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Farm Program Acres

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Overview

Start using the Farm Program Acres mapping applicationThis data product allows you to download and map county-level farm program and planted acreage data. Users can manipulate the data to illustrate the share of commodity base acreage planted to nine major program crops (corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, wheat, rice, cotton, peanuts, and oilseeds). You can make and customize both maps and tables.

This mapping application functions best in Internet Explorer (version 6.0 or later).

Data

Start using Start Using
Make and download custom maps and tables of planted and program acres.
Updated July 2008


Download the data Download the Data
Get the data that are used to generate the maps.
Updated July 2008

Available data include:

  • Program acres from USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA):
    • Production Flexibility Contract acres under the 1996 Farm Act, by commodity,
    • Base acres designated under the 2002 Farm Act, by commodity, and
    • Base acres updated to 1998-2001 plantings under the 2002 Farm Act, by commodity.
  • Planted acreage from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Related Links

Economic Analysis of Base Acre and Payment Yield Designations Under the 2002 U.S. Farm Act evaluates farmer’s decisions to designate base acres under the 2002 Farm Act. Findings suggest that decisionmakers responded to economic incentives in their designations of base acres by selecting those options that resulted in the greatest expected flow of program payments.

ERS Farm and Commodity Policy Briefing Room provides background on farm policy and an explanation of the various programs. Also included is a glossary of policy terms and access to ERS analyses of the impacts of farm policy, commodity-specific farm programs, and commodity trade policy, highlighting the impacts of the 2002 Farm Act.

U.S. and State Farm Income Data provides national- and State-level estimates of farm program government payments.

National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats provides acreage and production data on agricultural commodities.

 

For more information, contact: Edwin Young

Web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov

Updated date: July 15, 2008