 Agricultural
Resource Management Survey (ARMS) data play a key role in much ERS
research and analysis on U.S. farm business, farm household, and
farm resource issues. Links to research featuring ARMS data directly,
or based at least in part on ARMS data are organized by topic below.
Research Monographs
farm income and farm policy
Income, Wealth, and the Economic
Well-Being of Farm Housholds AER-812 (7/02)
Food
and Agricultural Policy: Taking Stock for the New Century USDA
(9/01)
Analysis of the U.S. Commodity Loan
Program with Marketing Loan Provisions AER-801 (4/01)
A Safety Net for Farm Households
AER-788 (10/00)
Supply Response Under the 1996
Farm Act and Implications for the U.S. Field Crops Sector TB-1888
(9/00)
farm characteristics and cost of production
Characteristics and Production Costs
SB-974
- Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Corn Farms (9/01)
- Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Cotton Farms (10/01)
- Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Cow-Calf Operations
(11/01)
- Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Soybean Operations
(4/02)
- Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Wheat Operations
(7/02)
Structure, Management, and Performance
Characteristics of Specialized Dairy Farm Businesses in the United
States AH-720 (10/00)
Characteristics of U.S. Wheat Farming:
A Snapshot SB-968 (6/00)
Determinants of Financial Performance
of Commercial Dairy Farms TB-1859 (7/98)
Farm Business Economics Updates
FBEI
- Peanut Production Costs, Income, and Farm Characteristics (8/97)
- Oat Production Costs, Income, and Farm Characteristics (7/97)
- Sorghum Production Costs, Income, and Farm Characteristics (2/97)
- Wheat Production Costs, Income, and Farm Characteristics (12/96)
farm structure and farm households
America's Diverse Family Farms:
Assorted Sizes, Types, and Situations AIB-769 (5/01)
Structural and Financial Characteristics
of U.S. Farms: 2001 Family Farm Report AIB-769 (5/01)
Change in U.S. Livestock Production,
1969-92 AER-754 (7/97)
farm finances and taxes
Effects of Federal Tax Policy on
Agriculture AER-800 (4/01)
How Would Fundamental Tax Reform
Affect Farmers: Policy Issues in Rural Development AIB-751-01
(5/99)
The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997:
Provisions for Farmers and Rural Communities AER-764 (7/98)
When Are Farm Interest
Rate Subsidy Programs Most Effective?AIB 724-11 (2/98)
farm risk management
Managing Risk in Farming: Concepts,
Research, and Analysis AER-774 (3/99)
Characteristics and Risk Management
Needs of Limited-Resource and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
AIB-733 (4/97)
farm production practices
Adoption of Bioengineered Crops
AER-810 (6/02)
Pest Management in U.S. Agriculture
AHB-717 (10/99)
Genetically Engineered Crops for
Pest Management in U.S. Agriculture AER-786 (5/00)
Economic Issues in Agricultural
Biotechnology AIB-762 (3/01)
Agricultural
Resources and Environmental Indicators
- 1.1 Land Use
- 2.2 Irrigation Water Management
- 4.2 Soil Management and Conservation
- 4.3 Pest Management
- 4.4 Nutrient Management
- 5.1 Agricultural Productivity
AREI Updates
- Nutrient Use and Practices on Major Field Crops. No. 97-7 (12/97)
- Organic Fruit Growers Survey No. 97-4 (6/97)
- Pest Management on Major Field Crops No. 97-1 (2/97)
- Cropping Patterns of Major Field Crops and Associated Chemical
Use No. 18 (12/96)
- Manure Management by U.S. Pork Producers in 1992 No. 7 (8/96)
- Organic Vegetable Growers Surveyed in 1994 No. 4 (5/96)
- 1995 Nutrient Use and Practices on Major Field Crops No. 2 (5/96)
farm resource conservation
Agri-Environmental Policy at the
Crossroads: Guideposts on a Changing Landscape AER-794 (1/01)
Adoption of Agricultural Production
Practices: Lessons Learned from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Area Studies Project AER-792 (1/01)
farm production and food safety
Tracing the Costs and Benefits
of Improvements in Food Safety: The Case of the Hazard Analysis
and Critical Control Point Program for Meat and Poultry AER-791
(10/00)
U.S. and foreign agricultural trade
Agriculture in Brazil and Argentina:
Developments and Prospects for Major Field Crops WRS-013 (12/01)
Situation and Outlook
"Estimating Farm-Level Effects of Adopting Herbicide-
Tolerant Soybeans." Oil Crops. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
OCS-2001, Oct. 2001. pp. 25-34.
"The Changing Tax Burden of Farmers," in Agricultural
Income and Finance, AIS-68 (2/98)
USDA Agricultural Baseline Projections
to 2010 WAOB-2001-1 (2/01)
Farm Bill Background Reports
Monthly
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
Articles in Agricultural Outlook Magazine
'Farms, the
Internet, & E-Commerce: Adoption & Implications" AGO-286
(11/01)
"Organophosphate
Insecticides Being Scrutinized, Restricted" AGO-286 (11/01)
"Higher
Cropland Values from Farm Program Payments: Who Gains?"
AGO-286 (11/01)
"Argentina
& Brazil Sharpen Their Competitive Edge" AGO-284 (9/01)
"New
Tax Law Includes Savings for Farmers" AGO-284 (9/01)
"Development
at & Beyond the Urban Fringe: Impacts on Agriculture" AGO-283
(8/01)
"Using
Farm-Sector Income as a Policy Benchmark" AGO-282 (6/01)
"Impact
of Government Payments to Farms Varies by Level of Profitability
& Household Income" AGO-282 (6/01)
"Government
Payments to Farmers Contribute to Rising Land Values" AGO-282
(6/01)
"Falling
Prices and National Farm Policy: The Northern Great Plains"
AGO-282 (6/01)
"Agri-Environmental
Payments: Rewarding Farmers for Environmental Performance"
AGO-281 (5/01)
"Moving
Farmers Toward New Production Practices"
"Genetically
Engineered Crops: Has Adoption Reduced Pesticide Use?"
AGO-273 (8/00)
"Conservation
on Rented Farmland: A Focus on U.S. Corn Production" AGO-258
(1/99)
for more information, contact:
Mitch Morehart
web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov
page updated: September 8,
2004
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