CONTENTS: SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE: Cornell Small Farms Program Update, Page 3; COWS AND CROPS: Planning A Farmstead Cheese Operation, by Fay Benson, Page 19; FOREST AND WOODLOT: “How ‘Bout Those Trees?” By Jerry Michael, Page 6; GRAZING: Electric Netting For Sheep, by Ulf Kintzel, Page 10; Helping Your Animal Cope With Disease, by Bill Henning, Page 18; STEWARDSHIP & NATURE: The Bees, by David Kline, Page 15; Covered Bedded Pack Project Wins National Award, Page 20; Agricultural Environmental Management - Safeguarding Your Family’s Drinking Water, by Barbara Silvestri, Page 23; MARKETING: Adding Value To Your Farm, by Bernadette Logozar, Page 7; What’s A Cookie? By Marty Broccoli & Juanita Finn, Page 16; Bootstrap Marketing, by Bernadette Logozar, Page 21; NEW FARMERS: Understanding the Legal Nuts and Bolts of Farming, by Laura Biasillo, Page 8; DoveTales Farm, by Roger C. Thomas, Page 17; NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK: Acupuncture: A Staple in the Stable? by Martha Herbert Izzi, Page 9; Shea Farm of Long Eddy, by Janet Aldrich, Page 22; WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE: Women in Agroforestry, by Susan Neal, Page 11; HOME AND FAMILY: Raising Rural Kids to Like the Outdoors, by Celeste Carmichael...........Page 14 HORTICULTURE: Schoharie Valley Farms and “Carrot Barn”, by Elizabeth Lamb, Page 4; COMMUNITY & WORLD: As Small Farms Go, So Goest the Community By Gerald Monnat, Page 3; Agri-What? By Bill Henning, Page 5; RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS: “Animal Welfare Approved” Seal of Approval Program, Page 5; Resource Guide to Direct Marketing Livestock & Poultry, Page 7; New York’s New Beginning Farmer Loan Program, Page 8; Northeast Grasstravaganza 2008, Page 10; Agroforestry Resources, Page 11; From Restaurant to Retail, Page 16; FSA’s Beginning Farmer Down Payment Program, Page 17; Fundamentals of Beef Management, Page 18; Farmstead Cheese Resources, Page 19; Alternative Swine Production Health Reference, Page 20; YOUTH PAGES: Oh the Places You’ll Go, Page 12; Steer-ed Right, Page 13; County Fairs: Hard Work and Helping Others, Page 13