Small Farm Quarterly - Summer 2003

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CONTENTS: EDITORIAL: Welcome to Small Farm Quarterly, by Bill Henning and Joanna Green, Page 3; PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT: Successful Small Farms - A Cornerstone Of NY’s Dairy Sector, by Dave Smith, Page 3; Why Are They Putting Goats in the Woods?, by Charlie Mowatt, Page 7; Automatic Take-Offs for Stall Barns? Pros and Cons, by Kiraly, Cerosaletti, Page 15; Reducing Risk on the Small Dairy, by Joan Petzen, Page 12; MARKETING: Capture Higher Prices for Your Livestock Products With Direct Marketing, by Jim Hayes, Page 4; Small Street Co-op: Door-to-Door Support for Local Farms, by Karan Baase, Page 18; HOME AND FAMILY: Conducting Farm Family Meetings, by Claire Hebbard, Page 9; Crossroads, by Claire Hebbard, Page 6; Home Grown — It’s More Than Just Good Food, by Bill Henning, Page 16; Guidelines for Children’s Agricultural Tasks - Driving a Farm Tractor, Page 14; NEW FARMERS: From Large Dairy Employee to Small Dairy Owner: A Beginning Farmer Success Story, by Mariane Kiraly, Page 17; FARM FOLLIES: A Farm Romance, by Brandt Ainsworth, Page 8; You Know You’re a Farm Wife When...,by Cindy Rivers, Page 15; STEWARDSHIP AND NATURE: Stewardship on the Small Farm, by Peter Landre, Page 5; COMMUNITY: These Neighbors Live 52 Miles Apart: Don Gray and Al Sisco, Beef Farmers, by Don Gray and Al Sisco, Page 6; A Farming Community, by David Kline, Page 13; RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT: Cornell Small Farms Program, Page 4; FarmLink Program, Page 8; New England Small Farm Institute, Page 18; Your Public Library, Page 14; YOUTH PAGES: Raising Essy, by Meredith Reed, Page 11; Making a Pet Treat Pouch, by Clint Lindovski, Page 11; Llamas Make Me Smile, by Emily Patch, Page 10; Small Farm Word Puzzle, Page 10