Sustainable
Farming Connection |
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farmers find and share information. | What's New -- Oct. '97
A chronological list of additions to this site.
Improve
Your CRP Bid [10/24/97] -- Minn. Dept. of Ag page explains how to
improve your bid's chances of being accepted. See also
Free CRP Tip Sheet.
Inside The Beltway -- October '97
[10/23/97] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working
Group.
Alternative Hog
Production Conference [10/23/97] -- Dec. 5, Lafayette, Indiana,
featuring Iowa State researcher Mark Honeyman and producers Jim Van Der Pol and
Greg Gunthorp.
Local contact
Seattle Tilth Association
[10/23/97]
New
Organic Certification Discussion Group [10/20/97] -- On our
Organic Farming, Marketing, and Certification
Resources page. Weigh in on the issues as national standards come to
fruition. To subscribe, send the message: subscribe organic-certification firstname
lastname to listproc@listserv.oit.unc.edu.
New
local contact listings for California Certified Organic Farmers
, Maine Organic Farmers &
Gardeners Association, and USDA
National Hunger Clearinghouse - World Hunger Year [10/17/97]
Surfing With Michele [10/17/97] --
Eclectic links from Univ. of Wis. sustainable ag communicator.
Cover Crop and Forage Seed Sources
[10/17/97] -- Find the varieties that fit your cropping or pasture system.
Internet Guide for Farmers, Extension Agents
[10/16/97] -- Tips to help you get started and sharpen your Internet skills from
the UC-Davis Sustainable Ag Research and Education Program.
Link to National Organic Program, USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service [10/16/97] -- from our
Organic Farming, Marketing, and Certification
Resources page.
Free CRP Tip Sheet [10/15/97] -- 'Bid
To Win' tells how to increase your score and land that contract.
Link to Purdue Cooperative Ext.
Sustainable Ag Page [10/10/97] from our University
Sustainable Ag Programs links page.
Agroforestry Hot Links [10/10/97] -- Links
from our Agroforestry menu to the USDA
National Agroforestry Center and other sites.
Link to Sustainable Ag
Grants Announced [10/8/97] -- USDA's North Central Region SARE program
awards 70 grants totalling $1.9 million to researchers, educators, producers,
organizations and others. Project topics include marketing, whole-farm
planning, pest management, community development, animal agriculture and crop
diversification.
Low-Stress Livestock Handling [10/4/97]
-- Herding methods and facilities that put less stress on you and your stock.
Cow Dreams -- Poems by Steve Lucas
[10/2/97] -- In the tradition of the Cowboy Poets but with a modern grazier's
twist. Enjoy!
Making Sense of Federal Programs
[10/1/97] -- How to use flexible planting rules and conservation programs to
make your farm more sustainable and profitable.
New Farm Program Options Guide
[10/1/97] --
Making the Most of Freedom to Farm shows how to make planting
flexibility pay.
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