Fall 2008
SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Savings in Fuel, Fertilizer Bring Economic and Environmental Rewards, by Rebecca Schuelke Staehr
COWS AND CROPS
Raising Dairy Calves… A Job for Mom? by Sara A. Zglobicki
Dear Vicki Vetch, by the Drinkwater Lab
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
50 Million Farmers! by Richard Heinberg
FOREST AND WOODLOT
Update on White-tailed Deer Diseases, by Gary Goff and Rich Taber
GRAZING
Vanity Mowing, by Troy Bishop
How to Extend Your Grazing Season, by Mike Dennis
HOME AND FAMILY
Agrarian Domesticity, by Shannon Hayes
HORTICULTURE
Searching for the Perfect Pumpkin, by Elizabeth Lamb
LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING
Adirondack Harvest, by Laurie Davis
Why Farmers’ Markets Can’t Be Free, by Steve Miller
Research and Role Playing Can Improve Your Sales, by Sandy Buxton
NEW FARMERS
Small Dairy Success Story, by Rebecca Ferry
NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK
Managing Sheep Breeding Season, by Ulf Kintzel
Marketing Meat Goats in New Jersey, by Stephen Komar and Robert Mickel
NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT
Farmers Market Frozen Food, by Violet Stone
READERS WRITE
Make Hay While the Sun Shines, by Sonja Hedlund
RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS
USDA Agriculture Loans for Youth
Getting Started with Direct Marketing
SMALL FARM SPOTLIGHTS
Apple Pond Farm and Renewable Energy Education Center, by Sonja Hedlund
STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
Precision Feeding, by JoAnne Castagna
Agricultural Environmental Management: Clean Barnyards, by Barbara Silvestri
YOUTH PAGES
Experiencing the Fascinating World of Dairy, by Sandra Ferry
Lease and Learn, by Michelle Fuller
Sweet, by Makayla Fowler