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245 _aHalf of farmers working part-time
260 _c2003
490 _aFarmers' Weekly
_v138(20) 16 May 2003, 7, 84-86(4)
520 _aA "Farmers Weekly" survey of rural practitioners reveals that over half of farmers work part-time and rely on non-farm income to support their businesses. The survey also notes the emergence of two types of part-time farmers: those who diversify in desperation for extra income and those with large non-farming income who aspire to the farming lifestyle. A series of articles investigates further into part-time farming.
590 _aWB
650 _aFARMERS
650 _aRURAL ECONOMY
650 _aRURAL BUSINESSES
650 _aFARM DIVERSIFICATION
690 _aRural
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