Sentence examples for general farm from inspiring English sources

In general, farm holdings are large, highly mechanized, and produce high yields, yet they employ only a very small percentage of the workforce.

"In general, farm people don't give a darn anymore," Mr. Cobb said, "since they're not considered a part of the process".

(That's big for a general farm, although tiny in comparison to some of the single-crop grain or berry farms in South Jersey).

The results show that although the two groups were very similar in terms of general farm characteristics, BMP farms were more likely to practice tilapia-mullet polyculture than monoculture of tilapia.

Another board member is Don Homer, 68, who described himself as "a Bostonian cowboy" and is the general farm manager of Hudson Pines Farm, the Rockefeller property in Pocantico Hills.

These advantages can best be discussed in terms of a hypothetical general farm where it may be desirable to produce several different kinds of crops: the question to be answered is whether monoculture can do better than rotational systems in producing these crops while still maintaining productivity.

The questionnaire addressed signing of contracts upon purchasing genetically modified (GM) seed, refuge compliance, refuge design and general farming practices.

Mount Vernon is the centre for an area of general farming (livestock, corn [maize], soybeans) and of oil and natural gas production.

In the mid-1860's, the area was still occupied by several dairy and general farms, but soon jobs and housing in the hamlet became more plentiful.

Their sons, John and Jamie, help with the ponies and with the general farming, which includes 1,000 Swaledale sheep, a few Berrichon sheep and beef cattle.

Pennyrile soils, developed primarily from Mississippian (from about 320 to 360 million years ago) limestone, are excellent for general farming, as are the loessial and alluvial soils of the western regions.