search our site     home > key topics > farm structure, income, & performance   farm financial performance Farm operators, land owners, and providers of production contracts all contribute to farm income. ERS measures the distribution of farm earnings among these participants, as well as the providers of land, labor, capital, and managerial inputs used in production, through analyses of sector value-added accounts. Factors that affect the value-added, profitability, and financial performance of the U.S. agricultural sector are presented and analyzed. 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 Farm Structure feature Income, Wealth and the Economic Well-Being of Farm Households—This report examines factors that affect the economic well-being of farm operator households based on USDA's ARMS survey data. The analysis uses a new concept of economic well-being that captures farm household wealth and expenditures in addition to more conventional income measures. The report examines whether farm households are inherently disadvantaged and whether they have lower incomes, lower wealth, and lower household expenditures than nonfarm households. AER-812 (7/02) web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov updated: July 10, 2002  Also at ERS... latest publications (all) • Amber Waves, February 2004 • Agricultural Income and Finance Outlook • Agriculture Economy Improves in 2003 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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