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What's New -- June '98 to May '99
A chronological list of additions to this site.

red ballInside The Beltway -- May '99 [5/4/99] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
red ballAlternative Ag News [5/4/99] -- Natural food market strategies report, USDA small farm campaign, European biotech protests, USDA criticized for "terminator" seeds.
red ballLink to Farming for Profit, Stewardship & Community [4/22/99] -- These 10 tip sheets from the USDA SARE program list publications and links especially for small-scale farmers and ranchers. (Large-scale operators will find them helpful, too.) Topics include: soil quality, marketing, pests, organic production, livestock, weeds, planning, networking, diversification, and agroforestry. Highly recommended.
red ballLink to Jako Inc. [4/15/99] -- Scalders and pluckers designed with the pastured-poultry producer in mind.
red ballLink to Time to Act! Campaign [3/30/99] -- Promoting the recommendations of the USDA National Commission on Small Farms.
red ballLink to Rural Advancement Foundation International [3/30/99] -- RAFI is an international organization dedicated to the conservation and sustainable improvement of agricultural biodiversity. A good place to start educating yourself on issues of ag biotechnology.
red ballLink to Woods End Research Laboratory [3/29/99] -- Extensive compost and soil analyses, including an inexpensive compost maturity and soil microbial respiration test kits.
red ballInside The Beltway -- Spring '99 [3/28/99] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
red ballAlternative Ag News [3/26/99] -- Organic standards improvements, group asks for livestock antibiotic ban, factory farm clean-up strategy, peach oil replacement for methyl bromide, Audubon chronicles organic.
red ballLink to OrganicHub.com [3/23/99] -- Online database provides an easy yet powerful way to find information about organic products, producers, wholesalers, retailers, and organizations. Don't forget to add yourself to the list.
red ballLink to Badgersett Research Farm [3/16/99] -- Minnesota-based research farm developing woody plants for real-world staple food production. Info about "Woody Agriculture" and cultural and ordering information for the hybrid Hazelnuts and hybrid Chestnuts they breed, grow, and sell.
red ballLocal contact: Kansas State University Sustainable Agriculture [3/14/99].
red ballAlternative Ag News [3/4/99] -- Organic farmers expanding, study finds unacceptable pesticide levels for children, Avery flawed, federal budget update, EPA brochure available, protests against Monsanto 'Terminator' technology.
red ballInside The Beltway -- February '99 [2/20/99] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
red ballLocal contact listing [2/14/99] -- Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO)
red ballLink to Whole Farm Planning [2/4/99] -- Tools for managing complex farming systems profitably. Includes back issues of the Whole Farm Planner newsletter and local contacts for the Great Lakes Whole Farm Planning Network.
red ballNew Weed Management Links [2/4/99] to Flame Engineering (manufacturers of row crop and alfalfa flamers and Sandy's Links (more weed links than you can shake a stick at).
red ballAlternative Ag News [2/3/99] -- Avery wrong on E. coli, shade-raised coffee, Gulf "dead zone" grows, Canada rejects BGH, USDA allows organic meat labels.
red ballLink to Diversify Crops to Boost Profits and Stewardship [1/25/99] -- Online version of new bulletin from USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program features information about alternative crops, cover crops and agroforestry.
red ballLink to University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry [1/18/99] -- Includes Green Horizons newsletter.
red ballInside The Beltway -- January '99 [1/15/99] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
red ballLocal contact listing for Food Circles Networking Project -- University of Missouri Outreach and Extension [1/6/98]
red ball Alternative Ag News -- [1/6/98] EPA tones down pesticide brochure, factory farm pollution, chefs support GE labelling.
red ballInside The Beltway -- December '98 [12/10/98] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
red ballLink to Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference [12/10/98] -- 10th Anniversary for this can't-miss conference, March 4-6, Sinsinawa, Wis.. Keynotes by Elizabeth Henderson and Cynthia Vagnetti, workshops and seminars galore, 70 exhibitors, and 1,000 other folks interested in organic and sustainable agriculture. Be there.
red ballLink from our University programs links page [12/5/98] to the Univ. of Calif. Small Farm Center.
red ballLink from our Agroforestry page [12/5/98] to Putting Forests on Farms and Farms in Forests -- Agroforestry feature from USDA's Agricultural Research magazine.
red ballLink from our Agroforestry page [12/5/98] to Tree Nuts -- "A few nuts who see forests and woodlots as a cost-effective alternative to 'modern' farming practices or the enevitable residential development." Worth checking out.
red ballLinks from our 'Net Marketing page [12/5/98] to Internet Marketing for Farmers (.pdf file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) at the Publications for Farmers page at the King County (Washington) Cooperative Extension website.
red ballLocal contact listings [12/5/98} for the Upper Green Valley Preservation Society, WSU Cooperative Extension King County, and Malabar Farm.
red ballAlternative Ag News [12/2/98] -- voters call for factory farm rules, sustainable ag may reduce greenhouse gases, comments sought on animal feeding plan.
red ballLink to Links2Go Agriculture [11/20/98] -- Nice collection of ag links.
red ballLink to A Guide to USDA and Other Federal Resources for Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry Enterprises [11/20/98] -- Your tax dollars at work. A great online listing of federal programs that foster innovation and sustainability.
red ballHometown Creamery Revival [11/20/98] -- Local contact listing.
red ballVirginia Association for Biological Farming [11/20/98] -- Local contact listing.
red ballOrganic Dairy Discussion Forum [11/20/98] -- It's up and running again. Share organic dairy production and marketing information.
red ballAlternative Ag News [10/30/98] -- Biotech threat, federal budget news, USDA Small Farms Council, organic papers, Guatemala grows organic, Youngberg resigns.
red ballInside The Beltway -- November '98 [10/28/98] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
red ballAction Alert: Stop factory farming and support sustainable livestock production [10/17/98]
red ballInside The Beltway -- October '98 [10/13/98] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
red ballLink to 1,000 Ways to Sustainable Farming -- Project seeks sustainable farmers and ranchers for case studies, profiles.
red ballAlternative Ag News [10/3/98] -- USDA/EPA plan to clean up CAFOs, hogs on the ballot, organic acres up in Iowa.
red ballLink to prairiefare.com [9/16/98] -- Five western Minnesota farmers, working with the Land Stewardship Project, use this new website to sell beef, pork, poultry, apples and other products. They also share information about their goals and farming practices. For more examples, see 'Net Marketing.
red ballAlternative Ag News [9/2/98] -- Groups work to improve USDA initiative, new EPA pesticide testing guidelines, composting resources.
red ballLink to Managing Cover Crops Profitably [8/28/98] -- New 212-page book from the USDA's SARE program helps farmers zero in on the right cover crops and manage them for maximum benefits.
red ballLink to Organic Farming Research Foundation [8/28/98] -- Offers modest grants for research projects to help foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming practices. Features online newsletter and summaries of their National Organic Farmers' Survey.
red ballLink to Educational and Training Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture -- Lists hundreds of institutions, organizations and farms across the U.S. and around the world that offer education and training. Compiled by the USDA's Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC).
red ballLink to Soil Foodweb Incorporated [8/18/98] -- SFI offers tests for the critical living components of your soil, including bacterial and fungal biomass, protozoans, nematodes, vessicular-arbuscular mycorrhize (VAM), and microarthropods. Site includes interesting articles and an excellent photo gallery of soil critters at work. SFI evolved from the pioneering work of soil ecologist Elaine Ingham at Oregon State University.
red ballAction Alert: Urge Gore to support strong organic rule [8/17/98]
red ballLink to Virtual tour of Cedar Meadow Farm [8/8/98] -- Great pictures of Steve Groff's innovative practices, including no-till transplanting into cover crops. Visit other Harmony Farms at the Foundation Earth website. Don't forget to check out online video of Groff's stalk-chopper and transplanter.
red ballGrowing 'International Markets' [8/1/98] -- A humorous look at an exciting new "crop."
red ballLink to Fertile Ground Books [7/31/98] -- New home of the agAcess book catalog. Lots of sustainable ag titles, farming reference books and much, much more.
red ballTool box measures success from the ground up [7/31/98] -- New resource helps farmers track soil quality, wildlife, water, and quality of life as well as finances.
red ballAlternative Ag News [7/31/98] -- Report profiles sustainable farmers, funding survives Senate, EPA grants, honeybee decline.
red ballInside The Beltway -- July '98 [7/24/98] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
red ballAlternative Ag News [7/4/98] -- SusAg funding crushed, Okla. cracks down on hog farms, coffee co-op, SARE highlights, supermarkets welcome natural products.
red ballInside The Beltway -- June '98 [6/29/98] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
red ballAlternative Ag News [6/6/98] -- USDA abandons "Big Three," alternative pollinators, animal waste summit, whole farm planning.
red ballInside The Beltway -- May '98 [5/25/98] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.

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