The large farm enterprises that dominated agriculture during the Soviet period are of marginal importance today.

To be sure, the American soviets would establish their own gigantic farm enterprises, as schools of voluntary collectivization.

In making decisions about diversification farmers need to consider whether income generated by new farm enterprises will be greater than the existing activities, with similar or less risk.

"You can have a small farm enterprise, and be a car mechanic, or an English professor," Ms. Gillan said.

Common grazings played an important part in most farm enterprises: on average only 6% of the farm was owned by the farmer/crofter.

"If we lose our equity in the land the viability of a lot of farm enterprises is going to be in question," he said.

The agricultural complex consists of companies producing agricultural products, the food and processing industries, a production infrastructure, and farm enterprises.

The main problem in economic terms is that net farm incomes are substantially lower than for other farm enterprises and types.

This small farm enterprise helped to supply the convent with fresh produce.

A farm enterprise is a component of a farm business.