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Title: |
Small Farms in the United States |
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| Edited by: |
Danielle N Peeters |
| ISBN10-13: |
1617283010 : 9781617283017 |
| Illustrations: |
tables & graphs |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
155x230mm |
| Pages: |
130 |
| Weight: |
.364 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - March 2011 |
| List Price: |
143.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Subjects: |
Politics & government : Economics : USA |
| Small farms account for 91 percent of all farms and 23 percent of agricultural production. There are large differences among small farms, however, because USDA statistics are based on a very broad farm definition. Most small-farm production occurs on small commercial farms with a gross cash farm income (GCFI) of at least $10,000. Most places counted as small farms, however, are much smaller than that; 60% of small farms have GCFI of less than $10,000, and 22 percent have less than $1,000. This book examines the differences between small and large farms and distinguishes between non-commercial farms and small commercial farms and their viability for the future in the United States. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Small Farms in the United States: Persistence under Pressure; Beginning Farmers: Additional Steps Needed to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of USDA Assistance (Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, U.S. Senate - GAO); Statement of Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, before the House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship & Trade; Testimony of Bill Holbrook, before the House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship & Trade; Statement of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, by Rich Hudgins, President & CEO, California Canning Peach Association, Council Member, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, before the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship & Trade; Testimony of Jim Anderson, Executive Director, Missouri Wine & Grape Board, before the House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship & Trade; Index. |
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