CONTENTS: 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 a Sheep Breeding Season, by Ulf Kintzell, 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 an Apple Charm, Page 21