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It has long been acknowledged that the notion of family continuity of farm occupation through succession is one of the central tenets of the ethos of 'family' farming, but recent evidence suggests that it is being called into question by family members. Farming practices are being pursued in a rapidly changing world, an important feature of which is a greater level of public and political concern for protecting the rural environment. This paper examines a range of new influences affecting farming practice and environmental consciousness and the implications these have for farming values, particularly that of family succession. Using evidence from a study of dairy farm families and pollution regulation in Devon in South West England, it suggests that rural social change is providing new routes through which environmental values can flow through farm households, influencing the ways farmers understand the environmental implications of their practices, and the ways they and their families think about their long-term futures.
Author(s): Ward N, Lowe P
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Rural Studies
Year: 1994
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Pages: 173-184
Print publication date: 01/04/1994
ISSN (print): 0743-0167
ISSN (electronic): 1873-1392
Publisher: Pergamon
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0743-0167(94)90028-0
DOI: 10.1016/0743-0167(94)90028-0
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