Fall 2010
SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update………………………………………………..Page 3
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Farm Businesses and the Joint Venture Agreement, by Adam Prizio, Esq. ..Page 6
COMMUNITY AND WORLD
Increasing Local Food Consumption in the Catskill Mountains,
by Challey Comer ………………………………………………………………………..Page 18
COWS AND CROPS
Learning to Read Whole Farm Systems, by Matthew Goldfarb………………Page 4
Rare Breeds Pose Challenges, Offer Opportunities,
by Adrienne Masler ……………………………………………………………………..Page 13
Kevatta Farms Dairy, by Debra Welch and Nancy Glazier …………………….Page 16
FARM ENERGY
Fighting the Weeds with Fire and French Fry Oil, by Annie Bass………….Page 5
Harvesting Water is a Breeze, by Troy Bishopp …………………………………..Page 18
FOREST AND WOODLOT
Emerald Ash Borer, by Mark Whitmore ………………………………………………Page 19
GRAZING
True Capital is Biological Capital, by Troy Bishopp ………………………………..Page 7
HOME & FAMILY
Fall’s Bounty, by Jill Swenson ……………………………………………………………Page 14
A Truck Transition, by Troy Bishopp ……………………………………………………Page 17
HORTICULTURE
Another Tool for Your Disease Management Toolbox,
by Elizabeth M. Lamb…………………………………………………………………..Page 11
LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING
PR 101, by Michael Seinberg ……………………………………………………………….Page 6
Tricks of the Trade, by Aaron Muzer …………………………………………………..Page 11
NEW FARMERS
Growing a Groundswell, by Rachel Firak ……………………………………………..Page 12
NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK
Pasture Bloat in Sheep, by Ulf Kintzel………………………………………………….Page 8
NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT
Training Systems for Wine Grapes, by Annie Bass ………………………………Page 9
RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS
Organic Insect and Disease Management, by Elizabeth Lamb …………….Page 11
Livestock Conservation and Specific Breeds……………………………………Page 13
Good Meat ………………………………………………………………………………………Page 16
2010 Cornell Small Farms Program Publications………………………………Page 20
STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
October Harvest, by Bill Duesing ……………………………………………………….Page 19
URBAN AGRICULTURE
Aeroponics, by Aaron Munzer……………………………………………………………Page 15
YOUTH PAGES
Exploring the Small Farm Dream, by Rachel Lee, Billy Yang, Dana Seag…..Page 10
Small Farms, Big Job, by Billy Yang …………………………………………………..Page 10
Education vs. Experience, by Rachel Lee ………………………………………….Page 10
Exploring the Small Farm Dream, by Dana Seag ……………………………….Page 10