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 What's New -- June '97 to Aug. '97 Chronological list of additions to the site.  Marketing Links [8/26/97]  -- Web resources
to help you sell -- and add value to -- what you grow.  AgriSurf! [8/26/97]  -- Link from our
Ag Search Engines and Indexes  menu. 
Growing, searchable index to more than 5,000 sites (8/24/97).  Browse subject
categories including Sustainable Agriculture.  "More grain, less chaff"
philosophy makes this a highly recommended site.  Can Organic Agriculture Feed the
World? ... And Is That the Right Question? [8/16/97] -- North Dakota
organic farmer and sustainable farming activist Fred Kirschenmann, refutes the
notion that all-out, high-input production for the global marketplace is the
only way to feed the world.  Weed Management Menu [8/13/97] -- Including
hot link to Iowa State University
Extension Weed Management   and review of the new USDA SARE weed-control
tool book, Steel in the Field.  Weed Management Links [8/13/97] -- Includes
lots of links to weed identification sites.  Freedom to Farm, Freedom to ... ?
[8/12/97] -- For the first time in 60 years, you don't have to plant to please
the subsidy system.  So now what?  The Land Stewardship Project's Brian DeVore
looks at the prospects of farming without a safety net.  Alternative Agriculture News
[7/31/97] -- August issue from the Wallace Institute. Congress funds sustainable
ag programs, USDA Small Farm Commission formed, CSA at NYT, hog-farm
pollution, and more.  Ag Search Engines and Indexes [7/30/97] --
Links to tools to help you find information on the Internet.  Hot Link:  Valley Oaks Ranch Supply
[7/24/97] -- Excellent reference for planning pasture layout and constructing
paddocks.  Well-organized with good graphics throughout.  Minnesota Lawmakers Support Hog Alternatives
[7/24/97] -- New legislation addresses air quality, marketing and  research on
low-cost, innovative production systems.  Local Contact:  USDA Southern Region
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program [7/24/97]  Local Contact: Ohio Ecological Food and
Farm Association [7/24/97]  Inside The Beltway -- July '97
[7/9/97] -- Ag policy update from the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working
Group's Washington representative, Ferd Hoefner.  Local Contact: Berkshire Regional Food
and Land Council [7/9/97]  Action Alert:  Help Stop Precision Ag Bill
[7/8/97] -- Ag-chem industry want to shift $40 million into high-tech approach,
threatening sustainable ag research.  Local Contact: Practical Farmers of Iowa
[7/7/97]  Local Contact: Traditional Native
American Farmers Association [7/7/97]  Soil:  The Foundation of Life
[7/4/97] -- From our new Soil Health Menu,
J.Patrick Madden, President of the World Sustainable Agriculture Association,
describes how healthy soil produces healthy crops and healthy people.  Soil Health Links [7/4/97] -- Web
resources to help you build healthy soil.  Local Contact: Carolina Farm Stewardship
Association [7/2/97]  Seasonal Dairy on Pasture:  The Forgey
Files [7/2/97] -- How-to advice from Indiana's pioneering seasonal dairy
grazier.  Alternative Agriculture News [7/1/97] --
July issue from the Wallace Institute.  Farming-Connection
Newsgroup  [6/30/97] -- Post and read messages related to the the
Sustainable Farming Connection website.  See Coffee
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