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What's New -- Jan. '97 to May '97
Chronological list of additions to the site.

5/30/97 -- Hot Link: Cornell Composting -- Master composters and novices alike will appreciate this site's explanation of the composting process and helpful management tips. Includes easy-to-use forms for calculating an ideal mix.
5/28/97 -- The Poet's Corner -- On our Rural Writings page, new links to compost, soil and grazing poetry.
5/28/97 -- They'll Put A Spell On You -- Gene Logsdon, The Contrary Farmer, uses anatomically correct language (consider yourself warned) to describe the startling effects of endocrine disruptors.
5/28/97 -- Local Contact: Native Seeds/SEARCH
5/27/97 -- Local Contact: Oregon Tilth
5/27/97 -- Local Contact: Minnesota Food Association
5/24/97 -- 'Net Marketing -- From simple email messages to elaborate webpages, livestock, grain and vegetable producers are using the 'Net to reach and satisfy customers.
5/24/97 -- Group Disappointed by CRP Sign-up -- Guidelines fail to target environmentally sensitive areas, retire too much productive farmland.
5/24/97 -- 'Room for Mischief' in EQIP Livestock Limits -- By allowing states to raise the ceiling on definition of large operations, USDA sides with 'the greedy, not the needy.'
5/23/97 -- Action Alert: Help Save Rural Program -- Help urgently needed to support Fund for Rural America.
5/21/97 -- Cuts Threaten Rural Program -- 'Misplaced priorities' undermine the popular Fund For Rural America.
5/16/97 -- Local Contact: Center for Rural Affairs
5/16/97 -- Hot Link: As the Worm Turns -- From the Rural Writers menu, this E-zine featuring fiction, poetry, commentaries, etc.
5/16/97 -- How You Can Help
5/16/97 -- Nonprofit Sponsors
5/14/97 -- Adding Values to Our Food System: An Economic Analysis of Sustainable Community Food Systems
5/10/97 -- Local Contact: Land Stewardship Project
5/10/97 -- Local Contact: Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society
5/10/97 -- Local Contact: Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
5/10/97 -- Local Contact: USDA North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
5/10/97 -- Local Contact: Missouri Alternatives Center
5/10/97 -- Local Contact: Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet
5/7/97 -- Hightower Radio -- Love him or hate him, former Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Jim Hightower always gets you thinking. Check out his decidedly populist commentaries or tune in to his call-in program via RealAudio.
5/7/97 -- Hot Link: Download WeedCast Software -- Free software predicts emergence and growth of 17 weeds.
5/5/97 -- Pastured Poultry Resources -- Want to make $25,000 from 20 acres? Here's how. Pictures, descriptions and links.
5/2/97 -- Alternative Agriculture News -- May issue from the Wallace Institute
4/28/97 -- The Grazing Wedge and Spring Turnout -- Hot Links from our grazing menu provide timely advice for spring pasture management.
4/24/97 -- Coulters and Closing Wheels for No-Till Corn -- Steve Groff's Jounral entry. Which work best? That depends on the conditions.
4/24/97 -- Testing Row Covers -- Steve Groff's Jounral entry. Can they speed tomatoes to early-market premiums with no-till and covers?
4/24/97 -- Sustainable Farmers Tap Grocery-Chain Market -- Wisconsin CSAs became 'first source' for nine vegetables.
4/22/97 -- New Conservation Program Hotline -- Get answers about new programs. Includes summary of CRP, EQIP and Conservation Farm Option.
4/21/97 -- NCAT Organizes National Meeting on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture -- Farmers, experts plot strategies for conservation and generation at NCAT-sponsored meeting.
4/21/97 -- Hot Link: Hog Manure and Its Discontents -- At the Liberty Tree website, Center for Rural Affairs founder Marty Strange comments on the shortcomings of liquid manure management and the Clean Water Act.
4/18/97 -- No-Till Transplanting Into Cover Crops -- Pa. vegetable grower Steve Groff shares tips about his 'New Generation' cropping systems.
4/1/97 -- Alternative Agriculture News -- April issue from the Wallace Institute
2/28/97 -- Alternative Agriculture News -- March issue from the Wallace Institute
2/28/97 -- Comments to USDA Favor Livestock Limits -- 78% say limit the size of farms eligible for EQIP funds, according to a survey by the National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture.
2/28/97 -- Committee for Sustainable Farm Publishing -- Contacts
2/28/97 -- Committee for Sustainable Farm Publishing -- Background
2/20/97 -- Action Alert: Help Stop Subsidies for Huge Livestock Operations -- A test of the Action Alert system.
2/19/97 -- Thompson On-Farm Research, 1996 Report (Summary) -- An overview of this pioneering Iowa family's practices and research.
2/17/97 -- Build A Freeze-Resistant Stock Tank -- Here's how a Kansas grazier keeps the water flowing in winter.
2/17/97 -- Pork Checkoff 'Spy' Funds Questioned -- NPPC paid PR firm to keep tabs on unknowing sustainable ag and family farm groups, according to Council documents leaked to the media.
2/17/97 -- Grazing Keeps Livestock Healthier -- Minnesota graziers find that fewer displaced abomasums, digestive-, reproductive- and foot problems can cut health costs by more than half.
2/17/97 -- Hot Link: Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South -- Soil management, cover crops, conservation tillage, IPM, production profiles for more than a dozen crops and more.
2/13/97 -- Hot Link: The Truth About Alar Was the scare just a hoax? Not according to Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly
2/13/97 -- Alternative Agriculture News -- Feb. issue from the Wallace Institute.
2/12/97 -- Thoughts On Economic "Inevitability", commentary by Gene Logsdon.
2/10/97 -- Gear Up For Grazing, featuring tips from N.Y. graziers.
1/17/97 -- Study: Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Flock To Pasture, numbers doubling in just two years.

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