FAQ

Definitions of commonly used terms in Grower Profile

Demographic: DTN value derived from and combined from FSA, CDL, CA DPR sources for describing Contains Crop, Income, Livestock, Summary, etc. data. GFI: Gross Farm Income Household: An association/total of acres to a single household based on multiple data points and algorithms, which have been tested over many years. The intent is to, as best

Definitions of commonly used terms in FarmFocus

Demographic: DTN value derived from and combined from FSA, CDL, CA DPR sources for describing Contains Crop, Income, Livestock, Summary, etc. data. GFI: Gross Farm Income Household: An association/total of acres to a single household based on multiple data points and algorithms, which have been tested over many years. The intent is to, as best

What is GFI?

GFI or Gross Farm Income – FarmMarket data’s term for Gross Income at the Grower or Household calculated using commodity yields and prices per acre at the county level (if no yield/price exists at the county, then state followed by national numbers are used to determine). Additionally, the GFI number is affected by known government

What are considered grain crops?

The summary field Combinable is all grains including dry beans, corn, rice, sorghum, barley, millet, wheat, rye, oats, flax, soybean, and dry beans. When someone says small grains, or doesn’t want the grain to include corn, sorghum, rice or soy, then use the summary field Cereal Grains (CRL Grains). This only includes barley, millet, wheat,

Why is California data collected differently?

In addition to compiling FSA/USDA data for California growers who are in a Farm Program, DTN accesses documented grower data from the State of California – California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CA DPR).  This state data is very comprehensive and rich with specialty crop information at the grower level.  Many California growers produce only specialty