Small Farm Law and Legal Definition
According to 7 USCS § 2666 (Title 7, Agriculture; Chapter 59; Rural Fire Protection, Development, and Small Farm Research and Education; Rural Development and Small Farm Research and Education), the term "small farm" means “any farm (1) producing family net income from all sources (farm and nonfarm) below the median non-metropolitan income of the State; (2) operated by a family dependent on farming for a significant though not necessarily a majority of its income; and (3) on which family members provide most of the labor and management.”
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Affidavit of Small Estate
- Any Interest [Farm Service Agency]
- Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act
- Base Closure Area [Small Business Administration]
- Biodynamic Farming
- Cash Match [Small Business Development Centers]
- Certified Organic Farm
- Choosing a Small Business
- Cognizant Agency [Small Business Development Centers]
- Conservation Farm Option
