More Than A Farm Organization
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More Than A Farm Organization
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Author : Don Muhm
language : en
Publisher: Lone Oak Press, Limited
Release Date : 1998
More Than A Farm Organization written by Don Muhm and has been published by Lone Oak Press, Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Agricultural cooperative credit associations categories.
As the storm clouds of farm crisis loom on the horizon fueled by a precipitous drop in farm income, it seems the forecast couldn't be worse. Yet today's farmers need only look to their roots for models of strength reflected in the 80-year history of the Farmers Union in Minnesota and recounted in a new book from Lone Oak Press, More Than A Farm Organization: Farmers Union In Minnesota, by Don Muhm, the distinguished agricultural journalist and farm editor of the Des Moines Register for over 30 years. The 400-page history chronicles the birth, growth, challenges, and victories of the Farmers Union in Minnesota and the people who built it. It's the story of farmers from across the state who recognized the power of cooperation, education, and legislation to strengthen and protect the family farm. From its roots in Southwestern Minnesota's Jackson County in 1918 to the present, More Than A Farm Organization shows how the men and women of the Farmers Union, in the words of Jackson County local charter member Charley F. Wendel, "...bent their shoulders to the tasks." The book tracks the young organization's rise "...amid clouds of uncertainty" in the 20's "...to challenge the marketing structure;" the role it played in the "Farm Holiday" movement of the Great Depression and rural electrification; the life of Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association giant M. W. Thatcher, about whom Hubert H. Humphrey eulogized, "He didn't visit Presidents; they visited him...;" the formation of the giant supply co-op, CENEX; the years of phenomenal growth during the administration of the "Great Gully Cooperator," Minnesota Farmer's Union President Edwin Christianson; "The Communist Smear" campaign; the advent of corporate farming, the 1980's farm crisis, and other challenges faced by Minnesota and National Farmers Union President Cy Carpenter; the turbulent term of U.S. Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland, the first to come from the ranks of farmers since Roosevelt; the Farmers Union in Minnesota today; and much more. More Than A Farm Organization is a veritable compendium of "who's who" among Farmers Union members from Minnesota who rose through the ranks to become some of the great leaders of our state and nation-people like U.S. Agriculture Secretary and Congressman Bob Bergland, Congresswoman Coya Knutson, Minnesota Lt. Governor and Congressman Alec Olson, Minnesota Governors Elmer Benson and Floyd Olson, National Farmers Union Presidents Cy Carpenter and Leland Swenson, Minnesota Secretary of State Art Hanson, Minnesota House Majority Leader and Minnesota Farmers Union President Willis Eken, Minnesota Senator and Minnesota Farmers Union President Dave Frederickson, World Farm Congress delegate and Special National Farmers Union Award-winner F. B. Daniel, and others too numerous to mention. The book describes the three main thrusts of the Farmers Union in Minnesota, as embodied by its triangular logo: Cooperation, Legislation, and Education. From the advent of farmer owned local cooperatives in the early 20s, to the development of cooperative giants like the Farmers Union Central Exchange (CENEX) and Harvest States Cooperatives; from Federal enactment of the Agricultural Adjustment and Farm Credit Acts of 1933, to passage of the Minnesota Family Farm Security Act in 1976; and from publication of the Farmer's Union Herald and Minnesota Agriculture, to passage of the Federal Student Loan and GI Farm Management Training Programs, the men and women of the Farmers Union in Minnesota have "kept the faith" and led the way to a better life for family farmers, not only in Minnesota, but around the country, as well. More Than A Farm Organization is a testament to their dedication and leadership.
The Community Scale Permaculture Farm
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Author : Josh Trought
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2015
The Community Scale Permaculture Farm written by Josh Trought and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Architecture categories.
With practical examples of alternative building, renewable energy, holistic forestry, no-till gardening, hospitality management, community outreach, and more The Community-Scale Permaculture Farm describes not only the history of the D Acres project, but its evolving principles and practices that are rooted in the land, its inhabitants, and the joy inherent in collective empowerment. For almost twenty years, D Acres of New Hampshire has challenged and expanded the common definition of a farm. As an educational center that researches, applies, and teaches skills of sustainable living and small-scale organic farming, D Acres serves more than just a single function to its community. By turns it is a hostel for travelers to northern New England, a training center for everything from metal- and woodworking to cob building and seasonal cooking, a gathering place for music, poetry, joke-telling, and potluck meals, and much more. While this book provides a wide spectrum of practical information on the physical systems designed into a community-scale homestead, Trought also reviews the economics and organizational particulars that D Acres has experimented with over the years. The D Acres model envisions a way to devise a sustainable future by building a localized economy that provides more than seasonal produce, a handful of eggs, and green appliances. With the goal of perennial viability for humanity within their ecosystem, D Acres is attempting an approach to sustainability that encompasses practical, spiritual, and ethical components. In short: They are trying to create a rural community ecology that evolves in perpetuity. From working with oxen to working with a board of directors, no other book contains such a wealth of innovative ideas and ways to make your farm or homestead not only more sustainable, but more inclusive of, and beneficial to, the larger community. Readers will find information on such subjects as: Working with pigs to transform forested landscapes into arable land; Designing and building unique, multifunctional farm and community spaces using various techniques and materials; Creating and perpetuating diverse revenue streams to keep your farm organization solvent and resilient; Receiving maximum benefits and yields for the farm without denigrating resources or the regional ecology; Implementing a fair and effective governance structure; Constructing everything from solar dehydrators and cookers to treehouses and ponds; and, Connecting and partnering with the larger community beyond the farm. Emphasizing collaboration, cooperation, and mutualism, this book promises to inspire a new generation of growers, builders, educators, artists, and dreamers who are seeking new and practical ways to address today's problems on a community scale.
Sustainable Agriculture
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Author : Sustainable Agriculture Network
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Sustainable Agriculture written by Sustainable Agriculture Network and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Agriculturists categories.
Farm Organizations
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Author : United States Congress. House. Banking and Currency Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1922
Farm Organizations written by United States Congress. House. Banking and Currency Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1922 with categories.
More Than A Farmer S Wife
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Author : Amy Mattson Lauters
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2009
More Than A Farmer S Wife written by Amy Mattson Lauters and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
"Examining how women were presented in farming and mainstream magazines over fifty years and interviewing more than 180 women who lived on farms, Lauters reveals that, rather than being victims of patriarchy, most farm women were astute businesswomen, working as partners with their husbands and fundamental to the farming industry"--Provided by publisher.
Farm Organizations
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Currency
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1921
Farm Organizations written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Currency and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1921 with Agriculture categories.
Planning Farm Organizations In Box Butte County Nebraska
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Author : B. R. Hurt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
Planning Farm Organizations In Box Butte County Nebraska written by B. R. Hurt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Agriculture categories.
Farm Management And Farm Organization In Sumter County Ga
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Author : George Franklin Moznette
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1923
Farm Management And Farm Organization In Sumter County Ga written by George Franklin Moznette and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1923 with Apanteles categories.
A Study Of Farm Organization In Central Kansas
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Author : Waldo Ernest Grimes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
A Study Of Farm Organization In Central Kansas written by Waldo Ernest Grimes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Agriculture categories.
To obtain accurate and reliable information regarding the labor and material requirements of farms in central Kansas and the relations between their crop and livestock enterprises, an intensive study of the organization and operation of a number of representative farms in McPherson County, for the years 1920 to 1922, inclusive, has been made. The farmers who businesses these figures represent supplied the data. The information thus acquired forms a basis for judging the desirability of different combinations of enterprises, determining those combinations which should prove most profitable under varying price relations, and indicating ways in which efficiency in the various operations may be obtained.
General Farm Bill Members Of Congress Farm Organizations Cotton Dairy Wool Beekeepers Rice And Dairy Indemnity Programs
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
General Farm Bill Members Of Congress Farm Organizations Cotton Dairy Wool Beekeepers Rice And Dairy Indemnity Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Agricultural laws and legislation categories.