Small Farm Quarterly - Fall 2014

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CONTENTS: SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE -Cornell Small Farm Program Update, Page 3; DAIRY & FIELD CROPS -Flushing and Pheromones: Managing Breeding in the Dairy Goat Herd, by Stephanie Fisher, Page 16; FARM SAFETY -Help is Near for Safety Fears, by Marybeth Vargha, Page 15; FARM TECH -Selecting a Tractor for the Small Farm, by Rich Taber, Page 19; -Your New Farming Partner: Fish, by Ed DuQuette, Page 16; GRAZING -My Grazing Cycle, by Ulf Kintzel, Page 14; LIVESTOCK & POULTRY -Get Out of the Barn and Show Your Stock Off, by Melody Reynolds, Page 2; LOCAL FOODS & MARKETING -Aquidneck Island: A Food System in the Making, by Rory Hennessey, Page 8; -Finding and Keeping Your CSA Members, by Brian F.Moyer, Page 5; -Gastronomic Tourism: Are you Cashing In?, by Carla Snyder, Page 7; -Grocery Stores are Key to Expanding Local Food Systems, by Rachel Carter, Page 6; -Wholesale Market Enables ‘Roots’ of Change, by Abigail Woughter, Page 18; NEW AND BEGINNING FARMERS -Full Diet Farming at Old Ford Farm, by Daniel Rivera, Page 10; NORTHEAST SARE SPOTLIGHT -Beef Cooperative Makes Dollars and Sense, by Sarah Nechamen, Page 12; RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT -Hay Storage Considerations: Don’t Waste It!, by Nancy Glazier, Page 3; -Legal Services Food Hub, by Elena Mihaly, Page 11; SMALL FARM SPOTLIGHT -Growing Food With Love at Green Mountain Girls Farm, by Briana Palmer, Page 9; STEWARDSHIP AND NATURE -Recipes to Regenerate Your Small Farm, by Mike Fedison and Doug DeCandia, Page 17