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Robert A. Hoppe

Former ERS Staff

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While at ERS, Bob Hoppe conducted research on farm structure—how farms are organized to use and control their resources. He also was instrumental in updating the ERS farm typology—a farm classification system—used to analyze and provide information on different types of farms. 

ERS Publications by this Author
Farm Labor, Human Capital, and Agricultural Productivity in the United States Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2019 Three Decades of Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture America’s Diverse Family Farms: 2017 Edition The Evolving Distribution of Payments From Commodity, Conservation, and Federal Crop Insurance Programs
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Amber Waves Articles by this Author
Increases in Labor Quality Contributed to Growth in U.S. Agricultural Output Examining Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture Older Operators Often Run Small Family Farms, Particularly Retirement and Low-Sales Farms Large Family Farms Continue To Dominate U.S. Agricultural Production Understanding America’s Diverse Family Farms
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