Summer 2003
EDITORIAL
Welcome to Small Farm Quarterly by Bill Henning and Joanna Green — Page 3
PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Successful Small Farms – A Cornerstone Of NY’s Dairy Sector by Dave Smith — Page 3
Why Are They Putting Goats in the Woods? by Charlie Mowatt — Page 7
Automatic Take-Offs for Stall Barns? Pros and Cons by Kiraly, Cerosaletti — Page 15
Reducing Risk on the Small Dairy by Joan Petzen — Page 12
MARKETING
Capture Higher Prices for Your Livestock Products With Direct Marketing by Jim Hayes — Page 4
Small Street Co-op: Door-to-Door Support for Local Farms by Karan Baase — Page 18
HOME AND FAMILY
Conducting Farm Family Meetings by Claire Hebbard — Page 9
Crossroads by Claire Hebbard — Page 6
Home Grown – It’s More Than Just Good Food by Bill Henning — Page 16
Guidelines for Children’s Agricultural Tasks – Driving a Farm Tractor — Page 14
NEW FARMERS
From Large Dairy Employee to Small Dairy Owner: A Beginning Farmer Success Story by Mariane Kiraly — Page 17
FARM FOLLIES
A Farm Romance by Brandt Ainsworth — Page 8
You Know You’re a Farm Wife When... by Cindy Rivers — Page 15
STEWARDSHIP AND NATURE
Stewardship on the Small Farm by Peter Landre — Page 5
COMMUNITY
These Neighbors Live 52 Miles Apart: Don Gray and Al Sisco, Beef Farmers by Don Gray and Al Sisco — Page 6
A Farming Community by David Kline — Page 13
RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
Cornell Small Farms Program — Page 4
FarmLink Program — Page 8
New England Small Farm Institute — Page 18
Your Public Library — Page 14
YOUTH PAGES
Raising Essy by Meredith Reed — Page 11
Making a Pet Treat Pouch by Clint Lindovski — Page 11
Llamas Make Me Smile by Emily Patch — Page 10
Small Farm Word Puzzle – Page 10