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DefinitionsDefinitions listed in order of appearance in documentOverview Commodity based refers to benefits directly related to the production and sale of goods or products by farmers, ranchers and timber operators Non-commodity based refers to benefits not related to actual products but, rather, the ancillary benefits of open space, ecosystem function, habitat, cultural / traditional way of life, rural character, etc. provided by working landscapes in the region. Montane refers to the bio-geographic zone of relatively cool upland slopes below timberline dominated by large coniferous trees. History Value-added processes refer to taking a commodity, such as apples, and "add value" to it by processing it into applesauce, apple butter, or apple pies Stocking rates refer to the calculation derived from comparing the grazing animal’s daily forage needs to the daily amount of forage produced in the pasture. The purpose is to determine how many animals certain land will support. Agriculture Economy Ecosystem is defined as all of the organisms, along with all components of the surrounding environment, within any particular spatial location. Although ecosystems can be defined on any scale, from a single rotting log to the entire Earth, for management purposes, ecosystems are typically defined by physical features, such as watersheds, or vegetative communities, such as the Eastside pine ecosystem. Biodiversity is the range in variability of living things Sustainable describes human activities today that don't compromise future options. Ranchettes are residential parcels, usually 2 to 40 acres in size, that support some degree of small-scale agriculture, such as vegetables, flowers, prize cattle, etc. But the primary use of the land is residential. Trends Economic activity is defined here as all "Business/Organization Revenues," which is all monetary revenue to businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government collected through either sales, fees, donations, etc. It represents the amount of dollars that flow though organizations in each industry in one year. It includes the individual farmers and ranchers that report income from their farms and ranches. Indirect economic contributions include additional expenditures such as purchase of supplies (including fencing, chemicals, fertilizer, pharmaceutical products, imported feed, etc.), fees paid for marketing services to promote agricultural products, costs associated with processing and packing, transportation costs for getting products to market, and other farm-related goods and services paid for by agricultural growers, producers and harvesters. |
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