Talk:Family farm
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We really need to explain economies of scale, both in quality control of outputs, and viability as a business. This reads as pastoralist crap that doesn't explain that a tiny red barn and a tower silo isn't just fading because of Evil Corporations, but because as a economic concept it's far too precarious.
--209.23.28.106 18:52, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
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i removed this section:Many view the family farm as a political ideal. Notable movements of this sort are primitivism, survivalism, some agrarian forms of isolationism, rural secession movements, and eco-anarchism. It may be easier to list the opponents of the family farm concept, notably those who promote large-scale agribusiness. The Big Agriculture approach, known to its critics as corporate farming, is in many ways the opposite of family farm ideals, by promoting corporate control of land and seed, and the unlimited application of centralized technologies.
it is very oppinionated and actually i don't agree about primitivism, survivalism etc being notable. trueblood 10:43, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
This article also has a number of Factual errors that experts within the Agricultural field would contest. Including, and certainly not the least of which is financing options. I am inclined to agree with 2092328106 that this article paints an overly water-coloured picture of the situation. Any Suggestions? Ares0524 21:43, 22 February 2007 (UTC)Ares0524
[edit] The Family Farm and 'Sustainable Ag'
I would just like to point out that much of the organic or 'sustainable' foods marketed are no longer coming from family farms. Note that Wal-Mart has its own line of organic foodstuffs. Definitely not family farm material! I have modified the last paragraph to include a clause recognizing this fact. ScottK 17:28, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] References missing, citations needed
There's pretty much no material that's referenced. This article needs a major addition of references for where ever the material came from.. NathanLee 19:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
I agree. And as a family farmer, I would dispute the neutrality of this article. Much of it reads more like an opinion piece than an encyclopedia. 216.185.94.66 18:56, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] mixed farming
I dont understand why mixed farming redirects to family farm. Mixed farming is characterized by technology such as the bullock plow, planting on ridges, and stall-feeding of work animals in order to concentrate cattle manure. Central to the technique is maintenance of soil fertility, which is achieved through use of manure, green manure, compost, and crop rotation. What does that have to do with family farms? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.22.134.251 (talk) 09:59, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
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This article is full of unsubstantiated opinion and source-less balderdash. It bears no resemblance to an encyclopedia article. The original author(s) are enthralled with anti-industrialism and small-scale agriculture, oblivious to the fact the 6 billion people in the world need to be fed, and even more oblivious to the social and economic history of farming in the United States. Someone who actually knows something about agricultural production and agricultural history needs to re-write this article completely. Elcajonfarms (talk) 04:42, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
