Farm Structure
What is "farm structure" and
how has it changed?
Who are small farmers and what do they contribute?
What is a "family farm?"
Are family farms disappearing?
How does the change in farm numbers vary
by farm size?
How many farmers are there?
How do changes in farm structure
affect the distribution of farm payments?
What role do small farms play in
U.S. agriculture?
Farm Characteristics
How important is off-farm income to farm
households?
How many minority farmers are there?
How concentrated is U.S. agricultural
production?
How has farmers' use of rented land changed
over time?
How does the age of farmers differ from that
of other members of the labor force?
What are emergent adaptive small
farm enterprises?
Agricultural Contracting
How common is the use of marketing and production
contracts?
How extensive is production contracting
in the U.S.?
How has production contracting for livestock
evolved?
What are the general terms of production
contracts in livestock?
Do livestock producers with contracts
have other alternatives for marketing their product?
Corporate Farming
What are family corporations?
Is corporate farming becoming more
prevalent?
Coordination: The larger role of public
corporation in agriculture?
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