All of These Files are in PDF Format.
CONTENTS
COVER -- Page 1
Cover photo by Brian Ireley. Enjoying the harvest at Stoughton Farm.
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Page 2
SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE
Cornell Small Farms Program Update -- Page 3
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Future of the Farm, by Rebecca Schuelke-Staehr -- Page 8
Diversifying the Farm, by Barbara Gibbs -- Page 18
COWS AND CROPS
Cover Crop Case Studies: Stoughton Farm, by Molly Shaw -- Page 7
Restocking the Breadbasket, by Martha Herbert Izzi -- Page 17
FOREST AND WOODLOT
Get Ready for the Emerald Ash Borer, by Peter Smallidge, Holly Menninger, Mark Whitmore, Charles O'Neil, Jr., Rich Taber -- Page 6
Agroforestry Options for the Northeast, by Mike Farrell -- Page 14
GRAZING
Hard Times Make for Easy Choice, by Fay Benson -- Page 20
HORTICULTURE
Getting Your New Blueberry Planting Off to a Good Start, by Cathy Heidenreich and Marvin Pritts -- Page 4
LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING
Vermont's New Raw Milk Law, by Jennifer Colby -- Page 15
NEW FARMERS
Smoothing Out the Learning Curve, by Kevin Straughan -- Page 7
New Farmers Gain Ground in Pennsylvania, by Suzanne Milshaw -- Page 16
NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK
Weaning Age of Lambs, by Ulf Kintzel -- Page 5
NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT
Flower City Mushrooms , by Abha Gupta -- Page 9
RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS
Getting Started with Blueberries -- Page 4
Help with Farm Financial Management -- Page 8
Northeast SARE Upcoming Grants and Deadlines -- Page 9
Agroforestry Options -- Page 14
Raw Milk Resources -- Page 15
State Agricultural Finance Programs -- Page 16
SMALL FARM SPOTLIGHTS
Green Earth Farm Celebrates a Successful First Season , by Erica Frenay -- Page 12
STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
Agricultural Environmental Management: Promise Land Farm, by Barbara Silvestri and Gerry Smithson -- Page 19
WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
Stress Management for Women Farmers, by Kristin Reynolds -- Page 13
YOUTH PAGES
Bubba was "Some Pig", by Hannah Stark -- Page 10
Poultry as a Passion, by Chloe Barker-Benfield -- Page 10
Even A Kid Can Do It!, by Jesse Bonin -- Page 11
It's A Matter of Trust, by Ben Kerner -- Page 11
Exploring the Small Farm Dream, by Violet Stone, Christine Im, and Emily Wing -- Page 11
