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  • From: robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Whole grains and small scale grain production
  • Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:34:15 -0400

Pat. You will be pleased to know that the overwhelming majority of subsidies
are going to small and medium sized farms. The reason you don't hear much
about
it is because news like that doesn't sell newspapers. Go to the USDA site and
check out the Farm Services Agency page, you will find many programs that
assist
the smallest of farms.
Another use I have found in growing grains like wheat and barley is that they
allow me to breakup the insect disease and weed cycles that buildup in
constant
vegetable production. Phytophtora rot in particular...Bob.

Pat Meadows wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 09:34:59 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >I've been doing quite a bit of reading about people who try to take their
> >own local food challenge. Grains seems to be one of the hardest things to
> >come by. I suspect the labor and processing makes this something that needs
> >the economies of scale to make it worth a farmer's while.
>
> They may need the economies of scale NOW - because of unfair
> competition from large corporations subsidized by the
> government.
>
> But I don't think the economies of scale would be necessary
> to make it worthwhile for a small to med-sized farm if we
> had a more rational national policy on agriculture.
>
> A rational policy on agriculture - IMHO - would encourage
> small farms and stress local food self-reliance rather than
> giving subsidies to giant factory farms.
>
> Pat
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