Keeping farmers on the land is the goal of European political leaders searching for ways to halt unfettered urban development.

All this support keeps farmers farming, but produces chaos everywhere else.

New Jersey has increased efforts to keep farmers and veterinarians up to date on mad cow disease, state officials say.

My lands are no good for farming and I won't keep farmers on them any more.

But subsidies help keep less efficient farmers in business.

It has been argued that keeping quotas makes prices high so we can keep farmers in business.

In this way, we would be helping to keep farmers in rural areas.

In general terms, the legislation required the agency to do everything possible to restructure loans, including writing off debts, to keep farmers on their land.

We already have huge surpluses, yet here we are keeping farmers producing.

The practices are viewed throughout the region as an effective means for reducing costs, increasing profits and keeping small farmers in business.