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CONTENTS

COVER -- Page 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Page 2

SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update -- Page 3

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Savings in Fuel, Fertilizer Bring Economic and Environmental Rewards, by Rebecca Schuelke Staehr -- Page 5

COWS AND CROPS
Raising Dairy Calves... A Job for Mom? by Sara A. Zglobicki -- Page 6
Dear Vicki Vetch, by the Drinkwater Lab -- Page 22

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
50 Million Farmers! by Richard Heinberg -- Page 9

FOREST AND WOODLOT
Update on White-tailed Deer Diseases, by Gary Goff and Rich Taber -- Page 8

GRAZING
Vanity Mowing, by Troy Bishop -- Page 7
How to Extend Your Grazing Season, by Mike Dennis -- Page 24

HOME AND FAMILY
Agrarian Domesticity, by Shannon Hayes -- Page 10

HORTICULTURE
Searching for the Perfect Pumpkin, by Elizabeth Lamb -- Page 19

LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING
Adirondack Harvest, by Laurie Davis -- Page 12
Why Farmers' Markets Can't Be Free, by Steve Miller -- Page 14
Research and Role Playing Can Improve Your Sales, by Sandy Buxton -- Page 18

NEW FARMERS
Small Dairy Success Story, by Rebecca Ferry -- Page 9

NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK
Managing Sheep Breeding Season, by Ulf Kintzel -- Page 4
Marketing Meat Goats in New Jersey, by Stephen Komar and Robert Mickel -- Page 13

NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT
Farmers Market Frozen Food, by Violet Stone -- Page 11

READERS WRITE
Make Hay While the Sun Shines, by Sonja Hedlund -- Page 17

RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS
What's Cropping Up? -- Page 6
USDA Agriculture Loans for Youth -- Page 9
Getting Started with Direct Marketing -- Page 18
Managing Powdery Mildew -- Page 19

SMALL FARM SPOTLIGHTS
Apple Pond Farm and Renewable Energy Education Center, by Sonja Hedlund -- Page 16

STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
Precision Feeding, by JoAnne Castagna -- Page 15
Agricultural Environmental Management: Clean Barnyards, by Barbara Silvestri -- Page 23

YOUTH PAGES
Experiencing the Fascinating World of Dairy, by Sandra Ferry -- Page 20
Lease and Learn, by Michelle Fuller -- Page 21
Sweet, by Makayla Fowler -- Page 21
Activity: Make and Apple Charm -- Page 21