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CONTENTS

COVER -- Page 1
Cover photo by Molly Shaw. Seven year old Lance Jensen enjoys strawberries at his family’s Iron Kettle Farm in Candor, NY.

TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Page 2

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

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Cracking the Code, by Kate Rossiter -- Page 7
Dairy Profit Teams help farms bring management to the forefront, by Rebecca Schuelke Staehr -- Page 15

COMMUNITY AND WORLD
Farmer to Farmer, by Mike Dennis -- Page 6

COWS AND CROPS
A Close Look at Nutrient Budgeting, by Laurie Drinkwater, Ann Piombino -- Page 4
Cover Crop Demonstrations, by Brian Aldrich -- Page 8
Dear Vicki Vetch, by the Drinkwater Lab -- Page 17
Balancing Act, by Sara Zglobicki -- Page 21

FOREST AND WOODLOT
Feral Swine -- Page 15

GRAZING
Grazing for Carbon Credits, by Nancy Glazier -- Page 7
Graze NY, by Stacy Russell -- Page 18
Two Hot Topics for Graziers, by Mike Dennis -- Page 21

HORTICULTURE
Phytophthora blight on vegetables, by Amara Camp -- Page 5
The Winter Greens Garden, by Judson Reid -- Page 16
Cover Crops Case Studies: Iron Kettle Farm, by Molly Shaw -- Page 23

LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING
From Garlic to “Scape-a-Moli”, by Kara Lynn Dunn -- Page 19
Choosing the Right Marketing Channels, by Matthew N. LeRoux and Todd M. Schmit -- Page 22

NEW FARMERS
Meet the Greenhorns, by Severine von Tscharner Fleming -- Page 10
Beginning Farmer 101, by Laura Biasillo -- Page 19

NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK
Marketing Sheep and Lambs, by Ulf Kintzel -- Page 9
Northeast Meats Wild West, by Margaret Wedge -- Page 18

NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT
Taming the Wild Beach Plum, by Violet Stone and Abha Gupta -- Page 11

ORGANIC FARMING
Stand Up and Be Counted, by NY-NASS -- Page 3

RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS
American Farmland Trust Resources for the Northeast -- Page 7
The Greenhorns-support for young farmers -- Page 10
Urban Farms  -- Page 20
Women’s Tools, Clothing and Equipment -- Page 24

SMALL FARM SPOTLIGHTS
On Warren Pond Farm, by Jill Swanson -- Page 14
Producer Finds Success in No-Till Planting, by Christopher C. Wager-- Page 22

STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
Agricultural Environmental Management: Branching out to serve NY’s vegetable, fruit and greenhouse growers, by Barbara Silvestri  -- Page 23

URBAN AGRICULTURE
The Future of Urban Agriculture, by Kathryn Werntz -- Page 20

WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
Tools of the Trade, by Susan Neal -- Page 24

YOUTH PAGES
Go Green With Gardening, by Brett, Megan and Joel Rosko -- Page 12
Hard Work Pays Off for Young Limousin Cattle Farmer, by Kristine Gessner  -- Page 12
Tractor-Two Views, by Kyle Frank and Allen Presher -- Page 13