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December 2005

column	Research Perspectives: New reasons to perfect organic no-till
column	One Farm to Another: Poring over catalogs, making wish lists
feature	Seydou Diémé, soil conservationist, Thiès
feature	Ask Jeff: Will your cover crop roller provide enough kill?
feature	Ask Jeff: What's a good organic solution for bindweed in asparagus?
feature	Reader Mail: Why is it so hard to grow grapes organically in New Jersey?
feature	Reader Mail: Any advice for producing organic food for export?
feature	Seeds and Breeds
NEWS	National Organic Standard's Board welcomes six new members
feature	Preserving Peacework: a long-term alternative to farm ownersh
feature	Training boosts pasture-dairy start-up
feature	Taos pueblo couple farms and cooks in the old ways that work
feature	Ultimate season extention

November 2005

feature	The EU's organic tiger
feature	Reader Mail: Why plant cover crop rye perpendicular to soybeans?
feature	Reader Mail: Help, I've committed vermicide!
feature	Another world at Essex Farm
feature	Pennsylvania farmer links organic, conventional farming communitites
column	Research Perspectives: Feed the soil, not the plant
column	Ask Jeff: Any information on combines for small-scale grain operations?
column	Ask Jeff: Clutch seems locked but looks like it's working fine
column	One Farm to Another: Before you plant that first seed…
column	Organic Dairy Herd Health: The fundamentals of dry cow management
feature	Madame Sall, juice and syrup entrepreneur, Dakar
feature	Steve Groff champions forage radish mixes to renovate field lanes
feature	South Korean ag students lend a hand
feature	Are they nuts? Southern ranchers and farmers tackles organic peanuts
feature	The constellation of organic values

October 2005

NEWS	Organic community split over synthetics—and who holds the power
NEWS	Ag cuts imminent
NEWS	U.S. offers subsidy programs to world trade
NEWS	Cotton yields hold priority over worker health in Turkmenistan
NEWS	The potato finds its way back to Peru
feature	Garlic breadth
feature	Choosing cover crops for no-till organic soybeans
column	Inspector's Notebook: Don’t bug me
column	Sustainable in Senegal: Doudou Diallo, urban market gardener, Saint-Louis
feature	Pro-choice AND pro-life, Eco-Farm Part II
feature	To live on a piece of land
feature	Reader Mail: Would you reverse the order of posts in the Forums?
feature	Come join WWOOF Nepal
feature	Reader Mail: Keeping small seeds in place and starting a market garden?
feature	Reader Mail: Can I certify my imported organic, hydroponic lettuce?
feature	Ask Jeff: Any thoughts on using a reciprocating spader for tillage?
column	One Farm to Another: Taking the REALLY long view
column	Ag Policy Perspectives: Two issues may shape the 2007 Farm Bill

September 2005

feature	HURRICANE HELP: Katrina relief page
feature	Cultivating the soil, cultivating youth
feature	Why Soil Health Matters
feature	Back to school, back to the land
column	Organic Dairy Herd Health: Mother Nature’s animal health tools
feature	A not so raw deal
feature	From fleece to finished product
feature	Organic farming to safeguard the (first) environment, Eco-Farm Part I
feature	Thinking globally
feature	Required reading
feature	Reader Mail: How do I deal with a zinc deficiency organically?
feature	Reader Mail: How about coverage of the meat goat industry?
column	Ag Policy Perspectives: Hurricane aftermath
column	New Farmer Journal: From dawn to dusk (Loon Organics)
column	Ask Jeff: Jeff's column on community strikes a chord with readers
feature	Suburban business man makes marketing magic on farm
NEWS	Breeding a more sustainable potato
NEWS	UK organic community waging war on excess packaging
NEWS	South African farmers the new sustainable face of sugar
NEWS	Farmers beware--global warming getting to India
NEWS	Proposed sustainable label would represent farmers in the gray
NEWS	Citrus disease scares Florida growers
NEWS	Britain's NFU will have wool in the rafters of their new HQ
NEWS	Grass hailed as potential cource of clean energy
NEWS	EPA proposes new rules for human pesticide studies
feature	WWOOFing and beyond
feature	Linking old traditions with contemporary enterprise
feature	Farm, food and family
feature	Talking Shop: On Politics And Practical Farming
feature	Reader Mail: How can I get rid of an infestation of harlequin bugs?
feature	Reader Mail: How can I find other organic farmers?
feature	Reader Mail: How do I find a certifier?
feature	Weeds for beginners
feature	Supersize me organically
feature	Identifying weed-tolerant corn and soybean varieties
column	Sustainable in Senegal: From dunghills to compost pits and back again
column	Ask Jeff: Will organic no-till work with row crops?
column	Ag policy perspective: Pursuing a new policy vision
column	One Farm to Another: Good farming values good neighbors
column	Letter from Ontario: The distraction of trade talks
NEWS	Horticulture meetings feature record number of organic presentations
NEWS	Johanns announces key component of animal I.D. system
NEWS	New report: GM-crop trials grow despite warnings

August 2005

NEWS	Massachusetts grocers pledge to boost recycling
NEWS	Appellate court rules for Tyson; Ranchers must pay
NEWS	Endangered salamander focuses risks of common pesticide
NEWS	Brazil's rise as farming giant has a price tag
NEWS	Europe tightens avian flu security on farms, at borders
NEWS	Italy's State Audit Court reports on funds for organic farming
NEWS	Aquaculture central to African Fish for All Summit
NEWS	Syngenta bid to monopolize rice patents
NEWS	National Organic Program holds off on pasture decision
NEWS	USDA reverses withdrawal of organic certification for cosmetics
NEWS	Xtreme eating
NEWS	Switchgrass could be the Midwest's next big energy source
NEWS	Johanns continues USDA farm bill listening tour
NEWS	Organic consolidation continues as Hain buys Spectrum
NEWS	USDA finds 1,000 violations of mad cow rules
feature	King Corn
feature	Strong demand spurs organic dairying in Virginia, the South
feature	Getting started with pastured chickens, Part III
feature	Hello New Farm, good-bye zucchini
feature	Reader Mail: Gardens disappearing in New Jersey?
feature	Reader Mail: Where can I find a certifier?
feature	Reader Mail: Local source for raw, dehulled oats?
feature	Reader Mail: Woman farm manager as a positive role model?
column	Research Perspectives: The sacred art and science of composting
column	Research Perspectives: Twelve reasons to make and use compost
column	New Farmer Journal: Flying the coop (Your Farm)
column	New Farmer Journal: Watchless in the Adirondacks (North Country)
column	New Farmer Journal: The hurrier I go, the behinder I get (Easy Growin')
column	Ask Jeff: What type of tillage equipment do I need?
column	CSA Journal: Small farms can go mano a mano with food shows
column	Letter From Ontario: Giving up the bird in the hand for the bird in the bush
NEWS	French organic wheat threatened by lack of consumer interest
NEWS	Bad food flooding Iraqi markets
NEWS	Country of origin labeling on the table in the South Pacific
NEWS	Report: New Zealand needs livestock identification system
NEWS	Uruguay to contest U.S. rice subsidies
NEWS	UK blood donors told they may carry human mad cow disease
NEWS	EPA takes away inspection privileges after Idaho lets feedlots slide
NEWS	Shade trees can protect forage plants
NEWS	Drought draining Midwest farmers
NEWS	Even in small doses Roundup fatal to frogs
NEWS	EU-U.S. ag subsidy dispute could threaten WTO trade talks
NEWS	Manure spill clears out Black River
NEWS	Flax fiber has new international standards
NEWS	Rice becomes the first crop to have its genes mapped
NEWS	Roundup Ready alfalfa worries growers
NEWS	Iowa city offers what may be the first organic tax break
NEWS	Herbicide-resistant horseweed confirmed in California
NEWS	The supermarket turns 75
NEWS	Minnesota fair features organic crop competition
NEWS	Food provider's new policy: pass on antibiotic raised pigs
NEWS	Suspect mad cow tests negative
NEWS	Philippines lifts ban on U.S. beef
NEWS	USDA announces latest round of farm bill forums
NEWS	Hawaii residents sue for environmental review of biopharm algae
NEWS	U.S. rice high in arsenic
NEWS	Cali. course a submersive dip in organic pool
NEWS	Organic produce, research take root on U. of Idaho experimental farm
NEWS	Franco-Ontarian college goes organic
NEWS	Fresh-cut fruit moves into the fast lane

July 2005

feature	Goat hair growth research
feature	Fake Blood on the Maize
feature	Can organic crops tolerate more weeds?
feature	Getting started with pastured chickens, Part III
feature	Choosing right the first time
feature	Farming downwind
feature	Reader Mail: Looking for information and grants for growing soybeans
feature	Reader Mail: Do you know anything about Sclerotinia in organic kiwi fruit?
column	Ask Jeff: Let me tell you about my diverse organic dairy and pastures
column	Ask Jeff: Sign me up for one of those cover crop rollers
column	One Farm to Another: While the sun shines
column	New Farmer Journal: Taking stock mid-season (StoneyLonesome Farm)
column	New Farmer Journal: Inspiration (Loon Organics)
column	New Farmer Journal: Tool time (Fresh Harvest Farm)
column	Specialty Cut Flower Corner: Weddings: Think before you say "I do"
column	CSA Journal: Chile shooters
NEWS	USDA announces preliminaries on 2005 CSP sign-up
NEWS	Mad cow missteps shake confidence in U.S. beef
NEWS	College dining halls turning to organic food
NEWS	Rotation grazing boosts cropland fertility
NEWS	Aumentando el almacenaje del carbono en el suelo
NEWS	Snappy new pear is long-storing, blight-resistant
NEWS	Energy bill passes
NEWS	Anaerobic digestion options exist for average dairy farm
NEWS	Doctoral student changing soil's dirty perceptions
NEWS	Baytril is out of the poultry diets, FDA says
NEWS	Iowa family farm leaders challenge USDA agenda
NEWS	CAFTA becomes a reality amid ongoing concerns
NEWS	Pregnant cow suspected of having mad cow disease
NEWS	California's organic research efforts in sync with state production levels
NEWS	Pesticides could be reviewed every 15 years
NEWS	Inventor of the TV dinner dies at age 83
NEWS	Soybean farmers to benefit from biodiesel industry's rapid growth
NEWS	Organic beef hits the big leagues
column	Inspector's Notebook: Stay away from CCA
feature	Banking on BARC
feature	Not your mother's backyard orchard
column	Ag policy perspectives: CCPs fail at ag's basic market problem
column	Ag policy perspectives: The case for eliminating LDPs
column	Organics in the news: Seniors’ market program in jeopardy
column	Vine and fig tree: Lessons learned, challenges remaining
column	Sustainable in Senegal: Soft and red, hard and black
column	Letter from Ontario: Farmland vs. Wetland
column	Letter from Ontario: Pay the man
column	Bush calls for elimination of agricultural subsidies
NEWS	French aid to fruit and vegetable growers under investigation
NEWS	Bird flu deaths change Indonesia's culling policy
NEWS	Malawi explores biodiesel as a cash crop
NEWS	Japan finds more Bt10 corn
NEWS	Tests confirm GM material in Aussie canola
NEWS	Older Europeans choose ease of ready made meals
NEWS	UK encourages food producers to embrace regional distinctions
NEWS	U.S., China sign food safety cooperation agreement
NEWS	China grain needs overstated
NEWS	$100m bird flu plan cheap beside cost of human pandemic
NEWS	Mad Cow Case: Court unblocks cattle imports from Canada
NEWS	Toxic chemicals by the hundred found in blood of newborns
NEWS	Corn ethanol takes more energy than it makes
NEWS	Lawsuit challenges animal testing to avoid child pesticide limits
NEWS	Indiana farmers paid to adopt conservation practices
NEWS	20th anniversary Farm Aid back to its Illinois roots
NEWS	Sustainable agriculture chair endowed at University of California
NEWS	Cargill to build nation's largest biodiesel plant in Iowa

June 2005

column	Sustainable in Senegal: Innovations in sustainability mark Rodale work
column	Sustainable in Senegal: A rich slice of sustainability in Senegal
NEWS	Senate panel narrowly endorses CAFTA
NEWS	Senate approves ban on human pesticide testing
NEWS	U.S. mad cow suspect tests positive for the disease
NEWS	Philadelphia policeman dies guarding biotech conference
NEWS	New grazing rules for public lands cut non-ranchers out
NEWS	EU environment ministers let five states keep GM crop bans
NEWS	Many countries cling to ozone-destroying pesticide
NEWS	Norway plans seed bank to safeguard food biodiversity
NEWS	WHO: Transgenic foods safe so far, but testing essential
NEWS	Indonesian farm worker tests positive for bird flu
NEWS	Horticultural crops benefit from a good compost soak
NEWS	Researchers find resistance to soybean fungus
NEWS	Investigadores descubren resistencia al hongo de soya
NEWS	A sugar that's not so sweet for insect pests
NEWS	Un azúcar que no es tan dulce para las plagas
NEWS	Research Perspectives: "Show me the numbers"
NEWS	Manicured lawns lend green hand to Washington farmland
column	Sustainable in Senegal:A rich slice of sustainability in Senegal
column	Sustainable in Senegal: Innovations in sustainability mark Rodale work
column	Vine and fig tree: Farming as a balance of spirit, soil and a healthy culture
feature	Pennsylvania Biodynamic farm ultivates organic farmers and human dignity
feature	Rural renewal
feature	She screams (sometimes)
NEWS	Farmers accuse couch-dwellers of giving potatoes a bad rap
NEWS	Coffee crisis calls for sustainable solutions
NEWS	In Scotland, quiet processors hint at fear of the supermarket
NEWS	Illegal rice found again in China's food supply
NEWS	USDA handing out CAFTA propaganda in a news package
NEWS	Fast food with a mission
NEWS	Judge issues order in Harvey v. Veneman
NEWS	Feds sued for shutting cosmetics out of organic program
NEWS	New booklet speaks volumes about soybean rust
feature	Do-it-yourself poultry processing made easy -- sort of
feature	Getting started with pastured chickens, Part I
feature	New life on the Big Island
feature	Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates sustainable agriculture
feature	Reaping what you sow
feature	Reader Mail: Do you have any information on wind generators?
feature	Reader Mail: What's the best way to grow Tifton 85?
column	New Farmer Journal: A fresh start northward (Your Farm)
column	New Farmer Journal: Invisible changes (North Country School)
column	New Farmer Journal: The long list (Fresh Harvest Farm)
column	New Farmer Journal: The toughest job she'll ever love (Essex Farm)
column	New Farmer Journal: What's in a name? (Easy Growin' Farm)
column	One Farm to Another: The more the merrier
column	CSA Journal: A farmer's guide to multi-tasking
column	Inspector's Notebook: Good buffer zones make good neighbors
column	Policy Perspectives: Checkoff lawsuits: It ain’t over ’till its over
column	Policy Perspectives: New wheat eases China’s food security burden
NEWS	Mad cow suspect found in the United States
NEWS	Country-of-origin labeling program faces possible delay
NEWS	If consumers follow USDA guidelines: A wheat case study
NEWS	Endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep face culling
NEWS	Freshwater mussel decline linked to ancient corn growing
NEWS	Great plains farmers are diversifying
NEWS	Bush bill would open federal waters to aquaculture
NEWS	EPA sued over million farm kids exposed to pesticides
NEWS	House budget proposal hurts conservation programs
NEWS	Fresh basil source of Florida's cyclospora infection
NEWS	House to vote on slaughtering American horses for meat
NEWS	Wild Oats will sell only eggs from cage-free chickens
NEWS	EPA factory farm deal faces challenge from citizen groups
NEWS	South Carolina eyes game fowl extermination
NEWS	Nutrition labels have negative effect on small companies, study shows
NEWS	Worldwide register of genetic contamination introduced
NEWS	New, winter-hardy pea variety now available
NEWS	Canada's organic task force on target for summer deadline
NEWS	Organic farmers worry about their neighbors' chemicals
column	New Farmer Journal: Open farm (Stoney Lonesome Farm)
column	New Farmer Journal: Certifiable (Loon Organics)
column	New Farmer Journal: That which sustains us (Fresh Harvest Farm)
feature	Where's the healthy beef?
feature	Reader Mail: How do I save my asparagus from this unidentified pest?
feature	Reader Mail: Can organic farming feed the world?
feature	Organic no-till research spreading across the Midwest
feature	Ask Jeff: From one oaty farmer to another
feature	Ask Jeff: What oat varieties should I use?
column	Tool Talk: Your first tractor, Part II
column	CSA Journal: The Complete Zucchini Management Guide
feature	Interview: Scott Chaskey

May 2005

NEWS	Afghanistan harvests another bumper opium crop
NEWS	Obsolete pesticides piling up in Latin America
NEWS	Biosafety talks center on trade in GM-foods
NEWS	Biotech corn intercepted in Ireland
feature	Saving our seeds
feature	The yellow revolution
feature	Three farmers, many lives
feature	From the ground up
feature	Reader Mail: Harmful effects of potassium chloride fertilizer on soil?
feature	Reader Mail: Any ideas on where to find a small thresher?
feature	Shangri-La in Sri Lanka
feature	Harvey v. Veneman article fails to uncover ulterior motives
feature	Walnut Acres founder Paul Keene dies at age 94
column	New Farmer Journal: Family ties (Your Farm)
column	New Farmer Journal: The sap also rises (North Country School)
column	New Farmer Journal: The greatest job on earth (Essex Farm)
column	New Farmer Journal: Right neighborly (Easy Growin' Farm)
column	One Farm to Another: Green on green
column	Specialty Cut Flower Corner: Flower diseases
column	CSA Journal: Recipe for success
NEWS	Oregon State hopes to grow student garden into full-fledge degree program
NEWS	Clemson student farm now "Certified Organic"
NEWS	Middlebury College receives $22,500 grant for wind turbine
column	Being paid not to eat: the food pyramid meets ag policy
NEWS	US beef markets move closer to normal
NEWS	WTO appeals court rules against EU sugar subsidies
NEWS	Pennsylvania voters back $625 Growing Greener II
NEWS	Minnesota aims to be Saudi Arabia of renewable fuels
column	Letter from Ontario: Butter mountains and wine lakes
NEWS	\Roundup Ready soy yields tank during Brazil drought
NEWS	New vegetable option for fussy kids
NEWS	Bird flu talk dominates World Health Assembly
NEWS	One in five British wild plants threatened with extinction
NEWS	Cadbury Schweppes buys Green and Black's
NEWS	EU's new attitude could budge trade talks
NEWS	Norwegian fish farm escapees place wild salmon at risk
NEWS	Japanese food panel eases mad cow testing rule
NEWS	Sanitation keeps Brazilian beef from U.S. markets
NEWS	Climate change already affecting plants, farms and habitats
column	Pan-Am Adventure: Don finds a model crop for farmers in developing nations
NEWS	New pesticide relies on bacterium to fight root-damaging fungi
column	Inspector's Notebook: Stopping the landslide
feature	Greenhouses Part 4: Get growing
feature	The roller gallery
feature	It's planting time—do you know where your earthworms are?
NEWS	Harvard scientists call for keeping half the state as forest
NEWS	Mayor of 'America's fattest city' proposes 'fastfood' tax
NEWS	EPA comment period closes for chemical tests on humans
NEWS	Cranberries protect pigs against heart attacks, strokes
NEWS	Clean diesel campaign offers nonroad technology grants
NEWS	National animal identification system inches forward
NEWS	Farmers face elevated retirement risk
NEWS	California Rangeland Trust founder wins stewardship award
column	Farm groups aren’t the only ones speaking up about the 2007 farm bill
NEWS	Demand for organic grain on the rise
NEWS	OCIA proposal aids small international certifiers

April 2005

NEWS	Dean foods donates to organic education
NEWS	Supreme Court says farmers may sue in state courts
NEWS	Biotech rice firm looks at backup plans
NEWS	GM battle sprouts in the states
NEWS	Natural plant extracts seem deadly to formosan termites
NEWS	Extracciones de una planta natural parecen ser mortal para las termitas
column	Organics in the News: A meeting with Secretary Johanns
column	Letter from Ontario: The GMO controversy continues
feature	Way beyond organic
feature	Flower power pushes Hill Country farm to new heights
column	Talking Shop: More than one way to skin a cat
feature	Reader Mail: How much lettuce seed should I plant to get a pound of greens?
feature	Utopia right here
feature	Just desserts
feature	Reader Mail: How should we remedy our shortage of boron?
feature	Reader Mail: Where can I find basic technical advice on transitioning?
feature	Get to know the no-tillers
column	Organics in the news: Missouri’s organic certification program nixed
column	New Farmer Journal: Slow growth of a new farmer (Stoney Lonesome Farm)
column	New Farmer Journal: Spring has sprung (Sol-E-Terre Farm)
column	New Farmer Journal: Good neighbors (Loon Organics)
column	New Farmer Journal: A process of inquiry (Fresh Harvest Farm)
column	One Farm to Another: What'll be the best variety...come fall?
column	Tool Talk: Your first tractor, Part I
column	CSA Journal: The "three legged stool" school of farming
NEWS	Monsanto's plans for a GM-India on hold
NEWS	Climate agreement promises farmers perks beyond clean air
NEWS	The trouble with mad cow disease
NEWS	EU nations agree to ban suspect U.S. corn gluten imports
NEWS	From farm to trash--UK pitches one-third of its food
NEWS	China grows transgenic rice despite GM-ban
NEWS	In Japan, two weeks finds two more BSE confirmations
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