Sentences with phrase «small farm operations»

Gaining resources, increasing production capacity, and low commodity prices keep these small farm operations from competing in the market.

I caught up with Foley by e-mail, saying that the paper appeared to paint a picture in which cereals, particularly, benefit from fertilizer and the other inputs favored in large - scale farming, while specialty crops can offer smaller farming operations sustainable levels of income.

Not exact matches

Today I still do some custom farming on the side, but I mostly run my own farm and small feeding operation.

We typically focus on initiatives and activities that can have the greatest impact given the specific nature of our operations, such as our wind and solar farms to generate electricity and our frustration - free packaging initiatives, but we also have innumerable large and small initiatives underway at any point in time, as we seek to constantly invent across the company.

On our certified organic farm, we have a diverse operation including compost, livestock, vegetables production, compost, greenhouses, small grains, gardens and 1100 certified organic apple trees.

I am a small berry farm operation using organic growing methods with several colonies of honey bees.

Farm sizes range from large, well - established operations to the small peasant farmers» plots, many less than half an acre.

Young Living started small in 1993, when D. Gary Young and Mary Young developed their first organic herb farming and distillation operation.

After participating in a pilot program to test the requirements, 17 wine companies ranging from small family farms to the world's biggest wine producers have earned the certification for some or all of their operations.

Add in the rise of small - scale hop farms and malting operations, and you have the makings of a truly local movement.

The Food Sovereignty Movement and its allies advocate for size - appropriate legislation that is reflective of the true nature of small - scale, ethical farming operations.

The loans are designed to assist a diverse range of farming operations, including small and mid-sized businesses, new farmers, operations supplying local food and farmers markets, non-traditional farm products, and underserved producers.

Founded in 1987, the farm supports small - scale, year - round vegetable production, medicinal and culinary herbs, a seed - saving operation, and seasonal fruit.

Another big labor of love in our house is developing Tended — it's webbased garden software to help gardeners and small farms design and track the many details of their operation.

A couple who run a small urban farm said powerful Queens Sen. James Sanders, who is now running for Congress, offered them $ 1.7 million in taxpayer money to fund their operation — then demanded a $ 250,000 kickback.

The couple's group, Culinary Kids, Culinary Arts Initiatives, was running a small operation to farm fish in tanks.

New government figures show that the state lost a thousand small farms last year, even as the number of larger operations increased.

MEDFORD, Wis. (AP)-- Neighbors of a proposed mega farm in Taylor County are concerned the operation will contaminate and drain water resources in their small community.

This would give estates a tax exclusion amount equal to the federal exclusion amount when the estate has farm operations or small business property and where the value of the farm operations or small business are a majority of the estate.

Although pig farming is a longtime practice in Malaysia, the industry had recently grown from many small family farms to include a few intensive operations that were large enough to satisfy the demand from non-Muslim communities in Malaysia, Singapore, and other parts of Southeast Asia.

«But it's also likely to be a function of the fact that many of the farms in counties with low refuge crop compliance are smaller operations.

Farms come in all shapes and sizes, from small, family - run operations to vast Read more...

Although, as consumer awareness is increasing about the benefits of grass - fed dairy in the US, I've noticed that more and more US brands are offering grass - fed yogurt, cheeses, butter, cream, and kefir from small family farm operations that truly allow the cows to freely roam and forage on grass and herbs.

The fields and orchards are located in the town, and farmer Grace Malloy explains how her operation varies drastically from most other farms in the U.S. because of its small size and sustainability practices.

Whether you're an part - time farmer or a small business owner, let us help you make sure you're operation runs smoothly with new and used farm equipment loans, including trailers, tractors, blades, spreaders, sprayers, and more!

The Farm Service Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), offers microloans up to $ 50,000 for small or beginner farmers, niche or non-traditional farm operations, CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), restaurants and grocery stores or those using hydroponic, aquaponic, organic and vertical growing methFarm Service Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), offers microloans up to $ 50,000 for small or beginner farmers, niche or non-traditional farm operations, CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), restaurants and grocery stores or those using hydroponic, aquaponic, organic and vertical growing methfarm operations, CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), restaurants and grocery stores or those using hydroponic, aquaponic, organic and vertical growing methods.

If you have shares of a corporation that is a «qualified small business corporation» (QSBC)(see topic 136) or an interest in a farming or fishing operation (see topics 137 and 138), there may be opportunities to utilize the $ 824,176 QSBC or $ 1 million qualified farming or qualified fishing33 capital gains deduction.

Back in 1964, a woman named Ruth Harrison was terribly concerned that small family farms across England were being quickly replaced by large industrial farming operations that saw animals as mere products, not as living beings.

Fike Farms of Hawaii will no longer be able to offer farm tours due to our small operation.

In the late 1800s Portuguese immigrant Constantino Bello, (likely the brother of Antonio Nunes Bello, one of the early Presidents of the IDESST — the Portuguese Social Hall established in Sausalito in 1888), purchased the «Ranch M» property from the Tamalpais Land and Water Company, and soon thereafter built several wooden structures for a dairy operation, including a farm house, a creamery, a milking barn and a small shed.

Just over an hour from Brisbane, in the Lost World section of the Scenic Rim (an amazing World Heritage landscape of mountains and rainforests), is Tommerup's Dairy Farm, a small - scale operation that produces not only dairy but ethically raised pork and veal.

But technology also has the potential to level the playing field for small and mid-sized farms, by making it easier for them to manage operations, better utilize resources and sell their products.»

The proceeds have enabled farmers to expand or upgrade operations, purchase additional farmland and, in one case, offer low - cost, long - term leases to people interested in starting up small, «incubator» - style farms.

Anaerobic digestion (AD) as a waste treatment practice has existed for nearly 200 years and has become an accepted option for many farming and small - scale residential operations.

Organic Farming Certificate Program students gain the knowledge and hands - on experience necessary to start a small - scale organic farm or work for an organic operation.

Some states include smaller farms in their animal feeding operations programs depending on past performance or other site conditions.

This program will provide her with the knowledge and experience necessary to start a small organic farm or work for an organic operation.

After the wind farm is installed and commissioned, and all the factory personnel have finally flown home, there is then the not so small matter of the continuous operation and maintenance (O&M) required throughout the life of the project to keep the show on the road.

In addition to better preserving biodiversity, the researchers point out that in many areas of the tropics small family farms match or exceed the productivity of large scale operations.

Ohio Casualty's commercial farm policy, available in Ohio and Kentucky, is tailored to meet different needs of farm owners, from small hobby farms to large commercial operations.

Oregon About Blog The Small Farmer's Journal has steadfastly held that the most important, useful and vital component of all agriculture is the independent family farm, that operation which is held close for comfort, care and fertility; that operation which is held dear, near and tightly as it is truly part of the family.

Scott Myers, 29, grew up on a farm and helped his father run a small logging operation before moving to Alaska in 2011 to be near his brother.