The Myth Of The Family Farm

Author : Ingolf Vogeler
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000303704

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The Myth Of The Family Farm by Ingolf Vogeler Pdf

The ideal of the family farm has been used to justify a myriad of federal farm legislation. Land grants, the distribution of irrigation water, land-grant college research and services, farm programs, and tax laws all have been affected. Yet, asserts the author, federal legislation and practices have had an institutional bias toward large-scale farms and agribusiness and have hastened the demise of family farms. Dr. Vogeler examines the struggle between land interests in the private and public sectors and finds that the myth of the family farm has been used to obscure the dominance of agribusiness and that the corporate penetration of agriculture has in turn contributed to the plight of migrant workers, the decline of small towns, and the economic difficulties of independent farmers. Dr. Vogeler also identifies the major shortcomings of agribusiness and federal land-related laws and programs; examines the regional impact of agribusiness and federal farm programs on rural areas; and considers the role of racial minorities and women in the development of agrarian capitalism. In conclusion, he offers a structural analysis that provides the means for progressive social change and states that the achievement of economic equality in rural America and the dismantling of the corporate control of agriculture can be realized through farmer-labor alliances.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 080321748X

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Family Farming by Anonim Pdf

Americans decry the decline of family farming but stand by helplessly as industrial agribusiness takes over. The prevailing sentiment is that family farms should survive for important social, ethical, and economic reasons. But will they? This timely book exposes the biases in American farm policies that irrationally encourage expansion, biases evident in federal commodity programs, income tax provisions, and subsidized credit services. Family Farming also exposes internal conflicts, particularly the conflict between the private interests of individual farmers and the public interest in family farming as a whole. It challenges the assumption that bigger is better, critiques the technological basis of modern agriculture, and calls for farming practices that are ethical, economical, and ecologically sound. The alternative policies discussed in this book could yet save the family farm, and the ways and means of saving it are argued here with special urgency. ø This Bison Books edition includes a new introduction by the author providing a more national perspective, underscoring the repetitive cycles of American agriculture over the decade, and assessing the major policy issues that have dominated agriculture in recent years.

Author : Sarah K Mock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1636768202

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Farm (and Other F Words) by Sarah K Mock Pdf

We love The American Farmer. We trust them to grow our food, to be part of children's nursery rhymes, to provide the economic backbone of rural communities, and to embody a version of the American dream. At the same time, we know that "corporate farms" are disrupting the agrarian way of life that we so admire, and that we've got to do something to stop it. So what's our plan for saving the farms we love? In Farm (and Other F Words), Sarah K Mock dismantles misconceptions about American farms and discovers what makes small family farms work, or why they don't. While exploring the intersection of farming and wealth, Mock offers an alternative perspective on American agricultural history, and outlines a path to a more equitable food system moving forward. Calling for change, Farm (and Other F Words) tackles questions like: Do farmers really get paid not to farm? Are "big corporate farms" the future? How much good has the food movement done for small family farmers? Ultimately, Mock suggests a solution without putting the onus for change on struggling consumers and reminds us that, "the future of American agriculture is not yet decided."

Author : Anne E. Carr,Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664255124

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Religion, Feminism, and the Family by Anne E. Carr,Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen Pdf

Contemporary women's movement and the future of the American family.

Author : Beth Hoffman
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781642831597

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Bet the Farm by Beth Hoffman Pdf

"Eloquent and detailed...It's hard to have hope, but the organized observations and plans of Hoffman and people like her give me some. Read her book -- and listen." -- Jane Smiley, The Washington Post In her late 40s, Beth Hoffman decided to upend her comfortable life as a professor and journalist to move to her husband's family ranch in Iowa--all for the dream of becoming a farmer. There was just one problem: money. Half of America's two million farms made less than $300 in 2019, and many struggle just to stay afloat. Bet the Farm chronicles this struggle through Beth's eyes. She must contend with her father-in-law, who is reluctant to hand over control of the land. Growing oats is good for the environment but ends up being very bad for the wallet. And finding somewhere, in the midst of COVID-19, to slaughter grass finished beef is a nightmare. If Beth can't make it, how can farmers who confront racism, lack access to land, or don't have other jobs to fall back on hack it? Bet the Farm is a first-hand account of the perils of farming today and a personal exploration of more just and sustainable ways of producing food.

Author : Elizabeth Ramey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317749592

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Class, Gender, and the American Family Farm in the 20th Century by Elizabeth Ramey Pdf

Integrating a focus on gender with Marx’s surplus-based notion of class, this book offers a one-of-a-kind analysis of family farms in the United States. The analysis shows how gender and class struggles developed during important moments in the history of these family farms shaped the trajectory of U.S. agricultural development. It also generates surprising insights about the family farm we thought we knew, as well as the food and agricultural system today. Elizabeth A. Ramey theorizes the family farm as a complex hybrid of mostly feudal and ancient class structures. This class-based definition of the family farm yields unique insights into three broad aspects of U.S. agricultural history. First, the analysis highlights the crucial, yet under-recognized role of farm women and children’s unpaid labor in subsidizing the family farm. Second, it allows for a new, class-based perspective on the roots of the twentieth century "miracle of productivity" in U.S. agriculture, and finally, the book demonstrates how the unique set of contradictions and circumstances facing family farmers during the early twentieth century, including class exploitation, was connected to concern for their ability to serve the needs of U.S. industrial capitalist development. The argument presented here highlights the significant costs associated with the intensification of exploitation in the transition to industrial agriculture in the U.S. When viewed through the lens of class, the hallowed family farm becomes an example of one of the most exploitative institutions in the U.S. economy. This book is suitable for students who study economic history, agricultural studies, and labor economics.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities Affecting Small Business
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Family farms
ISBN : UCR:31210024957829

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Future of Family Farming by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Antitrust and Restraint of Trade Activities Affecting Small Business Pdf

Author : Rudolf Helbling
Publisher : vdf Hochschulverlag AG
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3728124141

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Family Farming Without State Intervention by Rudolf Helbling Pdf

Author : John Rennie Short
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0815629540

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Imagined Country by John Rennie Short Pdf

Explores the relationship between society and the physical world through representation -- the artistic re-creation of the physical world -- which reflects interpretation.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Antitrust, Monopoly, and Business Rights
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Agricultural laws and legislation
ISBN : PURD:32754075295653

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Family Farm Antitrust Act of 1979 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Antitrust, Monopoly, and Business Rights Pdf

Author : Darrin Qualman,Fred Tait
Publisher : Canadian Centre Policy Alternatives
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Agricultural subsidies
ISBN : 9780886273910

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The Farm Crisis, Bigger Farms and the Myths of "Competition" and "Efficiency" by Darrin Qualman,Fred Tait Pdf

Author : Theresa Weir
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781455505562

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The Orchard by Theresa Weir Pdf

The Orchard is the story of a street-smart city girl who must adapt to a new life on an apple farm after she falls in love with Adrian Curtis, the golden boy of a prominent local family whose lives and orchards seem to be cursed. Married after only three months, young Theresa finds life with Adrian on the farm far more difficult and dangerous than she expected. Rejected by her husband's family as an outsider, she slowly learns for herself about the isolated world of farming, pesticides, environmental destruction, and death, even as she falls more deeply in love with her husband, a man she at first hardly knew and the land that has been in his family for generations. She becomes a reluctant player in their attempt to keep the codling moth from destroying the orchard, but she and Adrian eventually come to know that their efforts will not only fail but will ultimately take an irreparable toll.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Judiciary Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951P00944484W

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Family Farm Act by United States. Congress. House. Judiciary Committee Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 5
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Antitrust law
ISBN : LOC:00183653210

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Family Farm Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 5 Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045453177

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Family Farm Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary Pdf