search our site     home > key topics   farm financial & risk management Farm financial and risk management covers a complex variety of activities, such as obtaining assets for the farming business, servicing debt, coping with uncertain production and prices, and allocating farm family resources. ERS analysts track farm financial conditions and conduct research on factors that affect farm financial performance and the use of risk management practices such as crop and revenue insurance, futures and options, and contracting. related subtopics - provide a listing of resources related to subtopics of farm financial & risk management. Farm Financial Management Farm Risk Management related briefing rooms - offer an indepth discussion synthesizing ERS research Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) Farm Financial Management Farm Income and Costs Farm Risk Management Federal Taxes Lenders and Financial Markets feature ARMS Farm Financial Management, Household Finances, and Operator Characteristics Data—Newly updated to 2001. Tables, graphs, and downloadable spreadsheets on farm business finances and characteristics and farm households from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). Also includes information on farm household finances, and farm operator and operation characteristics classified by the ERS typology from ARMS data.(9/02) web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov updated: September 26, 2002  Also at ERS... latest publications (all) • ARMS Update Newsletter • Risk, Government Programs, and the Environment • Farm Sector and Household Income Forecast for 2004 latest data products (all) • Farm Income Data • Farm Financial Management Data Page • Costs and Returns Data resources • Contact an ERS Expert • Calendar of Releases services • Receive E-mail Updates • E-mail This Page • Translate This Page

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