Family Farming:
Over 90% of American farmers qualify as "family farms." These range from small family farms, to large family farms that almost mirror those of corporate farms, minus the total gross income received yearly. As family farms decrease yearly, corporate farm numbers increase. Of these family farms 67% of them earn a gross income of less than $10,000 a year. Although more abundant than corporate farms, the corporate farms (around 10%) produce more than all the family farms combined each year. According to Farm Aid, 330 family farmers have to leave their land weekly in America, showing a steady decrease in small-scale farms.
Small scale family farms use crop diversification, border cropping, and crop rotation that do not harm the earth. These farms also have a more healthy living quality for the animals within the farm. The crops also have more diversification in family farms. Larger, corporate farms usually try to call themselves "organic" but this is a misconceived notion in health and safety, nor is it highly regulated as family farms. Family farms use less water, and have a less amount of gasses arise from the property yearly. Family farms have less bacteria and disease in their animals and are more humane in their practices.
Small scale family farms use crop diversification, border cropping, and crop rotation that do not harm the earth. These farms also have a more healthy living quality for the animals within the farm. The crops also have more diversification in family farms. Larger, corporate farms usually try to call themselves "organic" but this is a misconceived notion in health and safety, nor is it highly regulated as family farms. Family farms use less water, and have a less amount of gasses arise from the property yearly. Family farms have less bacteria and disease in their animals and are more humane in their practices.
Sources:
http://familyfarmingahap.weebly.com/family-vs-corporate-farming.html
