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The Condition of Farmworkers and Small Farmers in 1977

Date: 1977-01-01
Categories: Land Use
Source: Sustainable Living Library

Summary

Technical report (1977). Covers South, North Carolina, Minnesota. Topics: small farm preservation, family farm system, no-till farming, Integrated Pest Management. Agencies: National Sharecroppers Fund, Rural Advancement Fund, Frank Porter Graham Center. Cites 19 external works.

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Knowledge graph centered on The Condition of Farmworkers and Small Farmers in with 41 nodes and 80 connections. Top connected: United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, Congress, endangered species, migratory birds.

Stakeholders (17)

Agencies, organizations, and groups mentioned as actors in this document.

United States Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States Department of AgricultureCongressU.S. CongressU.S. GovernmentNational Science FoundationNational Sharecroppers FundRural Advancement Fund
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Frank Porter Graham CenterNorth Carolina Legal ServicesUnited Presbyterian ChurchEmergency Land FundNational Association of Farmworkers OrganizationRural AmericaPresidents Commission on Mental HealthLand Grant College systemRural Caucus

External References Cited (19)

Works cited by this document, grouped by type.

article (7)

  • The Farm Index (1978)
  • Rural America (1978)
  • The Washington Post (1978)Daniel Zwerdling
  • The Crisis in Agriculture (1978)Brian Livingston
  • The Charlotte Observer (1977)
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  • Washington Post Op. Ed. (1977)Coleman McCarthy
  • The Agri-Biz TillerA. V. Krebs

report (7)

  • World Hunger: Ten Myths (1977)Frances Moore Lappe and Joseph Collins
  • Agricultural Statistics 1977 (1977)
  • Testimony before the House Sub-Committee on Administrative Practice (1977)William Lockerety
  • Report of the Task Panel on Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (1977)
  • Where Have All the Farmworkers Gone?—The Statistical Annihilation of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers by Federal Agencies (1977)
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  • Who will Farm?United Presbyterian Church
  • Agricultural Statistics

book (2)

  • The American FarmMaisie Conrat and Richard Conrat
  • Silent SpringRachel Carson

study (2)

  • The Direction of Major U. S. Corporations Involved in AgribusinessA. V. Krebs
  • Family Farms—Old McDonald's in TroubleCary Fowler

legislation (1)

  • Rural Development Act (1972)