a different mix of commodities than larger farms
    8/13/2018
    Small farms produce a different mix of commodities than larger farms
  • Livestock production has shifted to more specialized farms over time
    7/6/2018
    Livestock production has shifted to more specialized farms over time
  • Older operators often run small family farms, particularly retirement and low-sales farms
    5/25/2018
    Older operators often run small family farms, particularly retirement and low-sales farms
  • Midpoint acreage more than doubled for all five major field crops
    5/10/2018
    Midpoint acreage more than doubled for all five major field crops
  • Cropland has shifted to larger farms over the last three decades
    3/15/2018
    Cropland has shifted to larger farms over the last three decades
  • Nearly 40 percent of U.S. farms run by multiple operators
    3/1/2018
    Nearly 40 percent of U.S. farms run by multiple operators
  • The share of indemnities from Federal crop insurance for each farm type roughly mirrors its share of harvested cropland
    1/24/2018
    The share of indemnities from Federal crop insurance for each farm type roughly mirrors its share of harvested cropland
  • Multiple-operator and multiple-generation farms, by farm type, 2016
    1/22/2018
    Multiple-operator and multiple-generation farms, by farm type, 2016
  • Share of principal farm operators age 65 and older, by farm type, 2016
    1/22/2018
    Share of principal farm operators age 65 and older, by farm type, 2016
  • Share of farms and value of production by age and retirement status of the principal operator, 2016
    1/22/2018
    Share of farms and value of production by age and retirement status of the principal operator, 2016
  • Share of production by type of farm varies across commodities, 2016
    12/18/2017
    Share of production by type of farm varies across commodities, 2016
  • Payments from Government farm programs have shifted to higher-income farm households to varying degrees, but with declines in some since 2013
    12/1/2017
    Payments from Government farm programs have shifted to higher-income farm households to varying degrees, but with declines in some since 2013
  • Cropland is shifting to larger farms, even as average size changes little
    11/24/2017
    Cropland is shifting to larger farms, even as average size changes little
  • The share of beginning midsize farms held steady from 2005 to 2014
    8/15/2017
    The share of beginning midsize farms held steady from 2005 to 2014
  • Dairy farming offers profits, but also financial risks
    5/25/2017
    Dairy farming offers profits, but also financial risks
  • Million-dollar farms accounted for over half of production in 2015
    3/7/2017
    Million-dollar farms accounted for over half of production in 2015