Small Farm Quarterly - Spring 2007

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CONTENTS: SMALL FARM PROGRAM UPDATE: Cornell Small Farms Program Update, Page 3; COWS AND CROPS: Forage Focus Cuts Feed-Cost Risks, Page 8; Farmer-to-Farmer, Page 19; FOREST AND WOODLOT: Marketing Biodiversity in the Sugarbush, Page 17; GRAZING: Graze or Die, Page 15; MANAGING RISK: Make New Ventures Less Risky-Part 1, Page 4; STEWARDSHIP & NATURE: Global Warming: It’s happening. How will it affect your farm?, Page 3; Agricultural Environmental Management, Page 23; MARKETING: Grow Your Farm With Agritourism, Page 5; High Touch, High Tech, Page 7; Not Ready to Build Your Own Website?, Page 10; NEW FARMERS: Big Bucks from Small Spaces: Half Pint Farm, Page 11; Making It in Farming, Page 19; NON-DAIRY LIVESTOCK: Natural Hogs: To Certify or not to Certify?, Page 16; FARM FOLLIES: A Tale of Two Forks, Page 18; BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: When Disaster Strikes, Page 14; COMMUNITY/WORLD: Vermont Agritourism Sampler, Page 6; Farming the Internet, Page 18; READERS WRITE: Page 7 RESOURCE SPOTLIGHTS: Getting Started With Agritourism, Page 5; Small Farm Expo 2007, Page 10; FSA Emergency Loan Funds, Page 14; “Outdoorpig” - A New email discussion group for pig producers, Page 16; Woodland Biodiversity Resources, Page 17; NCAT Opens New ATTRA Office for Northeast, Page 22; YOUTH PAGES: Respect: The Most Important Factor in Horse Management, Page 20; Some Friends, Some Horses, and a Lot of Mud, Page 21; My Life as a Horseless Horse Lover, Page 21; FOOD FOR THOUGHT: A Model for Sustainable Farming, Page 9