search our site     home > key topics > farm financial & risk management   farm financial management The many challenges to successful farm management posed by the dynamic policy and economic environment in which farms operate mean that farmers are confronting greater risks and greater flexibility to make changes in their business plans and organizations. This topic measures the financial status of farm and ranch businesses including their degree of indebtedness and vulnerability to changes in income, cash flow, input costs, and interest rates, and identifies economic, policy, demographic, and other factors that contribute to the financial performance of farms. related briefing rooms - offer an indepth discussion synthesizing ERS research Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) Bankruptcies Farm Financial Management Farm Income and Costs Farm Policy, Farm Households, and the Rural Economy 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) • Stability of Farm Income and the Role of Nonfarm Income in U.S. Agriculture • The Dynamics of Wealth Concentration Among Farm Operator Households • Technology Adoption and Its Impact on Production Performance of Dairy Operations latest data products (all) • Farm Income Data • Crop Production Practices • Farm Financial Management Data Page resources • Contact an ERS Expert • Calendar of Releases services • Receive E-mail Updates • E-mail This Page • Translate This Page

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