Extractions: Index Search Home Table of Contents Armstrong, R. 1996. The Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Center (AARC), U.S. Department of Agriculture. p. 119-120. In: J. Janick (ed.), Progress in new crops. ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA. On the seal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department's motto proclaims that, "Agriculture is the Foundation of Manufacture and Commerce." Aside from a few crops for fiber production, when was the last time you thought of agriculture as the basis of manufacturing? The fact is that U.S. agriculture has become an enormously successful producer of food and feed. So successful, in fact, that it has become a victim of its own success. During the last three decades in this country, we have had acreage reductions/supply controls in place three out of four years, with an average of 40 million acres idled out of a 400 million acre cropland base (16 million of 160 million ha). The annual bill to taxpayers for idling 10% of our land ranges between $10-15 billion. In addition, we are not the only ones capable of growing grain. In the 1980s, the rest of the world expanded its grain production, resulting in a decline of U.S. market share in the last ten years. (Maize down from 77% to 66%; wheat down from 44% to 32%; soybeans down from 79% to 66%.) Arguments about unfair trade practices aside, the bottom line is that the balance of global grain market power is shifting away from the U.S.
The Pig Page Hogs your way A detailed look at hog production alternatives in Minnesota, The Sustainable agriculture Network (SAN) is the communication arm of the http://www.newfarm.org/depts/pig_page/index.shtml
Extractions: sustainable production A rich mix of the new ... and old In scenic northeast Iowa, organic farmer Dan Specht combines conservation, grass-based livestock production and open-pollinated corn breeding. It's a uniqueyet in many ways traditionalfarming strategy that honors the diversity of this region's natural and agricultural heritage. The Wilson brothers' hogs are more fun to be with, easier to handle, get a premium price . .. and smell a darn sight better, too.
Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture Program (ASAP) The USDAfunded Sustainable agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program was You may also order a hard copy by contacting the alternative Farming http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/asap/news/
Extractions: What's New! FARMSTEAD PLANNING HANDBOOK: Guidelines for Planning and Expanding Agricultural Facilities and Operations CD-ROM (PC or Macintosh®) 2005, full-color text and illustrations, MWPS-2, ISBN 0-89373-102-1 Book number: FPLAN $20.00 plus shipping/handling AMES, IA: Building on a country acreage or expanding a farm? A new CD-ROM from MWPS, Farmstead Planning Handbook, provides a step-by-step full-color guide through the entire process, from concept to construction. The CD runs on both PC and Macintosh® computers. Farmstead Planning Handbook CD-ROM explains and shows how to locate, plan, and build or expand an agricultural site from a small acreage to a large operation. It also considers relevant related issues such as odor and dust control. More than 100 drawings, photographs, and diagrams plus tables, bulleted lists, and an expansion plan example clarify and enhance description. Chapters cover: * Planning principles. * Site selection. * Family living area. * Drives and service yard.
Extractions: Photo by Jerry DeWitt. Richard and Peggy Sechrist raised beef on pasture without chemicals for four years selling it to restaurants, at farmers markets and to visitors at their Fredericksburg, Texas, ranch before they improved their meat sales by diversifying. They built a customer base through mail-order sales, local phone orders, farmers markets, booths at fairs and shows and small health food stores. Recently, they began selling meat through the Internet and natural foods distributors that reach 6 percent of the country.
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NCCAM Newsletter--Fall 2004 is the body mass index (BMI), a calculation that uses height and weight. The National Center for Complementary and alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is http://nccam.nih.gov/news/newsletter/
Extractions: to the Problems of Obesity Obesity is an epidemic in the United States today. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about two-thirds of American adults (nearly 130 million people) are either overweight or obese. These conditions put people at increased risk for serious medical problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, certain cancers, and osteoarthritis. They can also impact people's quality of life, cause disability, and reduce life expectancy. The most common tool used in medical settings to determine whether a person is overweight or obese is the body mass index (BMI), a calculation that uses height and weight. A BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, and a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese. However, the BMI may overestimate body fat in people who have a lot of weight from lean muscle (such as athletes) and underestimate the body fat of people who have lost a lot of muscle. Therefore, other factors may be considered, such as a person's waist measurement or his risk factors for obesity-related diseases. In 2004, the Federal Government put new programs and initiatives into place to address this public health issueincluding scientific research on the causes of obesity and on what can be done to help treat and manage it more effectively. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is an active participant in this research effort.
Extractions: Director of Weights and Measures The Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures carries out the following programs throughout Sacramento County: Agricultural Division Protects the public by enforcing pesticide laws and regulations, monitors applications for safety and environmental compliance, investigates pesticide related illnesses and complaints, and provides education to industry and the public on lawful pesticide usage. Monitors pest conditions and provides for the safe and efficacious control of those pests through issuance of restricted pesticide materials permits or alternative management methods. Monitors and facilitates the eradication of exotic pests harmful to California agriculture, including inspection of wholesale nursery stock and all plant material shipped to Sacramento through the postal, express and freight systems.
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Solar In Agriculture NCAT s Ag Solar Project is demonstrating agricultural uses of solar power, Water Pumping The Solar alternative, a 38page guide published by Sandia http://www.montanagreenpower.com/solar/agriculture/
Extractions: Remote or off-grid pumping (including solar, windmill, and generator-power) provides cost-effective livestock watering sources far from the utility grid. These systems give livestock greater access to forage. They also reduce livestock pressure on stream banks, preventing nutrient loading, damage to streamside vegetation, erosion and pollution. Why should you consider installing a solar-powered livestock watering system on your farm or ranch? How can you protect your system from freezing? Youll find the answers to those questions in these Energy Briefs: Imagine harvesting wind and biomass on CRP lands. Picture biodiesel-fueled tractors, combines, trucks and buses. Farmers and ranchers generating and selling renewable energy as a value added agricultural product. Over the next few years, all these notions could become reality throughout the rural United States thanks to the clean energy development provisions of the new Farm Bill, passed by Congress and signed by the President in May. The Farm Bill includes a new Energy Title and renewable energy provisions in the Conservation and Rural Development Titles. It presents new opportunities for farmers, ranchers and rural communities to develop, produce and benefit from a wide range of renewable energy sources.
Title Index To Web Resources AgriGator Agricultural and Related Information Site index alternative MedicalCourses Taught at US Medical Schools http://c-library.um.ac.ir/Title_ Index.asp
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Utilities - Localeye, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Rural businesses providing services related to agriculture and livestock including alternative health firms and services including herbal medicines, http://www.localeye.info/utilities/AtoZIndex?param_letter=a
Extractions: Academy of Marketing Science Review Accounting Historians Journal, The Accounting History AgExporter ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Constraining Phosphorus in Surface Waters of the New York City Watershed: Dairy Farm Resource Use and Profitability Agricultural and Resource Economics Review Oct 2003 by Hanchar, John J Knoblauch, Wayne A Milligan, Robert A Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. The New York City Watershed Agricultural Program seeks to reduce the potential for phosphorus movement from farms to surface waters. A "phosphorus index for site evaluation" (P-index) provides planners in the New York City Watershed Agricultural Program with a tool for identifying individual farm business, phosphorus related problems, and evaluating solutions. A linear programming model is employed to examine dairy farm resource use and profitability, with the P-index used to impose phosphorus movement constraints. Results indicate dramatic differences in farm resource use and farm business profitability depending on the level of the P-index. Small changes in the target index level result in large shifts in optimal resource use and business profitability. These differences illustrate that restrictions on phosphorus movement from land to surface waters potentially have major impacts on resource use and farm profitability in the New York City Watershed.
Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce alternative ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES Learn more about how the MS Dept. of current technologies alternative energies for the agriculture community. http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/
Extractions: All Mississippi Counties Eligible for Farm Assistance Posted:9/12/2005 All 82 counties in Mississippi have been designated as eligible for the United States Department of Agricultures (USDA) various disaster assistance programs. Lester Spell, Mississippis Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, said the declaration was made late last Friday afternoon. MORE Spell, Ag Agencies Assisting Farmers Posted:9/9/2005 Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Lester Spell and other State and federal agricultural agencies continue to work together to aid in the recovery of Mississippis agricultural industry and in the loss of farm revenues caused by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Spell said that efforts in getting the top echelon of federal agencies to increase funds and expand existing areas of eligibility for federal assistance for those involved in agricultural production in Mississippi have been very successful. MORE 2005 Mississippi State Fair Posted:8/24/2005 146th Annual Mississippi State Fair runs October 5th through October 16.
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Extractions: Movable Type 2.661 The year 2000 began with some of the lowest commodity prices we've seen in decades. These depressed prices are making for difficult times in Wisconsin agriculture, and many farmers are re-examining their goals for their operations. Increasingly, growers are looking at alternative crops, farm enterprises such as bed and breakfasts and tourism, and other business diversification strategies to improve their farm profits and the quality of their lives. Alternate crops have received a lot of attention lately. Goldenseal, Echinacea (coneflower), garlic, shiitake mushrooms, and aquaculture are a few alternatives that have been in the spotlight the past few months because of the decline in commodity prices.
Publications From The Jefferson Institute MO Department of agriculture www.mda.state.mo.us; Missouri Alternatives Centerhttp//agebb.missouri.edu/mac/; Guide to USDA Resources on Sustainable and http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/pubs/index.shtml
Extractions: The Jefferson Institute has developed a number of free publications that are beneficial to producers interested in diversifying their crop rotations. Publications that have been developed include crop production guides, risk management information, crop enterprise budgets, and marketing information. Click on the appropriate links below to view or download information. To view a guide as a web page, click on the "web page" version, or to download to your computer a copy of the publication suitable for printing, click on the Adobe "PDF" version (you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDF files. Get the reader free here. New! Strategies for Commercializing New Crops (PDF) Become a member of the Amaranth Institute! (Download and print the membership form Crop Production Guides Crop View as web page Download printer-friendly version (PDF) Amaranth Web page PDF Buckwheat Web page PDF Canola Web page PDF Cowpea Web page PDF Flax Web page PDF Dry bean Web page PDF Mungbean Web page PDF Pearl Millet Web page PDF Sesame Web page PDF Sunflower Web page PDF Crop Budgets Crop View as web page Download printer-friendly version (PDF)
Databases: The Alternative Medicine Homepage Dr. Duke s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases, Agricultural Research Service, MANTIS Manual, alternative and Natural Therapy index System, http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/database.html
Extractions: Databases: Alternative Medicine Resources ACUBASE , by the Bibliothèque Universitatire de Médicine de Nîmes : database of over 11,000 French and English references and full text articles dedicated specifically to the discipline of acupuncture, also includes conference proceedings. AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access): "bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators" includes citations herbs and medicinal plants and includes references from The Herb Research Foundations' HerbalGram AMED- Allied and Complementary Medicine is a unique database produced by the Health Care Information Service of the British Library This database will be of interest to individuals wanting to know more about alternatives to conventional medicine, and includes resources to complementary medicine, palliative care and several professions allied to medicine. Available in a variety of formats from print to online. Indexed journals are found on this list AltHealthWatch , EBSCO Information Services: "web-based fulltext database of periodicals, peer-reviewed journals, academic and professional publications, magazines, consumer newsletters and newspapers, research reports, and association
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Extractions: [http://eap.mcgill.ca/_private/vl_head.htm] Biological Agriculture and Horticulture , 1991, Vol. 8, pp. 33-52. A B Academic Publishers Alternatives to Synthetic Chemical Insecticides for Use in Crucifer Crops Nancy M. Endersby and Wendy C. Morgan Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 381, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia Current public concern about the possible adverse effects of agricultural chemicals on health and the environment has generated interest in reducing chemical inputs in vegetable growing. Crucifers are important vegetable crops in Australia and are subjected to attack by lepidopterous pests especially diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella (L.)) and cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae (L.)). Control options for cabbage pests reviewed here include use of natural insecticides (mainly plant-based). physical barriers. biological control. insect sterilization.. intercropping, companion planting and host plant resistance. Successful reduced chemical insect control should concentrate on combining several Of these options in complete pest management systems. Current public concern about some chemicals in agriculture causing health and environmental problems, and the requirements of some overseas countries for no chemical residues in agricultural products, has reinforced the need to develop techniques to eliminate or reduce the present level of chemical inputs in vegetable growing. In Australia in 1988, $554) million (Morgan, 1989) was spent on the purchase of agricultural chemicals for insect, weed and ease control of which approximately 20% was for insecticides.
