Author: Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Summary Report of a 1995 Mail Survey of Farm Managers of Small- Scale Pennsylvania Dairy Operations
Author: Summary Report of a 1994 Mail Survey of Farm Managers of Large- Scale Pennsylvania Dairy Operations
Author: A.E. & R.S.
Author: Bibliography of Agriculture
Author: Bibliography of Agriculture with Subject Index
Author: Local Food Systems; Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
Author: Steve MartinezPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437933629
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.
Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309168643
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs discusses the need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new method for estimating the amount of ammonia, nitrous oxide, methane, and other pollutants emitted from livestock and poultry farms, and for determining how these emissions are dispersed in the atmosphere. The committee calls for the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish a joint council to coordinate and oversee short - and long-term research to estimate emissions from animal feeding operations accurately and to develop mitigation strategies. Their recommendation was for the joint council to focus its efforts first on those pollutants that pose the greatest risk to the environment and public health.
Legal Action Before the M.M.B.
Author: Pennsylvania Milk Marketing BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dairy laws
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Pennsylvania Summary Financial Statements of Fluid Milk Dealers and Manufacturing Milk Dealers
Author: Pennsylvania Milk Marketing BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Milk trade
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Interpreting Transitional Challenges Faced by Pennsylvania Dairy Farmers and Their Families
Author: Casey BranstetterPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Pennsylvania dairy industry is in a time of transition. Farm facilities are becoming outdated and economic realities have shifted to larger-scale, more automated processing. In addition to the need for significant investments in facilities, the majority of principal farm operators are aging toward retirement or semi-retirement. Through in-depth interviews with nine Pennsylvania dairy farm families, this study documents and interprets the business and social concerns of dairy farm families as they address aging or other life-changes that affect their plans for transitioning out of the industry. The majority of participants reported enduring some type of major shock (death, divorce, drug abuse, injury, etc.) to their family and/or business, most often with negative impacts. Some farmers develop transition plans prior to major shocks happening. Others, unfortunately, do not plan until it is too late. Undesired consequences of having no succession plan in place may include substantial tax obligations and legal fees, the forced running of the business by unprepared owners, family conflict, and the division or liquidation of farm assets. Few previous studies analyze dairy farm succession planning in context of business shocks. Very little literature addresses the post-shock reality of farm businesses and families forced to decide how to transition after a major disturbance to the operation occurs. Further, existing literature fails to tie the issues faced by farm families together with existing assistance resources available to them, recommendations for additional investigation, or succession planning case study scenarios that they may be able to relate to for further guidance. Our small sample size of should not be generalized to the larger Pennsylvania dairy farm family population. However, the findings of this study do provide insight for farms with characteristics similar to its population. It is also fair to say that many, if not all, dairy farmers will find some observations here that may be applied to their own situation. The primary conclusions include recommendations for the development of new succession planning material and service resources, along with the identification of subject areas where industry experts might focus their efforts. It will be the combined job of dairy farmers and industry experts to apply these results toward continuation and long-term success of dairy farms in the state.