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Sustainable indicators (fwd)



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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 96 11:05:45 -0500
From: Brian DeVore, LSP <devo0009@gold.tc.umn.edu>
To: sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu
Subject: Sustainable indicators

Several of you have asked for more information on the four sustainable 
indicators Dick Levins discusses in "Monitoring Sustainable Agriculture with 
Conventional Financial Data." Besides farm profits, they are: 1) reliance on 
government programs; 2) use of equipment, chemicals and non-renewable energy; 3)
creation of jobs, and; 4) balance between feed use and feed production.

Levins writes: "Why these indicators, and not some others? For one thing, these 
indicators lend themselves to being easily calculated from financial numbers 
farmers already have on hand. There are many other reasons, too, that are 
explained [in this publication]."

Some of you have also asked about international orders. There is no extra charge
for international orders. There is no electronic version of this guide 
available.

Thank you,

Brian DeVore, LSP