A sustainable farm: Family owned or high-tech?

Some people are still feeling nostalgic when it comes to farming. Their ideal picture is small scale farms, preferably organic and free range. But the solutions are to be found in innovation, not nostalgics. And what about family farms? In a recent article in the Dutch financial newspaper (Financieel Dagblad), Huub Fransen, owner of Dutch feed company Fransen Gerrits states that farming needs courage and entrepreneurship and that the (Dutch) farming sector can become more sustainable by using t