This research uses data from the 2004 Agricultural Resource Management Survey and probit regression to examine the determinants of poverty among U.S. farm households. The findings reveal, among others, the importance of a livelihood strategy that combines participation in government programs and...

U.S. farms vary greatly in size, specialty, and household characteristics. U.S. regions differ markedly in natural resource endowments. And States themselves are widely divergent in terms of their preferences as to how funds from agricultural programs should be spent. Given this diversity, can...

Article Titles: "Little Original Under Farm Policy Sun"; "Direct Government Farm Program Payments Distribution Targeted To Production"; "Targeting Is The Latest Bumper Sticker"; "Targeting Farm Payments in the 100th Congress"; "Congress Lacks A Clear Consensus on Farm Policy Goals"; "'Decouple'...

Agricultural households adjust to policy changes through market mechanisms by altering: their production mix, labor input, and on- and off-farm investments. Because of the significant heterogeneity among farms in the US agricultural sector, various types of farm households respond to the same...