From rrjanke@ksu.ksu.eduFri Mar 17 14:56:22 1995 Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 12:22:16 -0600 (CST) From: Rhonda R Janke To: SANET Subject: request for info on farm planning I am initiating a project in Kansas on whole-farm planning, and am also doing some background reading on case studies. I have two requests: 1. Does anyone know of a published "master list" of agricultural software that can be used for whole farm planning -- either finanacial or in terms of natural resources? I am familiar with a couple of models, e.g. planetor, farmbook, but am looking for something along the lines of a comparative evaluation of the software that is out there now, and could be used by farmers or county agents. In the absence of a published review article, would people simply let me know what their favorite software is, and what they do with it? 2. I would also like copies of case studies, published by universities, non-profits, etc. I have copies now of the recent publication from the Land Stewardship Project, the Kansas Rural Center publication from 1987, and the Minnesota Decision Case Study Catalog. I am also familiar with Helene Murray's work, and the articles in the AJAA. If your organization has published something along these lines recently, would you please bring it to my attention, or better yet, send me a copy? Thanks. Rhonda R. Janke Sustainable Cropping Systems Specialist Dept. of Agronomy Throckmorton Hall Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506-5504 ph: 913-532-5776