CONTENTS

COVER -- Page 1

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

COWS AND CROPS
The Bedded Pack Barn-- Page 4
Estimating Manure Application Rates-- Page 10
Have You Found Your Farm's Sweet Spot? -- Page 16

FOREST AND WOODLOT
Grow Mushrooms! -- Page 15

GRAZING
Grass - It's Whats for Dinner-- Page 16
Get Ready to Put the Brakes on Your Grazing -- Page 19

STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
Clouds -- Page 3
Agricultural Environmental Management --Manure-- Page 23

MARKETING
A cheesemaking Rennaissance-- Page 5
Making Local Food Connections-- Page 17

NEW FARMERS
Make New Ventures Less Risky-- Page 6
Mentoring Young Dairy Farmers in Managed Grazing-- Page 20

NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK
New Markets for Meats-- Page 19

WOMAN IN AGRICULTURE
Mothers of Conservation -- Page 9

MANAGING RISK
Liability Insurance for Farmers-- Page 8

HOME AND FAMILY
On Raising Rural Kids -- Page 12

HORTICULTURE
Cosmos Farm -- Page 14
Managing Plant Disease with Crop Rotation -- Page 18

RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS
EQUIP and Conservation Innovation Grants-- Page 4
Heritage Breeds Conservation -- Page 9
Northeast Small Farm Expo 2007 -- Page 11
New Cookbook - The Farmers and the Grill-- Page 14
Mushroom Production and Marketing-- Page 15
Forest Stewardship-- Page 15
Rotation Planning, Pathogens and Disease-- Page 18
NCAT Farm Energy Resources -- Page 23

YOUTH PAGES
Alpine Goats: From Birth to Show-- Page 21
Carrying out a Leader's Dream-- Page 22
Motivated to Learn - A Glimpse of Katie Benson-- Page 22

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
A Model for Sustainable Farming -- Page 7