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Small Farm News Winter 1999

Resources of Interest to Small Farmers

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Publications

The Homeopathic Treatment of Beef and Dairy Cattle, imported from England, covers issues including breeding and medicine, management, and nutrition. Cost: $28 plus $2.80 shipping and handling or $5.60 international shipping. Contact: Acres U.S.A., P.O. Box 8800, Metaire, LA 70011; (800) 355-5313.

Hot Peppers and Parking Lot Peaches: Evaluating Farmers' Markets in Low Income Communities presents case studies of nine farmers' markets in California and the East Coast. Cost: $10 plus $2 shipping and handling. Contact: The Community Food Security Coalition, P.O. Box 209, Venice, CA 90294; (310) 822-5410.

The 1999 Directory of Flower and Herb Buyers lists buyers of flowers, herbs, seeds, roots and other botanicals, state by state. Cost: $9 plus $1 shipping and handling. Contact: Prairie Oak Seeds, P.O. Box 382, Maryville, MO 64468; (660) 582-4084.

The 1999 Book Catalog contains 26 pages of special interest books and reports on topics including tillage systems, crops, livestock, farm and ranch management, and farm machinery management. Cost: Free. Contact: Lessiter Publications, P.O. Box 624, Brookfield, WI 53008-0624; (800) 645-8455.

Steel in the Field: A Farmer's Guide to Weed Management Tools presents information about improved cultivation tools, cover crops, and new cropping rotations. Cost: $18. Contact: Sustainable Agriculture Publications, Hills Building, Room 10, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405-0082; (802) 656-0471.

Pesticide Safety: A Reference Manual for Growers, is a resource for growers preparing for their Certified Private Applicator examination. Cost: $7. Contact: UC DANR Communication Services, 6701 San Pablo, Oakland, CA 94608; (800) 994-8849.

Web Sites

Animal Science Extension, UC Davis
http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/default.htm
Downloadable fact sheets on dairy management and health, livestock managment, and aquaculture.

Openair Market Net Discussion Forum
http://www.wiseman-enterprise.com/openair
Discussion forum on topics including farmers' markets and street markets.

Cooperative Extension Poultry Home Page
http://etx.ucdavis.edu/avs/avsext.htm
Includes poultry science fact sheets, educational programs, software programs, and industry news.

California Rare Fruit Growers
http://www.crfg.org
Includes descriptions of 250 rare and unusual edible plants.

Plants of Horticulture
http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/plants.html
A searchable database of 1,071 high quality images and horticultural descriptions for 591 selected ornamental plants.

Farm Safety Program, Cooperative Extension, UC Davis
http://www.engr.ucdavis.edu/~bae/FarmSafety/FARMSAF.HTML
Downloadable farm safety fact sheets in Spanish and English.

California Dairy Programs, California Department of Agriculture
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/dairy
Information on dairy marketing, milk pooling, and 1997 California dairy information.

USDA Farmer Direct Marketing Site
http://www.ams.usda.gov/directmarketing
Features a monthly newsletter, publications, a bibliography, and schedule of national and regional conferences and workshops.