@article{MacDonald:262221,
      recid = {262221},
      author = {MacDonald, James M.  and Korb, Penni  and Hoppe, Robert  A.},
      title = {Farm Size and the Organization of U.S. Crop Farming},
      address = {2013-08-01},
      number = {1477-2017-3987},
      series = {Economic Research Report Number 152},
      pages = {61},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {Cropland has been shifting to larger farms. The shifts  have been large, centered on a  doubling of farm size over  20-25 years, and they have been ubiquitous across States  and  commodities. But the shifts have also been complex,  with land and production shifting  primarily from mid-size  commercial farming operations to larger farms, while the  count  of very small farms increases. Larger crop farms  still realize better financial returns, on  average, and  they are able to make more intensive use of their labor and  capital resources,  indicating that the trends are likely  to continue. The report relies on comprehensive farm-level  data to detail changes in farm size and other attributes of  farm structure, and to  evaluate the key driving forces,  including technologies, farm organization and business   relationships, land attributes, and government policies. },
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262221},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.262221},
}