Family Farming in America
A site that celebrates sustainability within local communites. Also adresses the differences and issues between local and industrial agriculture:
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The National Agricultural Statistics Service, which provides "timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture":
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A trailer for "Food Inc.;" a documentary that explores the food production process within the corporate farms of America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKYyD14d_0
A youtube channel entitled "America's Heartland," which celebrates and educates viewers about the nation's agriculture:
http://www.youtube.com/user/americasheartland
A webpage that compares industrial farms to family farms. The side by side chart compares such topics as health issues, animal waste issues, and fuel issues:
http://www.beyondfactoryfarming.org/get-informed/industrial-vs-family-farms-comparison
A list of the current congressional bills pertaining to farming within America's agricultural legislation:
http://www.theorator.com/bills109/issues/farming.html
A 1997 powerpoint created by high school students, entitled Losing the Family Farm
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/syllabi/201h/projects/hortfamfarm.pps
Selected bibliography pertaining to Midwestern farming:
http://www.dgorton.com/farmsite/bibliography.html
Extended bibliography pertaining to limiting corporate farming and extending the family farm, as provided by the National Agricultural Law Center:
http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/bibliography/results/?id=22
A 2005 site created by South Dakotans in an effort to protect the family farms in their community:
http://stopcorporatefarms.com/
The Center for Rural Affairs, also featured on the stopcorporatefarms.com website:
http://www.cfra.org/
An interactive map of the nation on the Trust for Public Land website, which shows local agencies and land trust services within selected sections of the United States:
www.tpl.org/what-we-do/interactive-map
An organization recognized in 32 states, the National Family Farm Coalition works to maintain family farming in America:
http://www.nffc.net/index.html
An interview with economist Joseph Stiglitz, who discusses corporate farming and the competition and the agricultural competition within America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnAlRuYMSqw
A pro-corporate farming research article written by The National Agricultural Law Center in Arkansas:
http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/bibarticles/greaver_corporate.pdf
An essay focused on the changing agricultural climate of North Carolina:
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/reference/instruction/upload/Jessica_Heath_Third_Place.pdf
CAFO- raising awareness for industrial animal factories:
http://cafothebook.org/
An interview with Missouri native Bill Christison, family farm leader in America, discussing the use of GMOs (genetically modified organisms):
http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/bcinter.html