1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454380003321

Titolo

Food and the mid-level farm [[electronic resource] ] : renewing an agriculture of the middle / / edited by Thomas A. Lyson, G.W. Stevenson, and Rick Welsh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Cambridge, Mass. ; ; London], : MIT, 2008

ISBN

0-262-27875-8

1-4356-5186-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Food, health, and the environment

Altri autori (Persone)

LysonThomas A

StevensonG. W

WelshRick

Disciplina

338.16

Soggetti

Family farms - United States

Farm produce - United States - Marketing

Farms, Size of - United States

Sustainable agriculture - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; I Agriculture of the Middle: Why Farm Structure Matters; 1 Why Worry about the Agriculture of the Middle?; 2 Pursuing Long-Term Food and Agricultural Security in the United States: Decentralization, Diversification, and Reduction of Resource Intensity; II Organizational Structures That Could Support an Agriculture of the Middle; 3 Cooperative Structure for the Middle: Mobilizing for Power and Identity; 4 Is Relationship Marketing an Alternative to the Corporatization of Organics? A Case Study of OFARM

5 Contractual Integration in Agriculture: Is There a Bright Side for Agriculture of the Middle?III Bringing Mid-Level Supply Chains and Consumers Together; 6 Consumer Considerations and the Agriculture of the Middle; 7 Values-Based Supply Chains: Strategies for Agrifood Enterprises of the Middle; IV Policies That Could Support the Agriculture of the Middle; 8 Toward a Pro-Middle Farm Policy: What Will It Take to Ensure a Promising Future for Family Farming?; 9 Agriculture



of the Middle: Lessons Learned from Civic Agriculture

10 The Effect of Laws That Foster Agricultural Bargaining: Apple Growers in Michigan and New York State11 Sustaining the Middle: The Roles of Sustainable Agriculture and Agri-Environmental Payments; 12 The Prospects and Limits of Antitrust and Competitive-Market Strategies; Epilogue: Strategies for Strengthening the Agriculture of the Middle; Appendix: The Changing Status of Farms and Ranches of the Middle; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Discussing strategies for reviving an 'agriculture in the middle' and creating a food system that works for midsize farms and ranches, this book considers the ways midsize farms can regain vitality by scaling up aspects of small farms' operations to connect with consumers and develop food supply chains that preserve farmer identity.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910711182603321

Autore

Ugiansky G. M

Titolo

Report of the 83th National Conference on Weights and Measures / / Gilbert M. Ugiansky, Janet L Land

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gaithersburg, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 1998

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

NIST special publication ; ; 932

Altri autori (Persone)

LandJanet L

UgianskyG. M

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

1998.

Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.

Title from PDF title page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA990005386600403321

Autore

Schachermeyr, Fritz <1895-1987>

Titolo

Die frühe Klassik der Griechen / von Fritz Schachermeyr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stuttgart [etc.], : W. Kohlhammer, 1966

Descrizione fisica

IX, 359 p., 68 tav. : ill. ; 25 cm

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

ARCH. O 302 8

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia