Still, the group this week joined other animal producers in calling for a reduction in corn ethanol production mandates, saying pricing and availability of corn for feed is threatened by the combination of a small corn crop this year and the government mandate, which will use about four of every 10 bushels of corn.

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James Mercer, from the organisation, said he believed the market would support a combination of large and small, family farms.

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Allen Chao, 55, founder of Watson Pharmaceuticals, a member of the 1994 200 Best Small Companies list, used a combination approach in 1995.

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