wiktionarypar farming A farm is a section of land dedicated to agriculture . Farming , then, is the practice of cultivating crops or livestock on a farm. Farming may also refer to Gold farming , the act of gathering in game currency and items in a massively multiplayer online game to sell for real world money. The Farming Game , an economic simulation of running a farm. Baby farming was a term used in Victorian Britain to mean the taking in of an infant or child for payment. Factory farming is a term used to describe a set of often controversial practices in large scale, intensive livestock farming. Tax farming is the privatization of tax collection. The term farming out to refers to outsourcing . Compassion In World Farming is a European animal welfare organization. See also Farm disambiguation Farmer disambiguation disambig cy Ffermio de Farming ... more details
Hill farming is extensive farming in Highland geography upland areas, primarily rearing sheep, although historically cattle was often reared more intensive farming intensively . Cattle farming is usually restricted by a scarcity of winter fodder , and sheep stocks, grazing at about 2 hectare s per head, are often taken to lowland areas for fattening . Modern hill farming is often heavily dependent on state subsidy , for example via support from the EU s Common Agricultural Policy . Improved, sown pasture and drained moorland can be stocked more heavily, at approximately 1 sheep per 0.25 hectares. See also Hill Farming Act 1946 Fell farming Pastoral farming Sheepdog trials agriculture stub Category Agriculture Category Farms ... more details
File Murray Grey cows and calves.JPG thumb 300px Beef cattle reared in a pastoral farming manner. Pastoral farming also known in some regions as livestock farming or grazing is Agriculture farming aimed at producing livestock , rather than growing Crop agriculture crops . Examples include dairy farming , raising beef cattle , and raising sheep for wool . In contrast, mixed farming is growing of both crops and livestock on the same farm. Pastoral farmers are also known as graziers and in some cases pastoralists . Some pastoral farmers grow crops purely as fodder for their livestock some crop farmers grow fodder and sell it to pastoral farmers. Pastoral farming is a non nomadic form of pastoralism in which the livestock farmer has some form of ownership of the land used, giving the farmer more economic incentive to improve the land. Possible improvements include Watertable control drainage in wet regions , stock tank s in dry regions , irrigation and sowing clover . Pastoral farming is common in Argentina where it is economically important cn date July 2011 , Australia , Great Britain , Ireland , New Zealand and the Western United States , among other places. References Reflist Category Agriculture by type Category Livestock Agri stub ... more details
Mergeto Roof garden date July 2009 Rooftop farming is the practice of cultivating food on the rooftop of buildings. ref EOS magazine, december 2008 ref ref http www.cityfarmer.info tokyo rooftop and underground urban farming lures young japanese office workers Rooftop farming ref ref http noimpactman.typepad.com blog 2008 06 urban rooftop f.html Urban rooftops ref Rooftop farming is usually done using hydroponics , aeroponics or air dynaponics systems or container garden s. ref http www.cityfarmer.org rooftopthesis.html Rooftop farming systems ref Besides using the already present space at the roof itself, additional platforms could possibly be created between high rise buildings called aero bridges . ref http www.sip.org.sg uploadPDF How 2520Does 2520Your 2520Market 2520Garden 2520Grow 18Aug09 fellowship .pdf Sing kong Lee advocating aero bridges ref Notable projects http www.eatupag.wordpress.com Eat Up rooftop agricultural resource http www.farmroof.com FarmRoof Rooftop Farms at Greenpoint, NYC http rooftopfarms.org the True Nature Foods Rooftop Victory Garden ref http www.urbanhabitatchicago.org projects true nature foods TNF rooftop farm ref the Changi General Hospital ref http www.greenroofs.com projects pview.php?id 565 Changi General Hospital rooftop farming project ref the http www.cityfarmer.org TrentRoof.html Trent University rooftop farm in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada the http justfood.org Just Food http www.zeek.net 612ableman Eli Zabar s rooftop greenhouse the Habana Outpost, by Habana Works. the Hoogte Kadijk building in Amsterdam Growing Chefs Eko Pilot Site See also Vertical farming Green wall Underground farming Low flow irrigation systems References Reflist External links http www.technologyforthepoor.com UrbanAgriculture Garden.htm Rooftop farming guidebook DEFAULTSORT Rooftop Farming Category Roof garden Category Urban agriculture ... more details
Insect farming is the practice of raising insects for agricultural purposes. It can either be used to fight invasive species, to create industrial products such as petroleum or to grow inexpensive and environmentally sustainable food for humans. ref http discovermagazine.com 2008 may 07 want to help the environment eat insects article view?b start int 1& C Want to Help the Environment? Eat Insects ref ref http www.ifta.com.pg Insect Farming and Trading Agency ref ref http www.seekbooks.com.au book Insect Farming isbn 9780733969423.htm Insect Farming, by Brian Robertson & David Whittaker ref ref http www.ted.com talks marcel dicke why not eat insects.html Marcel Dicke Why not eat insects? ref References references See also Entomophagy Butterfly ranching in Papua New Guinea Insect Farming and Trading Agency insect stub Category Agriculture by type fr levage d insectes th ... more details
Ecological farming is recognised as the high end objective among the proponents of sustainable agriculture . ref http www.greenpeace.to publications Defining Ecological Farming 2009.pdf Greenpeace Report ref The goal of ecological farming is not only sustainable food production, but is to optimise the provision of ecosystem services ref http www.rand.org scitech stpi ourfuture NaturesServices section1.html Rand Report on protecting ecosystems ref , both in the design of the farm and by significant reduction of the ecological footprint made by the post harvest consumers of the farm produce. Benefits Ecological farming involves the introduction of symbiotic species, where possible, to support the ecological sustainability of the farm. Associated benefits include a reduction in ecological debt and elimination of dead zones ref http www.scientificamerican.com article.cfm?id oceanic dead zones spread Scientific American report on dead zones in the sea ref . Ecological farming is a pioneering ... review of the importance of maintaining biodiversity in food production and farming end products ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi science nature 7795652.stm Nature report on traditional farming ecological ... to ecological farming may best utilize the information age, and become recognised as a primary user ... . Challenges The challenge for ecological farming science, is to be able to achieve a mainstream productive food system that is sustainable. To enter the field of ecological farming, location relative ... of the ecological farm is initially constrained by the same limitations as traditional farming ... by ecological farming methods is likely to conserve and increase water availability for the location.. Principles Certain principles unique to ecological farming need to be considered. Food production ... balance ref See also Forest farming Natural farming Permaculture References references Notes references group Notes DEFAULTSORT Ecological Farming Category Sustainable agriculture Agri stub ... more details
Wikify date December 2010 Data Farming is the process of using a high performance computer or computing grid to run a simulation thousands or millions of times across a large parameter and value space. The result of Data Farming is a landscape of output that can be analyzed for trends, anomalies, and insights in multiple parameter dimensions. Origins of the term The term Data Farming comes from the idea of planting data in the simulation and parameter value space, and then harvesting the data that results from the simulation runs. Usage Data Farming was originally used in the Marine Corp s http projectalbert.org Project Albert . Small agent based distillation models simulations were created to capture a specific military challenge. These models were run thousands or millions of times at the http www.mhpcc.edu Maui High Performance Computer Center and other facilities. Project Albert analysts would work with the military subject matter experts to refine the models and interpret the results. The http www.nps.edu Naval Post Graduate School also worked closely with Project Albert in model generation, output analysis, and the creation of new Design of experiments experimental designs to better leverage the computing capabilities at Maui and other facilities. Workshops International Data Farming Workshops are held twice each year, in the Spring and Fall. Workshop information, including proceedings from prior workshops and registration information for future ones, can be found at the Naval Postgraduate School s http harvest.nps.edu SEED Center for Data Farming . External links An article summarizing data farming in the http www.afcea.org signal articles templates SIGNAL Article Template.asp?articleid 975&zoneid 158 June 2005 issue of SIGNAL . http www.informs sim.org wsc04papers 100.pdf MITRE Corporation research paper on data farming DEFAULTSORT Data Farming Category Data collection Category Information technology management ... more details
Cleanup date April 2010 The agricultural technique known as Wild Farming is a growing alternative to factory farming . Wild farming consists of planting crops that are highly associated and supportive to the natural ecosystem. ref name imh Imhoff, Daniel. 2003. Farming with the Wild Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches. Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, CA. ref This includes intercropping with native plants, following the contours and geography of the land, and supporting local food chains. ref name alt Miguel Altieri Altieri, Miguel A. 2000. Ecological Impacts of Industrial Agriculture and the Possibilities for Truly Sustainable Farming. Hungry For Profit. Eds Magdoff Buttel et al. Monthly Review Press, New York, NY ref The goal is to produce large crop yields, while still promoting a healthy environment. Wild farming is a backlash against the dominance of factory farming. Up until the mid 20th century, agicultural crop yields relied on natural inputs such as rainfall patterns, natural soil resources, recycling of organic matter, and built in biological control mechanisms. ref ... fields and use of synthetics pesticides and fertilizers. Avoiding the conventional farming practices, wild farming adopts many practices from sustainable agricultural systems such as agroecology , permaculture , forest farming , and greywater systems. The four basic guiding principles of the wild farming ... supply. Wild farming is a way to maximize crop yields while ensuring that future generations also have ... priorities for wild farming is to help promote and preserve biological diversity among plants and living ... organization involved in the study and promotion of wild farming is the Wild Farm Alliance . The objective ... farmers, farming organizations, and conservation groups can adhere to. The WFA fights for the rights of the small scale farmer who does not rely on the techniques of factory farming. Their platform ... Permaculture Local food Locavores Biodynamic farming References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Wild Farming ... more details
parentheses related to this data. farming Advantages Extensive farming has a number of advantages over intensive farming Less labour per unit areas is required to farm large areas, especially since ... by overuse of chemicals. Disadvantages Extensive farming can have the following problems ref Thomas ... tend to be much lower than with intensive farming in the short term. Large land requirements limit ... with intensive farming Rural life main Rural sociology References Reflist See also Intensive farming Canadian Wheat Board Forest gardening Permaculture Polyculture DEFAULTSORT Extensive Farming ... more details
Fell farming is the farming of fell s, i.e. areas of uncultivated high ground used as common grazing . It is a term commonly used in Northern England , especially in the Lake District and the Pennine Dale origin Dale s. Elsewhere, the terms hill farming or pastoral farming are more commonly used. Animals Animals native to fells, or Sheep husbandry bred for fell farming, include Fell pony Rough Fell Rough Fell sheep Herdwick Herdwick sheep Swaledale sheep Problems As discussed in an article on the Carnegie UK Trust Rural Community Development Programme site ref http rural.carnegieuktrust.org.uk media clips rural futures and fell farming traineeship cumbria Rural Community Development Programme Media Clips Bot generated title ref blockquote The Foot and Mouth outbreak in Cumbria in 2001 led to the culling of over a million sheep. It also showed that the hill fell farming communities were as vulnerable as the pastoral system they have created over many generations. blockquote Beatrix Potter In the latter stages of Beatrix Potter s life, she purchased property in the Lake District bequeathed to the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty National Trust and now comprising a portion of the Lake District National Park for the purposes of conservation and historical preservation. Her efforts helped to ensure the practice of fell farming remain unspoiled to this day. References reflist External links http www.fellsanddales.org.uk Leader Fells and Dales project http www.roughfellsheep.co.uk The Rough Fell Sheep Breeders Association br Agriculture in the United Kingdom Category Farms Category Agriculture in the United Kingdom UK stub Agriculture stub ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 Image Strip farming in Wisconsin, USA, 1957.jpg thumb 300px Strip farming in Wisconsin, USA, 1957 For the Medieval practice of strip farming, see open field system . Strip cropping is a method of agriculture farming used when a slope is too steep or too long, or when other types of farming may not prevent soil erosion . Striely sown crops such as hay , wheat , or other small grains with strips of row crops, such as maize corn , soybean s, cotton , or sugar beet s. Strip cropping helps to stop soil erosion by creating natural dams for water, helping to preserve the strength of the soil. Certain layers of plants will absorb minerals and water from the soil more effectively than others. When water reaches the weaker soil that lacks the minerals needed to make it stronger, it normally washes it away. When strips of soil are strong enough to slow down water from moving through them, the weaker soil can t wash away like it normally would. Because of this, farmland stays fertile much longer. The term strip cropping also refers to a method of dry farming sometimes used in areas including parts of the Great Plains of the United States and the Canadian Prairies Prairies of Canada. To accumulate moisture in these dry areas, cropland is periodically left fallow. Typically, the fallow and planted areas are organized in parallel long, narrow strips that are oriented normal to the prevailing winds, in order to minimize the erosion of soil from the bare fields. Strip farming helps to prevent mass erosion by having the roots of crops hold onto the soil to prevent it from being washed away. Category Agriculture Category Soil de Streifenanbau ko fi Kaistaviljely ... more details
Cleanup date February 2010 Integrated farming or integrated production is a commonly and broadly used word to explain a more integrated approach to farming as compared to existing monoculture approaches. It refers to agricultural systems that integrate livestock and crop production and may sometimes ... movement Integrated Farming is a similar whole systems approach to agriculture. ref Steve Diver s work linking Integrated Farming with Permaculture http attra.ncat.org attra pub perma.html ... Conference in Brazil. ref Report includes reference to presentation on Integrated Farming by permaculture ... at University of California Santa Cruz and Bio dynamic farming also describe similar integrated ... Ocean CSK Chan working with a network of poly culture farming pioneers began refining Integrated Farming practices that had already been developed in south east Asia in the 1960 through the 1980s, building on traditional night soil farming practice. In China, programs embracing this form of integrated farming have been successful in demonstrating how an intensive growing systems can use organic and sustainable farming practices, while providing high agriculture yields. Taking what he ... and forwarded an approach to Integrated Farming which was termed Integrated Biomass Systems working ... of the http www.songhai.org Songhai Farm Integrated Farming project in Benin. ZERI Bag was designed ... role in deploying Integrated Farming so that it can be replicated globally as an effective approach to sustainable farming in non affluent regions such as Vietnam. ref http www.heifer.org site c.edJRKQNiFiG ... www.fao.org docrep X5686E x5686e07.htm Integrated farming of fish, crop and livestock http www.fao.org ... chanarticle.html Integrated Farming System by George Lai Chan http integratedfarming.netcipia.net xwiki bin view Main WebHome wiki on integrated farming http www.songhai.org Songhai Centre ... Economy DEFAULTSORT Integrated Farming Category Sustainable agriculture Category Development Category ... more details
Contract farming is agricultural production carried out according to an agreement between a buyer and farmers .... ref Contract Farming Resource Centre http www.fao.org ag ags contract farming index cf en , FAO, Rome ... used to refer to contract farming operations is out grower schemes , whereby farmers are linked with a large ... and transport. Contract farming is used for a wide variety of agricultural products. File ASSAM LANDSCAPE teaworkerredshirt.jpg thumb right 250px Tea is often grown under contract farming The rationale for contract farming Contract farming is one of the different governance mechanisms for transactions ... to assure full utilization of their plant processing capacity. A key feature of contract farming ..., commercial agriculture . Well managed contract farming is considered as an effective approach to help ... farming The key benefits of contract farming for farmers can be summarized as 1 improved access to local ... Farming These are a few of the models of contract farming that are accepted globally ref name E&S http www.fao.org docrep 004 y0937e y0937e00.htm Charles Eaton and Andrew W. Shepherd, Contract Farming ... of all contract farming models, with a risk of default by both promoter and farmer. ref name E&S ... Issues of concern related to contract farming As with any form of contractual relationship, there are potential disadvantages and risks associated with contract farming. If the terms of the contract ... is perhaps the greatest problem constraining the growth of contract farming. Contractors also may ... concern about contract farming arrangements is the potential for buyers to take advantage of farmers ... ags contract farming index cf en Contract Farming Resource Center http www.iowa.gov government ag ... Agri Pro Focus Contract Farming Further reading http www.fao.org ag ags subjects en agmarket contractfarming.html ..., FAO , Rome, 2005 Rehber, E. Contract Farming Theory And Practice, ICFAI Press, 2007 ISBN 81 314 0620 2 Singh, S. Contract Farming Theory and practice in the 21st Century. Stewart Postharvest Review ... more details
Deleted image removed File Farmingforhealth2005.jpg thumb alt Farming for Health, 2005 Cover photograph of the publication Farming for Health 2005 , by the http www.farmingforhealth.org International Community of Practice Farming for Health Care farming is the therapeutic use of farming practices. Care farms utilise the whole or part of a farm, provide health, social or educational care services for one or a range of vulnerable groups of people and provide a supervised, structured programme of farming related activities. ref http www.carefarminguk.org ref The purpose of care farming is to promote ... CareFarmingScotland.org.uk ref Care farms can provide supervised, structured programs of farming related .... ref National Care Farming Initiative UK ref On a care farm, people, animals and the earth work together ... have lead people to discover the value of care farming and or contributed to how care farming is practiced ... multifunctionality has given a boost to the development of care farming. Farmers are seeking ... number of care farms focus on organic farming . One reason may be the need for extensive manual labour and direct contact with plants or farm animals in the organic farming processes. Another reason ... which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links National care farming organisations and networks http www.ncfi.org.uk National Care Farming Initiative United Kingdom http www.carefarmingscotland.org.uk Care Farming Scotland United Kingdom http www.innpaatunet.no Inn paa tunet Norway ... Other care farming groups http www.farmingforhealth.org International Community of Practice Farming ... Supporting policies for Social Farming in Europe. Progressing Multifunctionality in Responsive Rural Areas Editors Francesco Di Iacovo, Deirdre O Connor, 2009 http www.scribd.com doc 60146090 Farming for Health. Proceedings of the Community of Practice Farming for Health Editor Joost Dessein, 2007 http library.wur.nl frontis farming for health Farming for Health. Green Care Farming Across Europe ... more details
Snow farming is the use of obstacles, equipment and knowledge about management of snow in order to strategically manipulate snow coverage. Often this is done for the purpose of skiing or even preventing snow drift in certain areas like roads. The most popular obstacle is the snow fence , which is used to create drifts and collect more snow in a given area than would otherwise naturally occur. The snow can be moved to other areas and groomed with the use of a snow groomer . Sometimes the snow fence is readily movable in order to maximize the collection of blown snow, despite wind direction changes. gallery Image snowfarming.jpg Snow farming with movable snow fence Image with unknown copyright status removed Image Snowfarming snowfencefeb242009.jpg Snow fence collecting snow deletable image caption 1 subst time l, j F Y 7 days Image Snowgroomer spreading snow.jpg Snow grooming machine distributing farmed snow Image Grooming farmed snow.jpg Grooming farmed snow gallery References reflist External links http www.chssnowmakers.com Snow 20Farming.htm DEFAULTSORT Snow Farming Category Snow ... more details
Ley farming is an agriculture agricultural system where the field is alternately seeded for grain and left fallow. Other name for the method is alternate husbandry . In ley farming, the field is alternately used for grain or other cash crop s for a number of years and laid down to ley i.e. left fallow, used for growing hay or used for pasture for another number of years. After that period it is again ploughed and used for cash crops. During the fallow pasture period the soil is filled with roots of grass es and other plants. New ploughing mixes them with the soil and also increases the amount of nitrogen in the ground, removing need of artificial nitrogen fertilizer s. It also disturbs the life cycle of pest animal pest s. See also Crop rotation Shmita the seventh year of the Jewish seven year agricultural cycle, where the land is left to lie fallow and all agricultural activity&mdash including plowing, planting, pruning and harvesting&mdash is forbidden by Torah law. External links http journeytoforever.org farm library ley leyToC.html Book about Ley Farming by George Stapledon http www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu dickinso agronomy leyfarming.htm DEFAULTSORT Ley Farming Category Agricultural terminology Category Agricultural economics Category Agronomy agri stub el ... more details
Underground farming is the practice of cultivating food underground. Underground farming is usually done using hydroponics, aeroponics or air dynaponics systems or container gardens. Light is generally provided by means of grow lamp s ref http www.gizmag.com aerofarms urban agriculture 15371 Underground farming lighting system using LEDs ref or daylighting systems as light tube s . ref http www.technologyreview.com blog deltav 25740 Underground lighting ref Sometimes, special modifications are done to improve the system even more. These can include water jacketed lighting system, NFT double pass growing system with moveable racks, ... ref http www.growingedge.com magazine back issues view article.php3?AID 170534 Special features of the South Pole Growth Chamber ref Present systems The Lunar greenhouse is an underground farm made by Phil Sadles and Gene Giacomelli of the University of Arizona s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center CEAC ref http www.space.com 9353 lunar greenhouse grow food future moon colonies.html Lunar greenhouse ref ref Kijk magazine, editie 13, 2010 ref The urine and exhaled air of the astronauts is reused in the system by the plants. ref http www.technologyreview.com blog deltav 25740 Reuse of urine and exhaled air ref See also Rooftop farming References reflist Category Urban agriculture Category Types of garden ... more details
One source date June 2009 Globalize date November 2009 File Camposcala.JPG thumb Dryland farming in the Province of Granada Granada region in Spain Dryland farming is an agricultural technique for non ... , USA Dryland farming is used in the Great Plains , the Palouse plateau of Eastern Washington , and other ... s of Eurasia and Argentina . Dryland farming was introduced to southern Russia and Ukraine ... grow corn , bean s or even watermelon s. Successful dryland farming is possible with as little as convert ... tribes in the arid Southwest subsisted for hundreds of years on dryland farming in areas with less ... 9 ref Process Dryland farming has evolved as a set of techniques and management practices used by farmers ... thumb Dryland farming caused a large dust storm in parts of Eastern Washington on October 4, 2009 ... accessdate 2009 10 10 ref Dryland farming is uniquely dependent on natural rainfall, which can leave the ground vulnerable to dust storms , particularly if poor farming techniques are used ... The nature of dryland farming makes it particularly susceptible to erosion, especially wind erosion ... long term goal of a dryland farming operation. Erosion control techniques such as windbreak s, reduced ... farming are used to minimize topsoil loss. Control of Input Costs Dryland farming is practiced ... of a dryland farming paddock International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas Sustainable ..., and the template below. nowiki references Further reading Henry Gilbert, Dryland Farming January ... . Mary W. M. Hargraves, Dry Farming in the Northern Great Plains Years of Readjustment, 1920 1990 .... p., 1908 . Dr. John A. Widstoe,Ph.D. Dry Farming, A System Of Agriculture For Countries Under A Low Rainfall NY The MacMillian Company, 1911 Victor Squires and Philip Tow, Dryland Farming A Systems Approach ... links Commons category inline Dryland farming http digital.library.okstate.edu encyclopedia entries D DR009.html Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Dry Farming http www.cropscience.org.au ... more details
farming Intensive farming or intensive agriculture is an agricultural production system characterized ... 4foodandsustainabilityrev5.shtml BBC School fact sheet on intensive farming ref This is in contrast to many sorts of sustainable agriculture such as organic farming or extensive agriculture , which ... animal farming practices can involve very large numbers of animals raised on limited land which require ... 4foodandsustainabilityrev5.shtml BBC School fact sheet on intensive farming ref Very large or confined indoor intensive livestock operations particularly descriptive of common US farming practices are often referred to as factory farming ref name britannicaRef http www.britannica.com eb article ... browse Factory 20farming Factory farming. Webster s Dictionary definition of Factory farming ... to factory farming as source of contamination ref ref name epaUKPDF http www.environment agency.gov.uk ... Significantly increased yield per acre, per person, and per GBP relative to extensive farming and therefore ... economies that these may harbour , which would need to be felled for extensive farming methods ... livestock farming an opportunity to capture methane emissions which would otherwise contribute ... 2010 Intensive farming alters the environment in many ways. Limits or destroys the natural habitat ... who eat the pesticides which remain on their food. Pre modern intensive farming Unreferenced section date November 2009 Pre modern intensive farming techniques and structures include ... Methane gas generation from rice paddies ref Paddy based rice farming has been practiced Korea ... paddy farming techniques of the Middle Mumun c. 850 550 BC can be interpreted from the well preserved ... for paddy farming were not introduced until sometime after 200 BC. The spatial scale of individual ... Kingdoms of Korea Period c. AD 300 400 668 . Modern intensive farming types Main Industrial agriculture Modern intensive farming refers to the Industry industrialized production of animals livestock ... more details
Image Lancfarming1.jpg right Lancaster Farming is the leading regional farm newspaper for the Northeastern United States Northeastern and Mid Atlantic States Mid Atlantic United States . It has published weekly on Saturday since 1955. ref name mk http www.lancasterfarming.com sites lancasterfarming.com files mediakit LF National Rates 2006.swf Lancaster Farming media kit ref Paid circulation is about 55,000. The newspaper shares offices and printing facilities with the Ephrata Review and The Lititz Record Express at Lancaster County Weeklies, Inc. ref http www.theaustin.com html nr lancaster.html Facilities expansion ref in Ephrata, Pennsylvania . Lancaster County Weeklies is owned by Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., publisher of the morning Lancaster Intelligencer Journal , and afternoon Lancaster New Era newspapers. Lancaster Farming provides news, market and commodity reports, and agribusiness information and includes news about 4 H , National FFA Organization FFA and fair events, and rural life. ref http lancasterfarming.com node 4 About Lancaster Farming ref In addition, many subscribers get farm newspapers for the advertising of specials on parts and supplies, used implements, and auctions of land, and equipment, and livestock. Lancaster Farming is printed in four sections, averaging about 200 pages per issue. ref name mk Section A is devoted to breaking news, dairy and beef news, commodity market reports, and upcoming events. ref name mk Section B is the family section which includes recipes, food and nutrition, antiques, and organizations such as 4 H, FFA and the The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry Grange . ref name mk Sections C and D have business ... was named editor of Lancaster Farming in mid 2006. Lefever was a staff reporter for the newspaper for five ... Farming Appoints Lefever ref He and his wife Katrina Oberholtzer Lefever and young son Eli live in Akron, Pa. Archive Lancaster Farming 1955 1983 is available online through The Pennsylvania State University ... more details
File Masanobu Fukuoka.jpg right thumbnail Masanobu Fukuoka, originator of the natural farming method Natural farming is an ecological farming approach established by Masanobu Fukuoka 1913 2008 , a Japanese ... 1978 re presentation The One Straw Revolution An Introduction to Natural Farming . ref It is also referred to as the Fukuoka Method , the natural way of farming or do nothing farming . The title refers not to lack of labor, but to the avoidance of manufactured inputs and equipment. Natural farming can also be described as ecological farming and is related to organic farming , sustainable agriculture .... Fukuoka saw farming not just as a means of producing food but as an aesthetic or spiritual approach ... Libraries, Mar 1996. ref Natural farming is a closed system, one that demands no inputs .... Routledge, 1995. ref Natural farming also differs from conventional organic farming ref Participating ... www.jef.or.jp backnumber 162th promenade.pdf What Does Natural Farming Mean? by Toyoda, Natsuko ref ..., December 2010 ref Principles Fukuoka distilled natural farming into five principles ref From the Ground ... and the governing principles of his farming systems have been applied from Africa to the temperate northern hemisphere. In India , natural farming is often referred to as Rishi Kheti . ref name ... 2010 ref ref name Nature Farmers India Rishi Keti http www.satavic.org rishikheti.htm Natural farming ... Farms India , Slowly, bit by bit, we found ourselves close to what is called natural farming ... . ref Principally, natural farming minimises human labour and adopts, as closely as practical, nature ... icon 1978 re presentation The One Straw Revolution An Introduction to Natural Farming ref Periodically ... and philosophy emphasised small scale operation and challenged the need for mechanised farming ... management . cn date February 2012 No till refimprove section date February 2012 Natural farming recognizes ... that can fix nitrogen. Nature farming Another Japanese farmer and philosopher Mokichi Okada , conceived ... more details
Primary sources date May 2009 Notability date May 2009 The Farming Game is a board game simulating the economics of a small farm . Published in 1979 in games 1979 , it was designed by George Rohrbacher, a rancher in Washington U.S. state Washington State . The Farming Game painfully reflects the real life difficulties of running a farm. Also, the names and places in the game are the names of families farming for generations in Yakima Valley and other parts of Central Washington . When Rohrbacher invented the game, it was a desperate time for his failing farm and small family, this is reflected in the difficulty of the game, and the multitude of points taken into consideration in farming that are often left up to chance. It is considered a board game which has educational value. http www.farmgame.com printouts instructions.pdf The game s objective is to raise money by harvesting crop s and selling livestock , including hay , fruit , grain , and cattle . This is done by moving around the board using one dice die , similar to Monopoly game Monopoly . Each trip around the board represents a year of farming, and players can increase their chances of earning more money by planting more crops or raising more livestock, which can be purchased by exercising the option given from an Option to Buy O.T.B. card a player has drawn during the course of the game. Elements of the game are intended to reflect aspects of real life farming. For example, players sometimes encounter Farmer s Fate cards ... the element of chance or luck that is involved in farming, which is the aim of the game. Game ..., are operating expenses. In The Farming Game , whenever a player harvests a crop, he draws a card ... all the player s livestock are slaughtered. Strategy Original research date September 2007 The Farming ... More Farming Games http www.farmgame.com The Farming Game bgg 5195 The Farming Game DEFAULTSORT Farming Game, The Category Economic simulation board games Category Roll and move board games ... more details
Infobox Radio show show name Farming Today image imagesize caption other names format Farming news runtime 15 mins 05.45 Weekdays, 25 mins 06.35 Saturday country UK language English home station BBC Radio 4 syndicates television presenter Anna Hill, http www.bbc.co.uk radio4 people presenters charlotte smith Charlotte Smith starring announcer creator writer director senior editor editor Andrew Thorman Fran Barnes producer Sarah Swadling Anne Marie Bullock Clare Freeman narrated rec location BBC Birmingham first aired September 1960 last aired num series num episodes audio format opentheme othertheme endtheme website http www.bbc.co.uk programmes b006qj8q Farming Today podcast http www.bbc.co.uk podcasts series farming Podcasts Farming Today is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom. Transmission It is broadcast each weekday but pre recorded the day before between 5.45 and 6.00 a.m. and a longer programme is broadcast on Saturdays Farming Today This Week from 06.35 7.00 a.m. Around one million people listen to the programme. Margaret Thatcher and other Prime Ministers have been regular listeners. History It began as a 15 minute programme in September 1960 broadcast at 7.15am on Network Three from Holme Moss, Pontop Pike, Douglas and Sandale only in the north of England, which was the educational broadcasting network of the BBC Third Programme . In mid 1961 it moved to 07.00. Also from 1962 on the BBC Home Service Home Service later to become Radio 4 was the ten minute Farm Bulletin at 06.40. By 1964, Network 3 had become the Third Network and the programme ... or organic farming and farmers, but will look at topics from a farmer s point of view. Farmers, environmentalists ... in the European Union Pesticides and organic farming Common Agricultural Policy Common Fisheries ... podcasts radio4 farming rss.xml Farming Today podcasts News items http www.fwi.co.uk Articles 2010 11 19 124457 Behind the scenes at R439s Farming Today.htm Farmers Weekly November 2010 ... more details
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