Fall 2014
Table of Contents
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SMALL FARMS PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update
DAIRY & FIELD CROPS
Flushing and Pheromones: Managing Breeding in the Dairy Goat Herd, by Stephanie Fisher
FARM SAFETY
Help is Near for Farm Safety Fears, by Marybeth Vargha
FARM TECH
Selecting a Tractor for the Small Farm, by Rich Taber
Your New Farming Partner: Fish, by Ed DuQuette
GRAZING
My Grazing Cycle, by Ulf Kintzel
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
Get Out of the Barn and Show Your Stock Off! by Melody Reynolds
LOCAL FOODS AND MARKETING
Aquidneck Island: A Food System in the Making, by Rory Hennessey
Finding and Keeping Your CSA Members, by Brian F. Moyer
Gastronomic Tourism: Are you Cashing In? by Carla Snyder
Grocery Stores are Key to Expanding Local Food Systems, by Rachel Carter
Wholesale Market Enables ‘Roots’ of Change, by Abigail Woughter
NEW AND BEGINNING FARMERS
Full Diet Farming at Old Ford Farm, by Daniel Rivera
NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT
Beef Cooperative Makes Dollars and Sense, by Sarah Nechamen
RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
Hay Storage Considerations: Don’t Waste It! by Nancy Glazier
Legal Services Food Hub, by Elena Mihaly
SMALL FARM SPOTLIGHT
Growing Food with Love at Green Mountain Girls Farm, by Briana Palma
STEWARDSHIP AND NATURE
Recipes to Regenerate Your Small Farm, by Mike Fedison and Doug DeCandia