Retrieved June 28, 2006, Cautions about this term. "Behind the attractive epithet of 'participation' usually lurks the all-too-familiar patterns of dominance and control shaped by the mantras of 'modern' and 'progressive'."
Author comments on changes in terms being used, such as: producers for farmers, units for hog barns, operations for farms, commodities for crops, FFA for Future Farmers, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for College of Agriculture.
Via online access. 7 pages., Examines the elements of an "honest vision for the future with a shared language that accurately describes our world." Size of farm is not the key indicator, the author argues.
Author expresses concern about a trend toward agricultural names for housing developments in urban areas. Examples: Green Pastures, Scott Farms, Shepherd's Landing, Walker Meadows. "As a member of the farming minority, I'm offended."
