61. Hoffman Family Farms Welcome to Hoffman family farms! The Hoffman Family has been farming and servingthe communities in the Clackamas County for over four generations. http://www.hoffmanfamilyfarms.com/

Welcome to Hoffman Family Farms! The Hoffman Family has been farming and serving the communities in the Clackamas County for over four generations. We provide wholesale, retail and direct mail services Please Note ~ Our Online Store is Closed to Orders Until March 1, 2003!!! Come visit the Farm! Visit our Dairy Garden, browse in our Country Store and take advantage of our many services: Farm Fresh Produce Outlet Indoor and Outdoor Plants Red and Black Raspberries Wholesale and retail Christmas Tree Sales Mail Order Preserves and Specialty Products Farm and Holiday Festivals Hoffman Family Farms 6815 S. Knights Bridge Road ~ Canby, Oregon 97013 (503) 266-4703 ~ (503) 263-3418 FAX Mailing Address: 20197 S. Butte Road ~ Beavercreek, Oregon 979004 For up-to-date information, check out our helpful links below: Today's News Find A Movie Today's Weather Ticketmaster ... Contact Us

62. Governor's Office Of Agricultural Policy : Planning For The Future : Governor's Governor's Commission on family farms. On family farms have a varietyof needs, which must be addressed for them to be successful. The http://kytobaccotrust.state.ky.us/planning/gcff.shtml

Planning for the Future GCFF GTMEAC KARDA Long-Term Plan ... Near-Term Plan Governor's Commission on Family Farms On a warm August afternoon in 1785, Thomas Jefferson spoke with a man named John Jay about farmers and agriculture. At the dawn of our nation’s independence, leaders recognized the contributions made by farmers in development of not only agriculture, but also the social fabric of America. "Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country and wedded to it's liberty and interests by the most lasting bands." Reminiscent of Thomas Jefferson in the 18th century, today Kentucky Governor Paul Patton continues to support the vital role farmers play in supplying food to the world and sustaining Kentucky’s rural character. There exists a critical need for bold and aggressive leadership in the cause of preserving Kentucky’s rural character through the preservation of its family farm operations. Family farms have a variety of needs, which must be addressed for them to be successful. The survival and success of farm families in the 21st century is critical to the well being of consumers, rural and urban communities, the environment and the economy. In July 1998, Kentucky Governor Paul Patton established the Governor’s Commission on Family Farms, the first group comprised primarily of family farmers to focus exclusively on the interests of Kentucky’s farms families and rural communities. Today, the Commission continue to play a key role in advising Governor Patton on issues such as marketing assistance, diversification, labor assistance, urban / rural partnerships and infrastructure and market development for new crops and products.

63. United States - Pooling Ideas To Rescue Family Farms Monday October 27, 1997 Edition. Pooling Ideas to Rescue family farms.Christina Nifong, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. http://csmweb2.emcweb.com/durable/1997/10/27/us/us.2.html

Monday October 27, 1997 Edition Pooling Ideas to Rescue Family Farms Christina Nifong, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor DUNBAR, N.C. In one possible future, Roger Grimes is a successful family farmer, nurturing mums in his greenhouse, selling peanut hulls to cat-litter makers, and tending a herd of goats. The cotton he raises on 670 acres in Nash County, N.C., would be grown with no chemicals - and fetch a premium price because of it. In another future, Mr. Grimes sells off his land and goes to work for an agribusiness firm. His wife goes back to teaching, and his two boys head to college in search of a living that doesn't include the feeling of having rich Carolina earth pour through their fingers. FLEXIBLE FARMING: To keep his farm afloat, Roger Grimes has considered raising hogs and mums in addition to his current crops of cotton, tobacco, and peanuts. (KAREN TAM/SPECIAL TO THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) It's a crossroads that family farmers have faced increasingly over the past two decades. Either they change the way they've been doing business for generations or they change their occupations. Now, an unprecedented coalition of farmers, academicians, and public officials has been gathered by the US Department of Agriculture to recommend changes to public policy that would aid family farms and to publicize ways that small farmers themselves are figuring out how to compete in an economy increasingly dominated by huge corporations. The results of the National Commission on Small Farms are expected next month.

64. Family Farms family farms up. Related topics broader, farms. http://agrifor.ac.uk/browse/cabi/detail/731ddc365a4d47352cbc02ecf52037c2.html

family farms [up] Related topics: broader farms other farm families small farms Farming for the future : a new direction for farming in Wales This report was published by the National Assembly of Wales in November 2001, and outlines the current state of farming in Wales. It presents a programme of action planned to halt the decline of the family farm and agricultural unemployment, and ensure that farming remains viable and productive whilst ensuring the continued protection of the rural environment, and the promotion of Wales. This 54 page document is provided in PDF, and can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Wales agricultural development agricultural unemployment family farms ... rural economy Last modified 4/Apr/2003 [Low Graphics]

65. UFE - The Estate Tax And Family Farms Your Senators' Estate Tax Votes. The Estate Tax and family farms. Proponents of estatetax repeal claim that many family farms must be sold to pay estate taxes. http://www.ufenet.org/estatetax/ETFarms.html

Estate Tax Action Center The Wealth Gap Estate Tax FAQ History ... What Does the Estate Tax Buy? Speak up! Sign the Call to Preserve the Estate Tax Already signed the call? Please consider supporting our efforts with a financial contribution. Join the Estate Tax Action Network Your Senators' Estate Tax Votes The Estate Tax and Family Farms Proponents of estate tax repeal claim that many family farms must be sold to pay estate taxes. However, the effect of the estate tax on farms has been greatly exaggerated. There are already special estate tax rules for family farms. First, farmland can be valued at between 45% and 75% of its fair market price. Second, any estate taxes due can be deferred for up to 14 years. Finally, farm couples can exempt up to $2.6 million from taxes, rather than the standard $2 million per couple. Many of the wealthiest "farmers" aren’t farmers at all.

66. Will Family Farms Die Like Mom, Pop Stores? Will family farms die like mom, pop stores? ALPENA 11/01/00 Updated0338 PM ET, Will family farms die like mom, pop stores? ALPENA http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnists/neuharth/neu047.htm

Home News Main Categories News briefs Opinion States Washington ... World More News Health Politics Columnists Lotteries ... Weather 11/01/00- Updated 03:38 PM ET Will family farms die like mom, pop stores? ALPENA, S.D. - Once upon a time, in little towns like this across the USA, every business was family-owned. Mom and Pop ran the grocery store. Also the butcher shop. Drugstore. Movie house. Gas station. Most of their customers were area farm families. I grew up here. Worked at Rosser's Butcher Shop part time while in high school. Got $1 a week and all the salami and cheese I could eat. Rosser's is gone now, as are virtually all of the other mom-and-pop places. Not just here, but everywhere. Replaced by the Wal-Marts of the world. Family farms also are dwindling; many gobbled up by the huge, national agribusiness corporations. The national picture: 1950: 5.6 million farms, averaging 213 acres each. 1998: 2.2 million farms, averaging 432 acres. The farm scene is a bit different here. South Dakota's revised constitution prohibits agricultural operations by outside corporations. They can manufacture farm products here, but can't farm the land. Result: There are fewer and bigger farms here, too. But most of the big owners are natives, who bought out relatives or friends who wanted to split for the coast.

67. Our Family Farms Our family farms. A Final Requiem or a Route to Recovery? A Route to Recovery? So,how do we tally the total loss caused by the demise of our family farms? http://www.consciouschoice.com/issues/cc1405/ourfamilyfarms1405.html

Home Issues May 2001 Our Family Farms A Final Requiem or a Route to Recovery? by Juli Brussell Conscious Choice, May 2001 Since 1994, real consumer food prices have increased by 2.8 percent while family farmer prices have fallen by 35.7 percent and major food corporations' profits have soared." Roger Allison, executive director of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center The family farm is in deep trouble. Couched within reams of statistics, government rhetoric, and the self-congratulations of giant agribusiness corporations is a story of occupational extermination. According to John Kinsman, a Wisconsin dairyman and founding member of Family Farm Defenders, "Family farms are being discriminated against [in a way that is] tantamount to an ethnic cleansing. Political and economic forces have joined together in this and collaboratively work to develop unfair pricing structures and tax breaks that favor large-scale farms, as well as delivering grants and legal advantages to agribusiness-scale corporate entities." The result? A loss of more than 300,000 U.S. farms between 1979 and 1998 a loss that is again accelerating, after a brief hiatus following the farm crisis of the mid- to late-1980s.

68. Fading Family Farms Fading family farms. Conscious Choice, May 2001. Our family farmsby Juli Brussell Within reams of statistics, government rhetoric http://www.consciouschoice.com/issues/cc1405/

Home Issues Fading Family Farms Conscious Choice, May 2001 Our Family Farms by Juli Brussell Within reams of statistics, government rhetoric, and the self-congratulations of giant agribusiness corporations is a story of occupational extermination. Freedom to Farm? by Kari Redfield The result of the industrialization of agriculture was an entire reversal of how and what we ate. By 1977, half of the American diet consisted of processed food. Saving Farmland by James Faber Beside the obvious fact that we rely on America's farms for our food production, there are many other reasons for saving our farm and ranch land. Cover photo by Doug Menuez Home Issues Top "Conscious Choice" is a registered trademark of Dragonfly Chicago LLC, a member of the Dragonfly Media group. Built on a Macintosh with Frontier HOME ISSUES ENVIRONS ... SITE MAP

69. Making A Difference For Family Farms & Ranches Making a Difference for family farms Ranches. Visit the followingwebsites Companies organizations dedicated to saving family http://www.nobull.net/

Making a Difference for Visit the following websites: Click Here to join or leave our mailing list. Buy tender, flavorful, high quality beef direct! The best you'll ever eat! Click here to check out the Green Ribbon Campaign To contact us: webmaster@nobull.net

70. RW - Tax Fairness: Estate Tax And Family Farms The Estate Tax and family farms. We Proponents of estate tax repealhave rejected reforms that would have protected family farms. In http://www.responsiblewealth.org/tax_fairness/Estate_Tax/Estate_Tax_Family_Farms

Action Alert Estate Tax Background The Estate Tax and Family Farms The effect of the estate tax on farms has been greatly exaggerated. According to the IRS, of the 2.3 million people who died in 1998, only 650 left an estate with significant farm assets. A Treasury Department analysis found that estates that included family farms paid less than 1% of all estate taxes. On April 8, 2001, the New York Times reported that the pro-repeal American Farm Bureau Foundation could not cite a single case of a family farm lost due to the estate tax. Proponents of estate tax repeal have rejected reforms that would have protected family farms. In 2001, the Senate rejected a Democratic reform proposal that would have tripled the family business exemption to $4 million for individuals, $8 million for couples. That reform would have exempted the vast majority of farms and small businesses that currently pay estate taxes.By taking an all-or-nothing attitude, and refusing to compromise on reforms that would protect farms, pro-repeal forces have shown that they don’t really care about family farms. In addition, 49 of the 51 Senators who voted to repeal the estate tax in 2000 also voted for the disastrous 1996 "Freedom to Farm" act that has hurt family farmers and led to greater corporate control of agriculture.

71. Policy Bias Leaves Family Farms Behind -- Center For Rural Affairs org. May, 1999. Policy bias leaves family farms behind. By CHUCK HASSEBROOK.Linus overlooked. family farms also face biases in the market. Large http://www.cfra.org/newsroom/op_eds/Policy_bias.htm

OPINION EDITORIAL Center for Rural Affairs 101 S Tallman Street PO Box 406 Walthill, NE 68067 voice: (402) 846-5428 FAX (402) 846-5420 www.cfra.org May, 1999 Policy bias leaves family farms behind By CHUCK HASSEBROOK Linus Solberg may be the last of three generations to work the fertile black earth of the family hog and grain farm near Calendar, Iowa. He's does not like it; and neither should you. Family farms like Solberg's may seem unsuited to the demands of a dynamic global economy and his concerns as distant from most Americans' as his heartland farm is from their homes. But don't be so sure. Last year, the National Commission on Small Farms established by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman debunked widely cast aspersions on the efficiency and productivity of small family farms. It concluded that family farm decline is driven not by necessities of the market, but rather federal policy biases favoring large-scale corporate enterprise. Federal farm income support programs illustrate the bias. The bigger and richer a farm grows, the more money it gets from these programs. The big are subsidized to devour the small. Federally funded research programs have focused on developing expensive technologies that enable large farms to grow larger. They've helped agribusiness corporations capture a large share of the profit in agriculture by selling ever more expensive seeds, chemicals and equipment to farmers. Research to develop new knowledge that would enable family size farms to reduce farm input expenditures and earn a better living on modest size operations has been overlooked.

72. Focus Emergency Aid On Family Farms' Future -- Center For Rural Affairs August 1999 Focus Emergency Aid on family farms' Future. By CHUCK HASSEBROOK. Butwe also need urgently to create a future for family farms and ranches. http://www.cfra.org/newsroom/op_eds/Focus_Emergency.htm

OPINION EDITORIAL Center for Rural Affairs 101 S Tallman Street PO Box 406 Walthill, NE 68067 voice: (402) 846-5428 FAX (402) 846-5420 www.cfra.org August 1999 Focus Emergency Aid on Family Farms' Future By CHUCK HASSEBROOK The emergency farm appropriation that recently passed the Senate would provide a needed tourniquet to a bleeding farm economy, but it is seriously flawed. Short term help is needed. But we also need urgently to create a future for family farms and ranches. This legislation does not. And in one important respect it undermines their long-term future by subsidizing the consolidation of farming into a few mega operations. The Senate would effectively double the limitation on farm program payments for the year - allowing one farmer to draw up to $460,000 in federal payments. For a father and two sons farming together, the limit would be almost $1.4 million and provide full payments on 15,000 to 20,000 acres of corn and soybeans. Proponents of this action argue that the mega operations that benefit - among the largest fraction of a percent of the nation's farms - are still family owned and should therefore get government support on every acre. They worry that payment limitations unfairly penalize success. They miss the point. It is not punitive to put limits on government assistance. The obligations of government are limited. Government should take steps to provide genuine opportunity to all. It should not take tax dollars from modest income Americans to help the wealthy become wealthier.

73. Phillips Family Farms - Warren County, Indianola, Iowa Copyright 20022003 Phillips family farms, Indianola, Iowa. Web site designby Design By Linda - Affordable Web Site DesignDes Moines, Iowa. Site Meter. http://www.phillipsfamilyfarms.com/

Items for Sale Contact Us Phillips Family Farms, established in 1995, is a family-owned and operated farm involving Garry and Sarah Phillips. The home farm is located in Indianola, Iowa with additional farming operations located within Warren County Iowa. Our farming operation consists of raising quality alfalfa hay as well as our latest expansion into ornamental/shade trees. In addition to farming we offer a nice line of new trailers as well as used acreage tractors, implements and vintage tractor parts for all major tractor brands, including: Allis Chalmers, Case, Farmall, Ferguson, Ford, International, John Deere, Massey Ferguson and Oliver. Web site design by Des Moines, Iowa var site="s14phillipsfarms"

74. Organic Vermont Future demand. Organic can be a lifeline for Vermont's struggling familyfarms. It Organic Saving America's family farms. The viability http://www.newfarm.org/news/012403/organic_VT_future.shtml

Contact Us Share Your Story Support the Site About Us ... Archives Vermont family farmers look to organic for survival MONTPELIER, Vermont, January 18, 2003 CropChoice news via Agnet from a press release: In testimony before the Vermont House and Senate Committees on Agriculture held in the Senate Chamber tonight, Vermont dairy farmer Travis Forgues, a member of the Organic Valley Family of Farms cooperative's Vermont pool, called on Vermont "to become a champion of the new organic era." "Consumer demand for organic milk is booming and Vermont should step up to the plate to meet this demand. Organic can be a lifeline for Vermont's struggling family farms. It can bring our children the future we want to them to have," said Forgues, 29, a father of two, who milks 70 cows in partnership with his father, Henry, on 240 acres in Alburg, VT. In his testimony on "The Current Status of Agriculture in Vermont," Forgues announced record pay prices for the members of his organic pool. "Organic Valley's Vermont pool members are getting an average of $23.36 per hundredweight of milk, well over the conventional farmer pay price of $11.85* per hundredweight," said Forgues. "In 2002, our Vermont pool sold 18 million pounds of Organic Valley milk and 9.5 percent of it went into our own locally- produced line, Organic Valley's New England Pastures."

75. Does Size Matter? The Future Family Farms National Workshop » ABC Central Victo Small family farms are an important part of our rural landscape But little is knownabout how they fit into the bigger picture What is their contribution to http://www.abc.net.au/centralvic/stories/s599340.htm

The Backyard Indexes: Stories Recipes Reviews Audio ... Story Index Does size matter? The Future Family Farms National Workshop Reporter: Dave Lennon and Cathy Williams Wednesday, 3 July 2002 Small family farms are an important part of our rural landscape. But little is known about how they fit into the bigger picture: What is their contribution to the overall national productivity? How should they be involved in catchment management planning, land protection and restoration? What impact do lifestyle family farms have on local communities? How many small family farms are there and how many can we expect there to be in the future? Then there is the question of how to define a small family farm, in other words: Does size matter? These questions are being addressed at the Future Family Farms National Workshop which aims to help our understanding of Australia’s small family farms. A two day national conference is being held in Daylesford on the third and fourth of July. The ABC's Dave Lennon canvassed the issues with conference convener Max Coster from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. To hear the interview, click on the audio below.

76. Good Food Direct! | Duff Family Farms Booth Duff family farms. GFD! Home. BuyLocal Guide. Duff family farms Plants,Herbs, Vegetables. The Good Ole Way Eggs, Herbs, Soap. http://www.goodfooddirectnet.com/duff.html

Duff Family Farms GFD! Home BuyLocal Guide Duff Family Farms Plants, Herbs, Vegetables The Good Ole Way Eggs, Herbs, Soap Gourmet Cheesecakes Cheesecakes Green Edge Gardens Vegetables, Greens Harmony Hollow Farms Pork John Gillogly Orchard Fruit, Berries Ohio Farm Direct Rich Gardens Organic Farm Vegetables, lettuces Rockin' B Farm Piedmontese Beef cuts The Village Bakery Breads, Cafe Willow Organic Farm Greens, Flowers, Vegetables GFD! BuyLocal Extended Guide You're invited to share recipes Share a recipe at the Good Food Direct! Recipe Forum on the Rural Action Community Bulletin Board. Good Food Direct! is a project of the Sustainable Agriculture Program at Rural Action 1 Mound Street Athens, OH 45701 Phone: 740-593-7490 FAX: 740-593-3228 Toll Free: 800-531-7180 Email Good Food Direct! Committed to healthy, innovative farming techniques This generation of the Duff family is committed to healthy, innovative farming techniques, providing you with the most nutritious products possible. Visit us on the farm or The Athens Farmers Market. Call to place your order. Robin and Melvin Duff 30762 Old Dexter Road Dexter, OH 45741

77. Catskill Family Farms Information Site Catskill family farms Cooperative provide fingerlingand specialty potatoes and more. http://www.catskillfamilyfarms.info/

Coning Soon. Information for Catskill Family Farms. For additional information contact waylen@scenicview.com

78. Dunton Family Farms Page Dunton family farms. The family farm is located in the beautiful WillametteValley of Western Oregon. Our ancestors moved here from http://www.dunton.org/farm.htm

Dunton Family Farms The family farm is located in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Western Oregon. Our ancestors moved here from Maine, after a brief stay in Iowa and Kansas, in the late 1800s. Great-grandfather, Victor Hugo Dunton, built the house and farm at which we live. Our children are the 5th generation of Duntons to be raised on this land and 6th in the community. Because the farm is nearly 100 years old, we have worked since early 1988 repairing, renovating and replanting. We have devoted most of our resources - time and money - to this endeavor. We raise vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruit, nuts, and grass hay, along with laying hens, cats, and a couple of dogs. Click here to view the farm's main Web site, find a detailed history, or see what is currently "farm fresh": http://www.victoryseeds.com/dunton Our family owns and operates an old time seed company. Our mission is provide our gardening friends and customers with high quality, open-pollinated and heirloom (non-hybrid) seed varieties under our packet seed brand of The Victory Seed Company . We strive to promote the practices of sustainable agriculture, organic practices, seed saving and general stewardship of those things which have been entrusted to us during our short stay on this planet. You can find Victory Seeds on the Web at

79. Welcome To Jones Family Farms http://www.jonesfamilyfarm.com/

80. Parade Of Family Farms Set Parade of family farms to Highlight Farm Issues, Encourage Action byConsumers. 2/2/01, more on factory farm issues. For More Information http://www.wsn.org/factoryfarm/farmparade.html

Parade of Family Farms to Highlight Farm Issues, Encourage Action by Consumers more on factory farm issues For More Information Contact: Jill Lucht, Wisconsin Farmers Union, 715-723-5561 John Shafer , Izaak Walton League of Western Wisconsin 715-778-4757 Wisconsin Farmers Union and the Izaak Walton League of Western Wisconsin are co-sponsoring a Parade of Family Farms in Pierce County on February 17, 2001, to help heighten awareness of the ongoing farm crisis and its impact on all segments of the community. The Parade includes visits to four Pierce County family farms, and allows consumers the opportunity to see how their food is produced and what can be done to support local farmers. The parade will be followed by a panel discussion led by Dr. Larry Swain, professor of Agriculture Economics at UW-River Falls. The farmers on the Parade offer a broad cross-section of Wisconsin family farm agriculture—from organic to conventional—in the year 2001. Participating farmers include Julie Kenefick, a sheep producer from River Falls, Wi; Maureen Ash, a potato and vegetable farmer from River Falls; Jean Rohl, beef, grain farmer and small specialty business owner from Prescott, Wi; and Ed Fiedler, dairy farmer from Prescott, Wi. Wisconsin Farmers Union and the Izaak Walton League of Western Wisconsin are urging consumers from across the area to participate in the Parade and to demonstrate their support for Wisconsin farmers, rural businesses and rural communities. This is a wonderful opportunity for consumers to gather and learn about family farming and what actions they can take to support their local farmers.

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