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HERE ARE THREE GOOD RESOURCES ON FACTORY HOGS AND THE ALTERNATIVES:

BOSS HOG: NORTH CAROLINA'S PORK REVOLUTION
This is a ground-breaking series of investigative articles originally published 
by the Raleigh News & Observer in February and March, 1995. They take a hard 
look at the environmental, economic and social effects of North Carolina's 
factory hog industry. These articles offer excellent documentation of what 
happens when livestock production is concentrated in the hands of a few powerful
interests with strong political ties.
Reprints can be ordered by sending a $5 check to: New Media/Boss Hog, P.O. Box 
191, Raleigh, N.C. 27602 (make checks payable to New Media; please send a 
mailing label for each place you want the reprints sent to -- they do not have 
to be gummed labels).

PROFITABILITY OF A SUSTAINABLE HOG AND BEEF FARM IN MINNESOTA

The case study, put together by the Land Stewardship Project and the Minnesota 
Department of Agricultue, features an enterprise analysis of a sustainably 
managed beef and hog operation in southern Minnesota. Low-cost buildings and 
managed pastures are two of the many strategies this farm family uses to contain
costs and insure profits.
To order, send $3, plus $1 shipping & handling for the first book, 50 cents for 
each additional one to: LSP, 2200 4th St., White Bear Lake, MN 55110 (for 10 or 
more, please call 612/653-0618 for a bulk discount; Minn. residents add 6.5% 
sales tax).

A GENTLER WAY -- SOWS ON PASTURE: REPORTS FROM SUSTAINABLE FARMERS FROM 
MINNESOTA & IOWA
Compiled by Dwight and Becky Ault of Austin, Minn., this 23-page booklet 
includes several articles on pasture farrowing of hogs. It is packed full of 
firsthand, practical information that the Aults and other area farmers have 
gathered from many years of raising hogs on pasture. The publication was 
produced with the help of the Land Stewardship Project, Sustainable Farming 
Association of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Sustainable 
Agriculture Program, and the Practical Farmers of Iowa.
To order, send $3 for a single copy, $2 for two or more to: Dwight Ault, Rt. 1, 
Box 230, Austin, MN 55912.


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From: jmoore@unity.ncsu.edu (Jeannette A Moore)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Farm Animal Days - a free event for kids
Date: 8 Apr 1994 21:04:42 GMT
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NCSU's departments of Animal and Poultry Science, along with the NC
Agricultural Research Service and the NC Farm Bureau, are holding a free 
event for children.  It is the 1994 Farm Animal Days, and it is designed 
to let young children see and pet farm animals, and to learn about 
agriculture.

WHEN: April 13, 14, and 15 (Wed-Fri) from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm

WHERE: NCSU's Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory, on Lake Wheeler Road 
two miles south of I-40 (there will be signs & people to help you park)

ACTIVITIES:
-  Demonstration of cow milking (every half hour)
-  Pet the animals: pigs, rabbits, sheep, goats, chicks
-  Other animals to see: cows, horses
-  Demonstration of sheep shearing (noon each day)
-  Teachers and parents receive a free informational pamphlet
-  Children receive a free coloring book (while they last)

IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND:
No pre-registration is necessary.  Come any time after 9:00; there will 
be people there to direct you where to park.  We close at 2:00, so be 
sure to come early enough to see everything by 2:00.  Many 
teachers/parents bring a picnic lunch and eat on the grass.  In the past, 
Thursday has been the busiest day, so consider coming Wednesday or Friday 
if you can.  Also, lunch time is much busier than 9:00-11:00.

This event is designed for children that are 3rd grade or younger, but 
everyone who is interested is welcome to come!  We ask that you stop by 
the registration table so we can get a count of how many people attend.

IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION:
Call Nelda Pryse or Fay White at 515-3028, or Jeannette Moore at 
515-4010.  All the information you need is in this flyer and we are 
pretty busy this time of year, so we would rather just see you at Farm 
Animal Days!!    :-)