Smallholding, hobby-farming, and commercial farming : ethical identities and the production of farming spaces
Agriculture ; Cultural studies ; Ethics ; Farmer ; Identity ; Production of space ; United Kingdom
The paper explores the production of farming identities and spaces, focusing especially on the relational construction of situated ethical identities. Using three case studies drawn from research with very small-scale farmers, the A. examines
processes of identification, drawing on ideas which suggest the importance of encounter, farming discourse, physical relation and heterogeneous association in the emergence of ethical identity in specific farming situations and places.
Continuous adjustment of family farms versus socialist structural transformation : the case of German agriculture
Farm ; Farming;Agriculture ; Germany ; Socialism
The text develops eight hypotheses as to why the socialist transformation from small family farms to large socialist farms had disadvantageous effects.―(l'A.).
This paper discusses the influence of single factors of the socio-geographical structure of mountain farms in Slovenia, independent of each other, as well as in conjunction with each other upon farm succession statuses and decisions. The methodology
is described in detail, especially the discrete choice models by which these influences were assessed. The results were linked with findings from other researchers and show that the householder’s perceptions about mountain farms, work and life on the farm
, as well as tradition hold the most vital role with regard to succession on mountain farms. At the same time, in order to ensure succession and continuation of farming on the mountain farm, an appropriate economic basis must be assured. - (IKR)
Norfolk livestock farming 1250-1740 : a comparative study of manorial accounts and probate inventories
Agricultural productivity ; Arable land ; England ; Farm size ; Farming system ; Historical geography ; Livestock ; Livestock farming ; Middle Age ; Modern period ; Norfolk ; Pastoral ; United Kingdom
The evidence of accounts and inventories reveals the continuity of developed and dynamic pastoral farming systems in Norfolk. From an early date, the distructive feature of livestock farming was its close integration with arable farming, producing
Part-ownership has been the principal strategy for farm enlargement. Part-owner farmers have enlarged their operations by renting land rather than by buying it. They have bought mode than the regional norm in marginal agricultural areas where land
is relatively cheap, in dairy-farming and in cattle-raising areas.
Small farmer development. Experiences in the Netherlands
During this century the possibilities for farmers to earn a good income from intensive animal husbandry and horticulture have greatly increased. As a result, despite the sharp decrease in the number of farmers, many farmers from a small farm
background have been able to continue in farming and even become large farmers. Some hypotheses are formulated under what conditions this kind of small farmer development is possible in other countries.
Diagnosing research priorities for small farmers : experiences from on-farm research in Pakistan
Recent experiences in on-farm research programs in Pakistan are reviewed with special reference to the importance of farming system interactions in diagnosing technological interventions for the major food grain crops in various systems. - (l'A.).
The Australian wool crisis: farm adjustment pressures and strategies. A case study of the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales
Australia ; Deregulation ; Economic strategy ; Farm ; Livestock farming ; New South Wales ; Sheep
The primary management strategies adopted by the wool producers are identified. Three farm adjustment strategies are noted: extensification, diversification and expansion. Choice of farm strategy is dependent on the characteristics of both nthe
Occupancy change and the farmed landscape : an analysis of farm-level trends, 1970-85
Although there is a debate about the alleged significance of changes in farm occupancy to the management of the farmed landscape, there is little empirical research detailing the relationships. With use of a longitudinal analysis of over 250 farm
businesses, the relationship at the farm level, particularly those occupancy changes which may promote landscape alteration, are examined.
The role and importance of owner's perceptions and opinions in preserving continuity between generations on Slovenian mountain farms
Family ; Family farm ; Farm ; Mountain ; Mountain farming ; Slovenia ; Social reproduction
Family farms are characterized by the fact that they are passed down within the family from one generation to the next. In this way, the orientation of parents and especially farm owners is also passed on to children. With regard
to this characteristic, this paper proceeds from the hypothesis that owners’ beliefs, opinions, and perceptions have an important impact on farm succession in Slovenia. - (L'A.).
Rural landscapes are maintained and changed through farmers’ decisions and practices. The farmer has many different roles of which three roles related to the farm as a whole is investigated : producer, owner and citizen. Production based decisions
are assumed to be more important for full time farmers than for hobby farmers who have their main income outside the farm and who may consider their farm more as a living place than as a production place. Based on a large survey carried out in Hvorslev
, Eastern Jutland, Denmark in 2008 farmers’ landscape practices are analysed in relation to their background, occupational status and view of the farms as a production place versus a living place. 377 farmers are interviewed and some comparisons are made
to a similar survey in the same area in 1996. A significant proportion of farmers are hobby farmers who mainly see the farm as a living place and who have different landscape practices than full time farmers have.