The long-term decrease in farm employment has moderated in recent years, although technological gains continue, and farmers often need to moonlight in nonfarm jobs in order to remain in the business. (Author)

This annual report includes major time series that reflect changes in farm production, production inputs, and production efficiency. Time series data are presented for the United States and, in most cases, for 10 farm production regions. The text highlights changes since the previous year or specified time period. In previous reports in this…