This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of the map and charts in the Economic Research Service report "Beginning Farmers and Ranchers At A Glance" (EB-22),
published in January 201e. The content and context of this file is as of the publication date of the report. After time, the material may not reflect the current ERS program of work, may be outdated, 
and/or superseded, so please visit the website to obtain the latest information: www.ers.usda.gov. Any reuse of this image should include attribution to "Economic Research Service/USDA."

The following inventory lists the files in this folder.


File name		Description

(fig01.png)		Figure 1 - Share of beginning farmers has been declining
(fig02.png)		Figure 2 - Beginning farms are less likely to specialize in grains and row crops than established farms
(fig03.png)		Figure 3 - Households operating beginning farms have higher average off-farm income and lower average farm income at every farm size 
(fig04.png)		Figure 4 - Households operating beginning farms work more off the farm, less on the farm
(fig05.png)		Figure 5 - Most common method of land acquisition is from a nonrelative, but established farms of all sizes are more likely to inherit land or purchase it from a relative
(fig06.png)		Figure 6 - Beginning farms are less likely to participate in Government direct payment programs, and when they do, average payments are less
