This blessed earth : a year in the life of an American family farm / Ted Genoways.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Genoways, Ted, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family farms--Nebraska--Case studies.

Family farms.

Farmers--Economic conditions.

Farmers.

Nebraska.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture.

Local Subjects:

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]

Summary:

"The family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, and yet its future is in peril. Rick Hammond grew up on a farm, and for forty years he has raised cattle and crops on his wife's fifth-generation homestead in Nebraska, in hopes of passing it on to their four children. But as the handoff nears, their small family farm--and their entire way of life--are under siege. Beyond the threat posed by rising corporate ownership of land and livestock, the Hammonds are confronted by encroaching pipelines, groundwater depletion, climate change, and shifting trade policies. Add GMOs, pesticides, and fossil fuel pollution to their list of troubles and the question is: can the family farm survive in America?"--Jacket flap.

Contents:

Prologue: Readying the bin

Part one: Bringing in the beans

Interlude: Working cows

Part two: The homeplace

Interlude: Branding calves

Part three: Seeds of change

Interlude: The poker run

Part four: Irrigation nation

Interlude: The tri-state

Epilogue: Welcome news.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226).

ISBN:

9780393292572

0393292576

OCLC:

989123914