Spring 2016
Table of Contents
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Cornell Small Farms Update
Cornell Small Farms Program Update
Book Nook
Bio-Integrated Fly Farming Excerpt
Business Management
Do You Need Workers’ Compensation for Your Small Farm?, by Reuben Dourte
Expect Change: Why and How to Help Your Employees Adjust, by Anita Deming
Community/World
Binghamton Farm Share: Supporting Local Farms and Communities, by Kate Miller-Corcoran
Dairy
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship, by Ellen Fagan
Farm Safety
The Safe and Efficient Use of Tractor Three Point Hitches, by Rich Taber
Food Security
Donate Your Extra Harvest to the Hungry… With Help, by Elizabeth Burrichter
Forest, Field, & Woodlot
Forest Succession and Management, by Peter Smallidge
Grazing
Sheep Pasture: White Clover, by Ulf Kintzel
Horticulture
Creating a Permanent Bed System for Diversified, Organic Vegetables, by Brian Caldwell & Ryan Maher
Livestock & Poultry
Getting Your Equipment Ready for Spring Calving, by Rich Taber
Local Food & Markets
Vermont Farmstead Frozen Yogurt Speeds Up Production with Slow Money, by Rachel Carter
New & Beginning Farmers
Using the Scale of Permanence as a Tool for Land Evaluation, by Steve Gabriel
Resource Spotlight
A Resource to Help Northeast Dairy Farmers Improve the Sustainability of their Dairy Environmental Systems, by Jason Oliver
MyWoodlot Website Offers Practical Activities to Boost Landowners’ Enjoyment of their Woods, by Joshua VanBrakle
Stewardship & Nature
A Vermont Farmer’s Last Resort, by Julianne Lovergine