Small Farms & Alternative Agriculture and Essex Counties Agricultural Programs Small Farms alternative on Small Farms Access this website for general information on the commission as http://www.cce.cornell.edu/clinton/ag/small-farms.html
Extractions: About Our Programs Ag Calendar Ag Staff Newsletters General Ag Information Contacts General Resources Public Education Ag Topics Production Business Management Environmental Protection Ag Development ... Small Farms Website - Cornell Alternative Farming Systems Information Center - USDA ATTRA - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas - lots of resources Farming Alternatives Program at Cornell University Agriculture Network Information Center - The Center, part of USDA's National agricultural Library, includes directories of agriculture-related Internet information resources and agricultural experts as well as an on-line reference service. USDA National Commission on Small Farms - Access this website for general information on the commission as well as A Time to Act: A Report of the USDA National Commission on Small farms (January 1998). The Commission's report, which includes 8 policy goals and 146 recommendations, can be downloaded and printed. The Small Farm Resource - This organization disseminates information useful to people with small farms or rural property. Much of the information comes from small farmers.
Alternative Agriculture Links The work of the Southern alternative agriculture Network (SAAN), in Thailand . general agriculture Resources. Directories of agriculturerelated Internet http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/7813/links1.htm
Extractions: USDA Commission to Hold "Listening Sessions" in September ... Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture , 9200 Edmonston Road, #117, Greenbelt, MD 20770. Phone: (301) 441-8777. E-mail: hawiaa@access.digex.net This newsletter is also available to subscribers to the sanet-mg discussion group. To subscribe, send a message to: almanac@ces.ncsu.edu . Leave the subject line blank and in the body of the message type only: subscribe sanet-mg In addition to this monthly newsletter, the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture publishes the American Journal of Alternative Agriculture , a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal of research on alternative agriculture. It is a scientific forum for disseminating technical, economic, and social research findings about the character and requirements of alternative agriculture systems.
Extractions: Positions ... Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture , 9200 Edmonston Road, #117, Greenbelt, MD 20770. Phone: (301) 441-8777. E-mail: hawiaa@access.digex.net This newsletter is also available to subscribers to the sanet-mg discussion group. To subscribe, send a message to: almanac@ces.ncsu.edu . Leave the subject line blank and in the body of the message type only: subscribe sanet-mg In addition to this monthly newsletter, the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture publishes the American Journal of Alternative Agriculture , a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal of research on alternative agriculture. It is a scientific forum for disseminating technical, economic, and social research findings about the character and requirements of alternative agriculture systems.
Extractions: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: A POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE TO INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE John Ikerd University of Missouri Such forecasts may be right, but a lot of well-informed, educated people see a very different future a "post-industrial" future for agriculture and the U.S. economy in general. They see a future in which "thinking," not just by the intellectually-gifted, highly-educated, and highly-paid few, but by people in general is the key to success. The human mind will be the source of progress for individuals, families, farms, businesses, communities, and nations. "High-think" rather "high-tech" will be "buzz word" of the 21st century. A "post-industrial" paradigm for agriculture implies a future very different from the typical "high-tech" vision of continued agricultural industrialization. The "high-tech" future of agriculture assumes that trends of the past one-hundred years will continue. The biological and electronic tools are different but the objectives are still the same: to specialize, mechanize, separate, sequence, and control all processes of production to make farms work like factories and fields and feed lots run like assembly lines. There were logical economic and social motives for industrializing U.S. agriculture during the twentieth century. And there are reasons to think the industrialization of agriculture might continue. But, there are also logical reasons to question further industrialization and to believe that the future will be very different from the past. An alternative paradigm for U.S. agriculture, a new paradigm arising under the conceptual umbrella of sustainable agriculture, represents a logical, realistic, positive alternative to industrial agriculture.
Topics In Sustainable Agriculture The Assault on alternative agriculture. Statement of Purpose general AGRICULTURALLINKS. Bibliography. Stinson, D. 1993. Sustainalbe accords? http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~tselby/
Extractions: Topics in Sustainable Agriculture Index: The Assault on Alternative Agriculture Statement of Purpose: Needs of Sustainable Agriculture: The Promise of Sustainable Agriculture: ... Links: The Assault on Alternative Agriculture There is a battle waging within agriculture today, a battle that is pitting large segments of agribusiness against the sustainable agriculture movement. Opponents of sustainable agriculture control much of the media and therefore their opinions dominate the debate and the minds of the masses. They assert that if farmers stop using chemicals (that they just happen to produce) the world would starve. They cite biased economic studies, such as the one conducted by Thomas Foster (an agricultural economist for the Tennessee Valley Authority and the National Fertilizer Development Center) in which he claims "Taking chemicals out of agriculture could mean cutting exports in half, 217,000 fewer jobs, rampant inflation, and a huge increase in food costs. . . Yields generally fell in all scenarios while costs per unit of crop increased in all cases." ( Omaha World-Herald 15 November 1990, 19). This type of economic study (even if totally correct) is extremely irresponsible. It is obvious that the conversion away from chemically based agriculture "is a slow, methodical, step-at-a-time procedure"(p.94
List Of Agricultural Web Sites agriculture Misc. general 4-H and Youth Family Farms and Ranches MCRICKET alternative Methods of Mole Cricket Control (Florida) http://www.okstate.edu/OSU_Ag/agedcm4h/bobslist.htm
Extractions: [http://eap.mcgill.ca/MagRack/JPR/jpr_head.htm] It's Worth Paying More: The Benefits of Alternative Agriculture By Gwen Bane Statement 'The exposure consumers receive from pesticide residues is tiny compared with the doses used in rodent studies.... These residues are usually hundreds of thousands times longer than the maximum tolerated doses used in rodent tests for carcinogenicity. " Response. Moving towards a more sustainable agriculture system, one that does not depend on inputs of synthetic chemicals, provides many different ecological, health, and social benefits. Supporting sustainable agriculture is a way for food consumers to increase the quality of life, not just a means of reducing cancer risks. Ed. The statue of the health and wealth of our rural communities, our far ms. , our farm workers, our consumers, our naturel resources, and our planes has spurred many farmers to seek alternatives to the conventional methods of food production. Inherent in this process of seeking alternatives is a call for change, not only in how we produce our food but how we perceive farming, the farm economy, and the farm community. In a nine year case study of alternative farming practices clone by the World Resources Institute, the Rodale Research Center, Purdue University, and the University of Nebraska, it was reported that organic farming rotations are superior to conventional, chemical intensive, corn and corn-soybean production. Alternative agricultural practices cut production costs by 25 percent, eliminated inorganic fertilizer and pesticide use, reduced soil erosion, and increased yields after the transition from conventional systems had been completed.2 "Well-managed alternative farming systems nearly always use less synthetic chemicals pesticides, fertilizers, and antibiotics .... Reduced use of these inputs lowers production costs and lessens agriculture's potential for adverse environmental and health affects...," according to an assessment by the National Research Council.3
Virtual Library Main Index Page alternative agriculture (AA) Disbenefits of Conventional agriculture (DI) Ecological agriculture Projects, McGill University (Macdonald Campus) http://www.eap.mcgill.ca/General/browse.htm
Extractions: EAP Publications Virtual Library Magazine Rack Search ... Join the Ecological Solutions Roundtable Browse the Virtual Library EAP has nearly 100,000 documents organized in vertical files, as well as thousands of books and journals. The thousands of documents on this Web site are organized using some of the topic headings used to organize our print collection. Find the topic you are looking for in these indexes, and follow the links to the documents. If you don't find what you are looking for (the site still provides only a small sampling of what is in our collection), you can request hard copies of the top articles from the collection on a specific topic in this index. This service costs $0.20/page for photocopying ($5.00 minimum), plus shipping charges. If your budget is constrained, give us a price limit and we'll only select material up to that amount. If you're looking for more detailed information in an area about which you already have some knowledge, or which is not included in these on-line indices, use our information retrieval or technical summary services.
IngentaConnect Subject: Agriculture (General) 48 publications in agriculture (general) in electronic content. Browse again American Journal of alternative agriculture. CABI Publishing http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/subcat?j_subject=143&j_availability=
Extractions: You Are Here: General These links from the Farmer's Guide to the Internet include the following categories: Hot Agricultural and Farming Sites General Agricultural Sites Market and Price Information Sites Agricultural Companies Online Agricultural Organizations Online Agricultural Magazines Online Alternative Agricultural Site Farm Management and Marketing Sites Farm Bill Sites Forestry Information Other Farmers Online General Newsgroup Information Rural and Farming Mailing Lists
USDA - Supported Programs For Sustainable Agriculture seeking more information about sustainable agriculture in general, alternative Farming Systems Information Center logo alternative Farming Systems http://www.attra.org/troika.html
Extractions: Fayetteville, AR 72702 Home USDA - Supported Programs for Sustainable Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture supports three major programs that offer sustainable agriculture information and assistance. Whether you are a farmer, an educator or a researcher seeking more information about sustainable agriculture in general, about a specific crop, or help with a specific problem, these programs can help. Contact information for each program and a description of each program's area of specialization are provided below. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) www.nal.usda.gov/afsic
Alternative Agriculture Links alternative Agricultural Enterprises Chicken, general. Brooding and RearingChicks for the Family Flock (University of Missouri); Managing a Family http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/alternatives/alternativelinks.html
Extractions: Alternative Agricultural Enterprises The documents in this index contain information needed to help you make a decision about alternative agricultural enterprises structure and equipment requirements, capital investment, production system details, and management and marketing strategies. Documents were prepared by personnel from land grant universities, federal agencies, and private foundations. Search the documents alphabetically The Missouri Alternatives Center, http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/ provided the original list of Web-based documents upon which this browsable index was built. We would like to thank Debi Kelly and the MAC for their contributions to this Web site. Be sure to visit the MAC Web site to get the latest information about alternative agricultural enterprises. A B C D ... W A Working Trees for Agriculture (USDA National Agroforestry Center) Working Trees for Communities (USDA National Agroforestry Center) Working Trees for Livestock (USDA National Agroforestry Center) Working Trees for Wildlife (USDA National Agroforestry Center)
Links Organic agriculture general Links. Southern Sustainable agriculture Network (SSAWG) alternative agriculture Organic Farming, Organic Gardening http://www.georgiaorganics.org/georgiaorganicsresources.html
Extractions: Washington, DC 20013-2890 Dear Ms. Coleman: The Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture (Wallace Institute) welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the process of developing a draft unified strategy for animal feeding operations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Wallace Institute is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, research and educational organization. Established in 1983, the Institute encourages the adoption of low-cost, resource-conserving, and environmentally sound farming methods. The Wallace Institute is generally encouraged that the USDA and EPA have undertaken a joint effort to address the present and potential environmental problems originating from animal feeding operations (AFOs), especially concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Furthermore, we agree with the draft strategy's effort to encourage, through voluntary and non-voluntary means, the development of comprehensive nutrient management plans (CNMPs) for all AFOs. In addition, the Wallace Institute agrees with the move to differentiate CAFOs from other smaller and less-intensive AFOs, with regard to regulatory approaches. This strategy potentially enables the USDA and EPA to better target and control pollution caused by the animal agriculture industry.
New Alternative Agriculture Center Subtitle G of Title XVI, alternative Agricultural Research and by the Secretaryof agriculture (Edward Madigan) and is to be responsible for general http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/NewCropsNews/92-2-1/aarc.html
Extractions: index for this volume New Crops News ... NewCROPS home page New Crops News, Spring 1992, vol. 2 no. 1 Subtitle G of Title XVI, Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization (AARC), is designed to help expedite industrial products from agricultural materials to the marketplace. It encompasses research, development, and other activities to advance new products or processes into the marketplace for non-feed, non-food, nontraditional forest or fiber products. Success would help diversify agricultural markets, foster rural economic development, provide environmentally friendly products, reduce imports, encourage private-public cooperation, and increase return on investment of taxpayer dollars. A new entity is to be created within USDA to administer the AARC subtitle. Regional Centers (no bricks and mortar) at host institutions will assist in implementing the programs on a regional basis after $5 million are appropriated. (At present only $4.5 million have been appropriated). The USDA has been soliciting recommendations for nine nominees to the Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Board. The Board will be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture (Edward Madigan) and is to be responsible for general supervision and policy control of AARC. For more information consult Mark Dungan, Office of the Secretary, room 200A, USDA, Washington DC 20250.
AgricultureLaw.com -- Agriculture Acronyms AARCC alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation DG VI - Director-general for agriculture at the European Union http://www.agriculturelaw.com/links2/abbreviations2.htm
Extractions: AARCC - Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation AC - Area Conservationist ACA - Agricultural Credit Association ACE - Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACP - Agricultural Conservation Program ACTPN - Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations ADR - Alternative Dispute Resolution AFDC - Aid To Families With Dependent Children AFPA - Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 AFTA - ASEAN Free Trade Agreement AI - Artificial Insemination AID - Agency for International Development AMS - Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA) AMS - Aggregate Measure of Support AMTA - Agricultural Market Transition Act ANCOM - Andean Common Market ANPR - Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking APA - Administrative Procedure Act APAC - Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee APEC - Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA) AQI - Agricultural Quarantine Inspection ARI - Aquifer Risk Index ARP - Acreage Reduction Program ARS - Agricultural Research Service (USDA) ASCS - Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia minus Singapore, Brunei and Vietnam
Homework Help--Science & Technology--Agriculture general agriculture Crops Livestock Dairy National International National Agricultural Library. alternative Farming Systems Information Center http://www.kcls.org/hh/agriculture.cfm
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NationalPak.Com Pakistan Agriculture .Links Worldwide Sites and Documents Devoted Primarily to alternative agriculture. Sustainableagriculture alternative Crops and Livestock. general Plants Animals http://www.nationalpak.com/agrilinks.asp
Extractions: Active Visitors: The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center at the National Agricultural Library Sustainable Agriculture on Stanford's Yahoo Index Journal of Sustainable Agriculture: Index or BUBL Main Page The SUSAG Abstracts Collection (Cornell University) Future Horizons: Recent Literature in Sustainable Agriculture Conserving Land: Population and Sustainable Food Production (Population Action International) World Resources Institute: Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Network (University of California, Davis) Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) Sustainable Farming Connection InterGarden Permaculture and Regenerative Agriculture Information (Sunsite/ University of North Carolina) Permaculture and Sustainable Living and Livelihood Resources (Communications for a Sustainable Future) Recent Papers on Sustainable Agriculture,
