1.Produce and sell homogeneous commodities
2.Market staple products
3.Sell in open,impersonal markets
4.High farmer independence
5.Relatively stable prices
6.Agriculture as an art
7.Emphasis on tradition
8.Open information
9.Public research and development
10.Resource exploitation
11.Emphasis on agronomic,technical skills
12.Family farming
13.U.S as primary world food producer
14.Farm incomes lower than nonfarm incomes
15.Produce specific attributes and differentiated products
16.Market specialty,niche products
17.Personal,negotiated,closed markets
18.High farmer-agribusiness interdependence
19.High price risk
20.Science-based agriculture
21.Emphasis on innovation
22.Closed information systems
23.Private,proprietary research and development
24.Resource conservation,environmental protection
25.Emphasis on interpersonal,managerial skills
26.Industrialized farming
27.Global food competition
28.Farm incomes comparable to nonfarm incomes