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Diversity in U.S. Agriculture: A New Delineation by Farming Characteristics

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  • Sommer, Judith E.
  • Hines, Fred K.

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Cluster analysis groups 2,972 farming-defined counties into 12 clusters that reveal patterns of agricultural production across America. The authors of this report describe the 12 clusters that are relatively homogeneous with respect to three dimensions: farm enterprise, farm resources, and farm-nonfarm linkages. Minimizing diversity within a cluster allows analysis of a specific economic force or public policy change on clusters with specific characteristics or comparison of differential effects of shocks across various clusters. Such a delineation offers a starting point for assessing regional differences in the effects of alternative public policies on the farm sector.

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  • Sommer, Judith E. & Hines, Fred K., 1991. "Diversity in U.S. Agriculture: A New Delineation by Farming Characteristics," Agricultural Economic Reports 308152, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:308152
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308152
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    9. Lynch, Sarah, 1994. "Designing Green Support Programs," Policy Studies Program Reports, Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture, number 134111, January.
    10. Matthew C. LaFevor, 2022. "Characterizing Agricultural Diversity with Policy-Relevant Farm Typologies in Mexico," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-19, August.

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