Agriculture Taxation Data Program (ATDP)

Degree of specialization of farm, category

Degree of specialization refers to the percent a particular commodity (for example, potatoes) contributes to an establishment's total sales (for example, crop and livestock sales).

Farm refers to an agricultural operation that produces at least one of the following products intended for sale: crops (hay, field crops, tree fruits or nuts, berries or grapes, vegetables, seed); livestock (cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, game animals, other livestock); poultry (hens, chickens, turkeys, chicks, game birds, other poultry); animal products (milk or cream, eggs, wool, furs, meat); or other agricultural products (Christmas trees, greenhouse or nursery products, mushrooms, sod, honey, maple products).

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Degree of specialization