It's not by their own farm, but by off-farm employment.    From Wordnik.com.  [High Food Prices A Two-Edged Sword For Farmers] Reference

Economic analysis of off-farm soil conservation structures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

Most people who live on farms have at least one off-farm income.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Time for excuses.] Reference

Women's use of off-farm and boundary lands: agroforestry potentials.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

Concentrates can either be formulated and mixed in the farm or purchased off-farm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

Moreover, the off-farm acquisition of fodder, mainly additional purchase, then becomes significant.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Selection of animals] Reference

Sure, organic farmers use no pesticides and minimal "" off-farm inputs '' like chemical fertilizers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trendy - But Is It Safe] Reference

Accordingly, these farmers are able to farm only because they are supported primarily by off-farm income.    From Wordnik.com.  [Information On American Farms And Hermitage Arkansas] Reference

The latter would sacrifice millions of off-farm American jobs which exist because we are producing things here.    From Wordnik.com.  [Let’s Get Real About Farm Labor] Reference

Building stronger, local food networks, increasing production for direct off-farm sales or local farmers 'markets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Microfarms] Reference

Unless an outside economic energy force is applied, like an off-farm job, the farm rapidly decays into a homestead.    From Wordnik.com.  [Road Warriors] Reference

Most LDCs have simply been unable to generate enough productive, off-farm jobs to escape the poverty trap, said UNCTAD.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

But as much as half of that income came from off-farm employment -- the bulk in remittances from relatives in faraway cities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Continental Divide] Reference

Farmers made up this loss in off-farm income 89 percent of farm family income, renting out land, and other money-making ventures.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economics of Organic Farming] Reference

Farmers made up this loss in off-farm income (89 percent of farm family income), renting out land, and other money-making ventures.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economics of Organic Farming] Reference

The benefits accruing out of the project include on-farm benefits, off-farm benefits and environment and natural resources benefits.    From Wordnik.com.  [JK Chief Minister concern about degradation of forests and water-bodies in J&K State] Reference

I farm for a living — as in no off-farm jobs and not a nickel of subsidy or grants — and very much wish to see the farm lobby crushed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Awesome Idea] Reference

Minn. farmer wants to sell raw milk again off-farm.    From Wordnik.com.  [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference

RG indicated that the off-farm costs dwarfed the energy costs on-farm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Energy Bulletin -] Reference

He's farming a little and waiting to be called back to his off-farm job.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

You know, we make a living now from our farm, and we don't have to work off-farm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marketplace] Reference

"Most households are deforesting less and working more off-farm," Roy Chowdhury said.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

The draft plan suggests that the costs could be divided into two - off-farm and on-farm.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

"We also have to build and develop rural businesses so that off-farm income is available,".    From Wordnik.com.  [High Plains Journal: Ag News] Reference

The state Agriculture Department prohibited off-farm sales after health officials traced an.    From Wordnik.com.  [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference

Farm foreclosures are on the rise, forcing career changes even as off-farm jobs are scarce.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Farmland values declined amid weaker farm incomes and softer demand from off-farm investors.    From Wordnik.com.  [FarmPolicy.com] Reference

Net farm income must cover family living expenses and taxes unless there is off-farm income.    From Wordnik.com.  [Postbulletin.com Local News] Reference

The dairy industry programme aimed to support on-farm innovation and enhance off-farm outputs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hawke's Bay Today] Reference

Small farms rely on off-farm sources of income for 85 percent to 95 percent of what they bring in.    From Wordnik.com.  [The American Prospect Articles] Reference

The state prohibited off-farm sales of Hartmann products after investigators searched the farm on May 26.    From Wordnik.com.  [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference

Unconventional operators continue to rely on inherited land, free and low-cost labor, and off-farm income.    From Wordnik.com.  [The American Prospect Articles] Reference

Household income for many who live on farms comes largely from off-farm jobs and other sources, like investments.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

Many ranchers have gone deeply into debt or taken off-farm jobs to keep their operations going, the association said.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference

That is why a lot of farmers agree to pursue off-farm income, as it provides access to an accessible health insurance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shaister Miester Do Da] Reference

We've been fortunate to have had an early and dry harvest to test our new system as we move from on-farm to off-farm drying.    From Wordnik.com.  [FWi - All News] Reference

It is based on minimal use of off-farm inputs and on management practices that restore, maintain and enhance ecological harmony.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mackinac Center Commentaries] Reference

"It was nerve-racking for somebody who never wore a watch to all of a sudden become a clock watcher" in an off-farm job, Gebhard said.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Generating lasting off-farm income opportunities will also be important, but even more challenging than jump-starting legal agromarkets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brookings: Latest From Brookings] Reference