A comparison of data collected through farm management associations and the Agricultural Resource Management Survey

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the characteristics of farms who participate in farm management associations to the wider population of farms at the state level. Design/methodology/approach – Farm-level records obtained from the USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey (...

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Published inAgricultural finance review Vol. 74; no. 4; pp. 492 - 500
Main Authors H. Kuethe, Todd, Briggeman, Brian, D. Paulson, Nicholas, L. Katchova, Ani
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2014
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Advantages
Age
Agricultural lending
Agricultural practices
Agricultural resources
Agriculture
Anniversaries
Associations
Corporate planning
Costs
Data collection
Farm management
Farmers
Farms
Finance
Financial institutions
Livestock
Polls & surveys
Population
Resource management
Resource surveys
Studies
Kansas
United States > US
Illinois
Kentucky
Iowa
Texas
Minnesota
Nebraska
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Summary:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the characteristics of farms who participate in farm management associations to the wider population of farms at the state level. Design/methodology/approach – Farm-level records obtained from the USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) are compared to similar data obtained from farm management associations in three states: Illinois, Kansas, and Kentucky. Findings – Data collected through farm management associations tend to represent larger farms and a greater share of crop producers as compared to livestock producers. Association data, however, capture a greater share of younger farm operators. Originality/value – This is the first study to compare farm statistics from several farm management associations to ARMS, and the study confirms the findings of existing studies of prior USDA surveys.
ISSN:0002-1466
2041-6326
DOI:10.1108/AFR-09-2014-0023