CONTENTS

COVER -- Page 1

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

COWS AND CROPS
You Can Have a Parlor Too! -- Page 4 & 11
Winter Annual Forages Reduce Dairy Risks -- Page 9
Soil Testing 101 -- Page 18

FOREST AND WOODLOT
A Forest Landowner’s Guide to Internet Resources -- Page 17

GRAZING
Grazing and Dairy Herd Health -- Page 8
When In Winter’s Grip -- Page 3

HOME AND FAMILY
On Raising Rural Kids: Caring School Administrators-- Page 22

MANAGING RISK
AGR-Lite Still a Good Deal -- Page 12
Prepare To Prevent -- Page 21

STEWARDSHIP & NATURE
Agricultural Environmental Managements It’s Good Business -- Page 23

MARKETING
Direct Marketing Options for Small Farms -- Page 6
Pricing Strategies For Direct Marketers -- Page 11
Got Markets? Cornell Unveils Two New Marketing Tools -- Page 14

NEW FARMERS
‘Granny Landlords’ and the Future of Our Farmland -- Page15
The Beginning of Success -- Page 21

NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK
Low Risk Start-up? Think Sheep -- Page 10
Creekside Meadows-Diversity and Success on a Small Farm -- Page 13
Lambs In Winter -- Page 7

HORTICULTURE
Balance Risks When You Stretch the Season -- Page 5

PHOTO ESSAY
From Field to Plate: Photo Essay by Jason Houston -- Page 19

READERS WRITE -- Page 8, 9, 23

RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS
Extending The Season -- Page 5
Direct Marketing Books -- Page 6
Cornell Sheep Program -- Page 10
More on AGR-Lite -- Page 12
Dairy Farm Business Summaries -- Page 22
A Legal Guide to the Business of Farming in Vermont -- Page 21
Christmas Tree IPM Guide -- Page 12
A Forest Landowner’s Guide to Internet Resources -- Page 17
Humane and Healthy Poultry Production -- Page 18

YOUTH PAGES
What Do You Do In 4-H? -- Page 16
4-H + Cornell & SUNY Morrisville = Careers -- Page 16
Sheeptastic Fair -- Page 17
Activity: Make An Apple Air Freshner -- Page 17