They get the rest of their grapes from long-term contract growers.

Now some experts estimate they and other other contract growers are producing more than 10 percent of all the hogs marketed.

Most seed sold today is grown by major contract growers in large fields in California or in some foreign countries.

Large seed companies rely on the large-scale contract growers for their seed supply.

Grapes come both from Mondavi-owned vineyards, and from contract growers.

Gallo is also encouraging its contract growers to adopt organic or sustained-yield agriculture, which minimizes the use of chemicals.

Five long-term contract growers also work closely with Cloudy Bay.

Indeed a number of well known producers started out as contract growers.

Small farmers are often absorbed into factory farm operations, acting as contract growers for the industrial facilities.

The contract grower would have a say on how much would be produced and in marketing the produce.