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large-scale farms

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large-scale farms
the modern trend to enlarge farms to reach optimal size as a business enterprise rather than as a unit size suited to single family management.


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Another delicate issue is planned cuts to direct agricultural subsidies, linked to production levels, particularly for large-scale farms, so as finance eco-friendly production and rural development Brussels, which has already cut five percent of its direct aid to farmers who collect more than 5,000 euros, wants to raise this to 13 percent by 2013.
Backyard farmers will never eliminate the need for large-scale farms, yet an increasing number of small growers can help consumers stretch their budgets and be more ecologically friendly by reducing the "carbon footprint".
The 2007 USDA Family Farm Report, however, concluded that "for the most part, large-scale farms are more viable businesses than small family farms.
 
 
 
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