Stanton, Bernard F.; Jinkins, John E.; Ahearn, Mary Clare; … - In: Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 2
Much wider use of net value-added, instead of gross sales, can lend perspective on how farm size and structure are … changing in the United States. Net value-added is changing a more appropriate economic measure to use in comparing farms by … size or type on a consistent basis. Net value-added emphasizes the net returns to farm households from the use of their …