TITLE: Societal Impacts of Adoption of Alternative Agricultural
 Practices
 PUBLICATION DATE:  October 1992
 ENTRY DATE:  September 1995
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 Societal Impacts of Adoption of
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   Societal impacts of adoption of alternative agricultural
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   Kane, June Kozak.  New York:  Rosen Pub. Group, 1987.
   Includes index.  xii, 133 p.: ill.; 22 cm.  Bibliography:   p.
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   activity packet. (NAL Call No.: DNAL FNCTX364.A425 F&N AV). Ethnobotany and Medicinal Plants
 
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 Set       Description
 
 S1        SUSTAINABLE
 S2        AGRICULTUR?
 S3        SUSTAINABLE (W) AGRICULTUR?
 S4        ALTERNATIVE
 S5        AGRICULTUR?
 S6        ALTERNATIVE (W) AGRICULTUR?
 S7        ALTERNATIVE
 S8        FARM?
 S9        ALTERNATIVE (W) FARM?
 S10       ORGANIC
 S11       FARM?
 S12       ORGANIC (W) FARM?
 S13       FARMING
 S14       ORGANICALLY
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 S16       SUSTAINABLE()AGRICULTUR? OR ALTERNATIVE()AGRICULTUR?    
       OR ALTERNATIVE()FARM? OR ORGANIC()FARM? OR
           FARMING()ORGANICALLY
 S17       ADOPT?
 S18       PRACTICE?
 S19       ADOPT? AND PRACTICE?
 S20       S19 AND S16
 S21       SOCIET?/TI,DE
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      ATTITUDE?
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 S38       S16 AND SH=E200
 S39       COMMUNITY
 S40       ACCEPTANCE
 S41       COMMUNITY OR ACCEPTANCE
 S42       S16 AND S41
 S43       S20 OR S25 OR S34 OR S36 OR S38 OR S42
 S44       S43/ENG
 S45       S44 AND UD=8501:99991                                  NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43
 Agricultural chemicals in ground water: preventing
 contamination by removing barriers against low-input farm
 management.
 Fleming, M.H.
 Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1987.
 American journal of alternative agriculture v. 2 (3): p.
 124-130; 1987. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Groundwater pollution; Agricultural chemicals;
 Alternative farming; Taxes; Fiscal policy
 
 
 2                                  NAL Call. No.: 100 C12CAG
 Agricultural sustainability: an overview and research
 assessment. Carter, H.O.
 Oakland, Calif. : Division of Agriculture and Natural
 Resources, University of California; 1989 May.
 California agriculture v. 43 (3): p. 16-18; 1989 May.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: California; Agribusiness; Alternative farming;
 Technology; Research; Policy; Environmental impact; Energy
 consumption; Food production; Food safety; Cost benefit
 analysis
 
 
 3                   NAL Call. No.: DLCHD1765 .M44 1987
 
 Agriculture, economics, and environmental protection.
 Meeks, Gordon
 Denver, Colo. : National Conference of State Legislatures;
 1987. v, 64 p. ; 28 cm.  December 1987.  Bibliography: p.
 55-62.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural ecology--Government policy--United
 States; Water, Underground--Pollution--Law and legislation--United
 States; Soil erosion--Government policy--United States; Sustainable
 agriculture--United States; Agriculture and state--Environmental
 aspects--United States; Agricultural
 innovations--United States; Agricultural biotechnology--Law and
 legislation--United States
 
 
 4                                NAL Call. No.: KF1692.A75A4
 Alternative agricultural and food policies and the 1985 Farm Bill.
 Rausser, Gordon Clyde,_1943-; Farrell, Kenneth R.
 Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, Resources for the
 Future Berkeley, Calif. : Giannini Foundation of
 Agricultural Economics, University of California ; Washington, D.C.
 : National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy,
 Resources for the Future, [1984?]; 1984.
 xix, 425 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.  Papers presented at a Conference
 sponsored by the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural
 Economics, University of California and Resources for the
 Future, Washington, D.C. held at the Shattuck Hotel, Ber.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural laws and legislation--United States;
 Agriculture and state--United States; Agricultural
 productivity--United States; Agricultural price supports--Law and
 legislation--United States; Agriculture--Economic aspects--United
 States; Agricultural credit--United States
 
 
 5                              NAL Call. No.: KF26.A35 1987a
 Alternative Agricultural Products Research Act of 1987 hearing
 before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,
 United States Senate, One hundredth Congress, first session on S.
 970, a bill to authorize a research program for the
 modification of plants focusing on the development and
 production of new marketable industrial and commercial
 products, and for other purposes, May 15, 1987.
 United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture,
 Nutrition, and Forestry
 Washington, [D.C.] : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs.,
 Congressional Sales Office, U.S. G.P.O.; 1987; Y 4.Ag 8/3-
 S.hrg.100-208. iv, 156 p. : b ill. ; 24 cm. (S. hrg. ;
 100-208).  Distributed to some depository libraries in
 microfiche.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Farm produce--United States; Agriculture--
 Research--United States; Agricultural chemistry; Agricultural
 innovations--United States
 
 
 6                                    NAL Call. No.: S441.A46
 Alternative agriculture.
 National Research Council (U.S.), Committee on the Role of
 Alternative Farming Methods in Modern Production Agriculture
 Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press; 1989.
 xiv, 448 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.  Includes bibliographies and
 index.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural systems--United States; Agricultural
 ecology--United States; Agriculture--Economic aspects--United
 States; Agriculture and state--United States; Agricultural
 systems--United States--Case studies
 
 
 7                               NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65U54
 Alternative agriculture federal incentives and farmers'
 opinions : report to Congressional requesters..  Federal
 incentives and farmers' opinions United States. General
 Accounting Office
 Washington, D.C. : The Office; 1990.
 95 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.  Cover title.  February 1990. 
 GAO/PEMD-90-12. "B-237645"--P. [1].
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative agriculture--United States--Public
 opinion; Farmers--United States--Attitudes; Agricultural
 subsidies--United States; Agricultural laws and legislation--United
 States
 
 
 8                                   NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73
 Alternative agriculture--a view from Brussels.
 Nychas, A.E.; Peter, D.
 Thornton : The Council; 1990.
 Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 31-37; 1990. 
 In the series analytic: Crop protection in organic and low input
 agriculture / edited by R. Unwin. Proceedings of a symposium,
 September 4-6, 1990, Cambridge, United Kingdom.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Belgium; Alternative farming; Sustainability;
 Regional agricultural policy
 
 
 9                                   NAL Call. No.: S451.O5O8
 Alternative crop development in Oklahoma.
 Sholar, R.; Murray, J.C.
 Stillwater, Okla. : The Service; 1988 Sep.
 OSU current report - Oklahoma State University, Cooperative
 Extension Service (2102): 2 p.; 1988 Sep.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Oklahoma; Alternative farming; Crop enterprises;
 Production possibilities
 
 
 10                                  NAL Call. No.: 1 EX892EX
 Alternative crops--more to it than planting seed.
 Bonner, J.; Moore, K.L.
 Washington, D.C. : The Administration; 1987.
 Extension review - United States Department of Agriculture v. 58
 (1): p. 19. ill; 1987.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Mississippi; Alternative farming; Rural
 development; Crop production; Crop products; Marketing
 
 
 11                               NAL Call. No.: 275.29 M36FA
 Alternative Enterprises: selected references.
 Conrad, D.L.
 College Park, Md. : The Service; 1988-1989.
 Fact sheet - Cooperative Extension Service, University of
 Maryland (503): 7 p. ill; 1988-1989.  In subseries: Enterprise
 Guide for Southern Maryland. Bibliography.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative farming; Bibliographies; Extension;
 Publications; Information sources
 
 
 12                               NAL Call. No.: 275.29 M36FA
 Alternative enterprises: what you should know.
 Jones, M.R.
 College Park, Md. : The Service; 1987-1988.
 Fact sheet - Cooperative Extension Service, University of
 Maryland (448): 4 p.; 1987-1988.  In subseries: Enterprise
 guide for Southern Maryland.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Maryland; Alternative farming; Extension;
 Entrepreneurship; Marketing
 
 
 13                                   NAL Call. No.: S561.S63
 Alternative farm enterprises a guide to alternative sources of
 income for the farmer.
 Slee, Bill
 Ipswich, Suffolk : Farming Press; 1987.
 210 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.  Includes bibliographies and index.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Farm management
 
 
 14                                   NAL Call. No.: TD171.U5
 "Alternative farming": a report.
 Popkin, R.
 Washington, D.C. : Office of Public Awareness; 1988 Apr.
 EPA journal v. 14 (3): p. 28-30. ill; 1988 Apr.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Farm surveys;
 Organic farming; Farming systems
 
 
 15                                 NAL Call. No.: 281.9 P942
 Alternative farming enterprises for limited resource farmers in the
 1990's and beyond.
 Dagher, M.A.; Gray, J.
 Tuskegee, Ala. : Tuskegee University; 1989.
 Proceedings of the ... Annual Professional Agricultural
 Workers Conference (47th): p. 169-177; 1989.  In the series
 analytic: Outreach to the Rural Disadvantaged: issues and
 strategies for the 21st century / edited by N. Baharanyi, R.
 Zabawa, W. Hill. Meeting held December 3-5, 1989, Tuskegee,
 Alabama.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Small farms; Alternative farming; Farm
 enterprises; Resource utilization
 
 
 16                                NAL Call. No.: aS21.E35F47
 Alternative farming systems.
 Tweeten, L.G.
 Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1987.
 Fertile fields - Cooperative State Research Service, State
 Agricultural Experiment Station System (2): p. 4-7; 1987.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative farming; Agricultural policy;
 Agricultural economics
 
 
 17                                  NAL Call. No.: 100 SO82S
 Alternative farming systems.
 Smolik, J.
 Brookings, S.D. : The Station; 1986.
 South Dakota farm and home research - South Dakota,
 Agricultural Experiment Station v. 37 (3): p. 15-17; 1986.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: South Dakota; Farming systems; Research; Organic
 farming; Energy consumption; Energy balance; Erosion control
 
 
 18                                    NAL Call. No.: S441.S8
 Alternative farming systems in Nagele: preliminary results and
 prospects. Vereijken, P.
 East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press; 1985.
 Sustainable agriculture & integrated farming systems : 1984
 conference proceedings / edited by Thomas C. Edens, Cynthia
 Fridgen, Susan L. Battenfield. p. 124-135; 1985.  Includes 4
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Netherlands; Polders; Alternative farming;
 Organic farming; Experimental stations; Dairy cows; Forage
 crops; Field crops; Farm management; National planning
 
 
 19                                  NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3
 Alternative farming systems--economic aspects.
 Schneider, K.
 Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1990 Aug.
 Quick bibliography series - U.S. Department of Agriculure,
 National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (90-79): 68 p.; 1990
 Aug.  Bibliography.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative farming; Economic evaluation;
 Bibliographies
 
 
 20                                  NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3
 Alternative farming systems--economic aspects, 1970-1986.
 Schneider, K.
 Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1987 Mar.
 Quick bibliography series - National Agricultural Library
 (U.S.). (87-31).: 17 p.; 1987 Mar.  Bibliography.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative farming; Economic analysis; Cropping
 systems
 
 
 21                                  NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3
 Alternative farming systems--economic aspects: January 1990-October
 1991. Schneider, K.
 Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1991 Nov.
 Quick bibliography series - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
 National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (92-09): 30 p.; 1991
 Nov.  Updates QB 90-79. Bibliography.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative farming; Farming systems; Economic
 evaluation; Bibliographies
 
 
 22                                  NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3
 Alternative farming systems-economic aspests 1979-May 1988.
 Schneider, K.
 Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1988 Jul.
 Quick bibliography series - U.S. Department of Agriculure,
 National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (88-67): 29 p.; 1988
 Jul.  Updates QB 87-31. Bibliography.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative farming; Organic farming;
 Bibliographies
 
 
 23                                 NAL Call. No.: 281.28 R88
 Alternative technology and part-time, semi-subsistence
 agriculture: a survey from the back-to-the-land movement.
 Jacob, J.C.; Brinkerhoff, M.B.
 Lexington : The University of Kentucky; 1986.
 Rural sociology v. 51 (1): p. 43-59; 1986.  Includes 37
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alberta; British Columbia; Idaho; Manitoba;
 Montana; North Dakota; Saskatchewan; Washington; Alternative
 farming; Urban rural migration; Sociological analysis;
 Socioeconomic status; Multivariate analysis; Cultural values;
 Ideology
 
 
 24                                     NAL Call. No.: S3.A32
 Alternatives in rural production systems: an entrepreneurial
 approach to production co-operatives in a developing economy.
 Ahwireng-Obeng, F.
 Barking : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1986.
 Agricultural administration v. 21 (1): p. 21-32; 1986. 
 Includes 6 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Southern  Africa; Developing countries; Rural
 development; Agricultural production; Alternative farming;
 Entrepreneurship; Cooperative farming
 
 
 25                               NAL Call. No.: HD9000.A1J68
 Analysis of consumer attitudes toward oragnic produce and
 purchase likelihood. Byrne, P.J.; Toensmeyer, U.C.; German, C.L.;
 Muller, H.R. Beltsville, Md. : Food Distribution
 Research Society; 1991 Jun. Journal of food distribution
 research v. 22 (2): p. 49-62; 1991 Jun.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Delaware; Organic farming; Fresh products;
 Consumer attitudes; Purchasing habits; Consumer surveys;
 Demography; Probability analysis
 
 
 26                                     NAL Call. No.: HD1.A3 An
 analysis of the marginal value of cropland and nitrogen
 fertilizer use under alternative farm programs.
 Huang, W.Y.; Uri, N.D.
 Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1991.
 Agricultural systems v. 35 (4): p. 433-453; 1991.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Maize; Nitrogen fertilizers; Application
 rates; Farmland; Marginal analysis; Econometric models;
 Agricultural policy; Acreage; Planting; Estimation; Economic
 impact; Federal programs; Program participants
 
 
 27                                  NAL Call. No.: TA166.T72
 Appropriate biotechnology for sustainable agriculture in
 developing countries. Bunders, J.
 Cambridge : Elsevier Publications; 1988 Aug.
 Trends in biotechnology v. 6 (8): p. 173-180. ill; 1988 Aug. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Developing countries; Farming systems;
 Agricultural research; Projects; Biotechnology; Rural
 development
 
 
 28                                 NAL Call. No.: S604.5.E58
 Barriers to conversion to organic farming practices in the
 midwestern United States.
 Blobaum, R.
 New York : Praeger; 1983.
 Environmentally sound agriculture : selected papers, 4th
 conference, International Federation of Organic Agriculture
 Movements, Cambridge, Mass., August 18-20, 1982 / edited by William
 Lockeretz. p. 263-278; 1983.  Includes 12 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Organic farming; Farmers' attitudes;
 Innovation adoption; Surveys; Diffusion of information
 
 
 29                                       NAL Call. No.: T1.T44 
 Beyond the farming crisis.
 Ehrenfeld, D.
 Cambridge, Mass. : Alumni Association, Massachusetts Institute of
 Technology :.; 1987 Jul.
 Technology review v. 90 (5): p. 47-56; 1987 Jul.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative farming; Farm inputs; Biotechnology; Usda;
 Herbicide resistance; Subsidies
 
 
 30                                    NAL Call. No.: S441.S8
 Biological agriculture in Europe.
 Vogtmann, H.
 East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press; 1985.
 Sustainable agriculture & integrated farming systems : 1984
 conference proceedings / edited by Thomas C. Edens, Cynthia
 Fridgen, Susan L. Battenfield. p. 136-142. ill; 1985.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Europe; German federal republic; Farming systems;
 Organic farming; Organization of research; Applied research; Farm
 management
 
 
 31                                    NAL Call. No.: S441.S8
 Biological farming systems in Europe.
 Lampkin, N.
 East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press; 1985.
 Sustainable agriculture & integrated farming systems : 1984
 conference proceedings / edited by Thomas C. Edens, Cynthia
 Fridgen, Susan L. Battenfield. p. 84-95; 1985.  Mainly
 economic comparisons.  Literature review.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Europe; Farming systems; Organic farming;
 Publications
 
 
 32                                 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43
 Biological recycle farming in the People's Republic of China: the
 Doudian Village experiment.
 Xu, C.; Simpson, J.R.
 Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1989.
 American journal of alternative agriculture v. 4 (1): p. 3-7; 1989. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: China; Alternative farming; Agricultural
 research; Applied research; Anabaena; Animal manures; Ferns; Pig
 feeding; Poultry feeding
 
 Abstract:  An explanation is provided of why and how one group of
 researchers in a Chinese village setting came to focus on what the
 authors call biological recycle farming. An
 explanation of applied agricultural research in China is
 provided. One conclusion reached is that application of
 research at the village level was largely successful because it was
 founded on community development principles. Another conclusion is
 that food production in very marginal Chinese villages can be
 increased significantly. While the alternative approach discussed
 cannot be exported wholesale to many other countries of the world,
 the concepts are very useful for
 international economic and agricultural development.
 
 
 33                               NAL Call. No.: TP248.2.B542
 Biotechnology and alternative agriculture: an overview of
 major issues and concerns.
 Buttel, F.H.
 Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture, Inc; 1986
 Mar. Biotechnology in agriculture : implications for
 sustainability : symposium proceedings, March 1986,
 Washington, D.C.. p. 4-20; 1986 Mar.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural research; Biotechnology; Research policy
 
 
 34                                   NAL Call. No.: TX571.P4R6  A
 blueprint for pesticide policy changing the way we safeguard, grow
 and market food.
 Rosenfeld, Allen
 Public Voice for Food and Health Policy, League of Women
 Voters (U.S.), Education Fund
 Washington, D.C. : Public Voice for Food and Health Policy,; 1989.
 e, 39 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.  September 1989.  Includes
 bibliographical references (p. 37-39).
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Pesticides; Economic aspects; Pesticide residues in
 food; Pesticides; Environmental aspects
 
 Abstract:  Serious risks of cancer and other chronic illnesses from
 pesticide residues in our food remain despite 40 years of federal
 regulation of these chemicals. The major sources of the gaps in
 federal protection include: the continued use of risk-benefit
 analysis to decide which pesticides to allow on the market; the
 failure to set tolerance at safe levels; and the inability of
 monitoring programs to prevent unsafe levels of residues from
 reaching consumers. This report is a product of the first year of
 the Food Forum Project, which is
 implemented jointly by Public Voice for Food and Health Policy and
 the League of Women Voters Education Fund. The report
 examines federal and state regulation of pesticide use, the impact
 of food markets on the adoption of safer pest-control methods, the
 development of sustainable agricultural methods, and the need for
 enhanced citizen participation in the
 national policy process.
 
 
 35                                     NAL Call. No.: S1.N32
 Building a drought-proof farm.
 Cramer, C.
 Emmaus, Pa. : Regenerative Agriculture Association; 1988 Nov. The
 New farm v. 10 (7): p. 10-15. ill; 1988 Nov.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Illinois; Farming systems; Drought; Cash crops;
 Trickle irrigation; Diversity; Cost control; Acreage; Cover crops;
 Organic farming; Appropriate technology
 
 
 36                                      NAL Call. No.: 100 IL64 
 Can sustainable agriculture sustain the farm family?.
 Van Es, J.C.; Reber, R.J.
 Urbana, Ill. : The Station; 1989.
 Illinois research - Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station v. 31
 (3/4): p. 4-5; 1989.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agriculture; Sustainability; Farm income
 
 
 37                               NAL Call. No.: 100 T25S (1)
 Capital requirements and income opportunities associated with
 alternative systems of farrow-to-finish swine production on West
 Tennessee farms. McBride, W.D.; Mundy, S.D.; Ray, R.M. Knoxville,
 Tenn. : The Station; 1988 Dec.
 Bulletin - University of Tennessee, Agricultural Experiment Station
 (662): 60 p.; 1988 Dec.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Tennessee; Pig farming; Farrowing; Pig fattening;
 Alternative farming; Capital outlay; Farm income; Farm
 surveys; Economic analysis
 
 
 38                                    NAL Call. No.: HT401.R94  The
 challenge of research substance in the search for resource
 sustainability. Burdge, R.J.
 Columbia, Mo. : Rural Sociological Society; 1989.
 The Rural sociologist v. 9 (2): p. 8-10, 14-15; 1989.  Reply by C.
 Bailey, p. 14-15.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Environmental degradation; Applied research;
 Rural sociology; Rural communities; Natural resources;
 Alternative farming; Rural development; Social change; Social
 costs; Environmental impact reporting; Community involvement
 
 
 39                                 NAL Call. No.: S513.2.S87  The
 challenge of smallholding.
 Sweeny, Sedley
 Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press;
 1985. x, 222 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.. (Oxford paperbacks). 
 Includes index. Bibliography: p. [203]-206.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Agriculture--Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc;
 Farms, Small--Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc;
 Organic farming--Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc;
 Agriculture--Handbooks, manuals, etc; Farms, Small--Handbooks,
 manuals, etc; Organic farming--Handbooks, manuals, etc
 
 
 40                                  NAL Call. No.: HD1761.W5
 Challenges and opportunities in alternative farming.
 Wilson, Marvin D.; Schuster, R. Doyle
 Ontario, Or. : Kingfish Publishing; 1987.
 196 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States;
 Crops--United States--Marketing; Farm produce--United States--
 Marketing
 
 
 41                          NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1147 
 Common ground a co-production of the National Audubon Society,
 Turner Broadcasting System, & WETA ; producers, Leslie
 Reinherz, Graham Chedd ; director, Leslie Reinherz ; writer, Graham
 Chedd..  Common ground : farming and wildlife Farming and wildlife
 National Audubon Society, Turner Broadcasting System, WETA-TV
 (Television station : Washington, D.C.),PBS Video
 Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video,; 1987.
 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 teacher's
 guide. (National Audubon Society special).  NTAS203.  "Print
 materials copyright PBS 1991"--Container.  Teacher's guide has 1988
 copyright.  Title on cassette label and container :
 Common ground : farming and wildlife.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming; Agricultural ecology; Wildlife
 habitat improvement
 
 Abstract:  Describes alternative methods farmers are using to raise
 crops with reduced or no use of chemicals while
 maintaining the productivity of the soil, providing habitat for
 wildlife, and reducing human exposure to toxic substances.
 
 
 42                           NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.522 
 Common ground a co-production of the National Audubon Society,
 Turner Broadcasting System, & WETA, Washington, D.C.
 National Audubon Society, Turner Broadcasting System, WETA-TV
 (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
 Washington, D.C. : WETA; 1987.
 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. (National
 Audubon Society special).  VHS.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming; Agricultural ecology;
 Agricultural pollution
 
 
 43                            NAL Call. No.: ArUKF657.W37 1988
 Conservation easements prospects for sustainable agriculture. Ward,
 Justin R.
 Natural Resources Defense Council
 Washington, D.C. : Natural Resources Defense Council; 1988. iii, 34
 p. ; 28 cm.  June 1988.  "Project on Agricultural
 Conservation and Tax Policy"--Cover.  Includes bibliographical
 references.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural conservation--United States;
 Sustainable agriculture--United States; Servitudes--United
 States; Land tenure--Law and legislation--United States; Land
 trusts--United States; Income tax--United States--Deductions
 
 
 44                                  NAL Call. No.: 389.8 B77
 Consumer attitudes to organic foods.
 Beharrell, B.; MacFie, J.H.
 Bradford : MCB University Press; 1991.
 British food journal v. 93 (2): p. 25-30; 1991.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Uk; Organic foods; Consumer attitudes; Food
 acceptability; Food quality; History; Standards; Water
 quality; Nutritive value; Purchasing habits
 
 Abstract:  The apparent conflict between what is
 scientifically known and what is perceived concerning food
 acceptability by consumers provides an interesting paradox. Some of
 the leading international contributions concerned with organic
 farming system food products are thus reviewed in the light of
 consumer beliefs and attitudes. It is concluded that, in a market
 economy, consumer opinion will gradually prevail and that
 agricultural farming systems will have to adjust to more extensive
 lower input farming approaches.
 
 
 45                         NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S95F3 no.17
 Contributions of FSR/E towards sustainable agricultural
 systems proceedings of farming systems research/extension
 symposium, 1988.
 Fayetteville, Ark. : University of Arkansas, Winrock
 International Institute for Agricultural Development; 1988. xvi,
 395 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. (Farming systems research paper series
 ; no. 17).  Includes index.
 
 Language:  English
 
 
 46                                 NAL Call. No.: 281.28 R88
 Conventional versus alternative agriculture: the paradigmatic roots
 of the debate.
 Beus, C.E.
 Bozeman, Mont. : Rural Sociological Society; 1990.
 Rural sociology v. 55 (4): p. 590-616; 1990.  Literature
 review.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Traditional farming; Alternative farming;
 Beliefs; Values; Conflict; Models; Agricultural development;
 Literature reviews
 
 Abstract:  Analysts have described conflict between the
 economically dominant industrial sector of society and the
 environmental movement as representing competition between two
 opposing worldviews or social paradigms. There appears to be a
 similar schism developing in agriculture. The conventional
 paradigm of large-scale, highly industrialized agriculture is being
 challenged by an increasingly vocal alternative
 agriculture movement which advocates major shifts toward a
 more "ecologically sustainable agriculture." Some have
 suggested that alternative agriculture represents a
 fundamentally new paradigm for agriculture. This paper seeks to
 clarify and synthesize the core beliefs and values
 underlying these two approaches to agriculture into a
 "conventional agriculture paradigm" and an "alternative
 agriculture paradigm." The writings of six major proponents of
 alternative agriculture are compared with those of six leading
 proponents of conventional agriculture to document the major
 components of the two agricultural paradigms. The two sets of
 writings reveal dramatically divergent perspectives on a wide range
 of agricultural issues. The competing paradigms can be synthesized
 into six major dimensions: 1) centralization vs. decentralization,
 2) dependence vs. independence, 3)
 competition vs. community, 4) domination of nature vs. harmony with
 nature, 5) specialization vs. diversity, and 6)
 exploitation vs. restraint. The emerging controversy over
 "low-input, sustainable agriculture" (LISA) illustrates the
 paradigmatic gulf between alternative and conventional
 agriculture, as well as the pitfalls facing alternative
 agriculturalists as they attempt to replace conventional
 agriculture as the dominant paradigm.
 
 
 47                                     NAL Call. No.: SB187.S8D6 
 Costs of production and net returns for alternative farming systems
 in northeastern South Dakota 1986 and "normalized"
 situations. Dobbs, Thomas L.; Weiss, Lyle A.; Leddy, Mark G. South
 Dakota State University, Economics Dept
 Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State
 University,; 1987. iv, 79 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Research report
 (South Dakota State University. Economics Dept.) ; no. 87-5.). 
 July 1987.  Bibliography: p. 79.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Agriculture
 
 
 48                                NAL Call. No.: HD2346.U5R8
 Creating a demand for a new product is essential to success.
 Menomonee Falls, Wis. : The Journal; 1989.
 Rural enterprise v. 4 (1): p. 10; 1989.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Idaho; Farm enterprises; Alternative farming;
 Marketing techniques; Entrepreneurship
 
 
 49                                 NAL Call. No.: 1.90 C2OU8
 Critical environmental issues for agriculture.
 Habicht, F.H. II
 Washington, D.C. : The Department; 1990 Apr.
 Outlook - Proceedings, Agricultural Outlook Conference, U.S.
 Department of Agriculture. p. 577-581; 1990 Apr.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agricultural policy; Environmental
 protection; Public agencies; Information dissemination;
 Legislation; Alternative farming
 
 
 50                                 NAL Call. No.: S589.7.A47
 Designing sustainable agroecosystems.
 Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press; 1987.
 Agroecology : the scientific basis of alternative agriculture /
 Miguel A. Altieri, with contributions by Richard B. Norgaard ...
 [et al.].. p. 59-67; 1987. (Westview special studies in agriculture
 science and policy).
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative farming; Ecosystems; Sustained yield
 management; Crops; Farm planning
 
 
 51                                   NAL Call. No.: TX341.J6
 Dietary guidelines for sustainability.
 Gussow, J.D.; Clancy, K.L.
 Philadelphia, Pa. : George F. Stickley Company; 1986 Feb.
 Journal of nutrition education v. 18 (1): p. 1-5; 1986 Feb. 
 Includes 31 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Nutrition education; Dietary guidelines; Food
 preferences; Agricultural policy; Conservation; Natural
 resources
 
 Abstract:  A broad-range perspective on the content and
 implications of nutrition education is presented. The
 perspective stresses the importance of recognizing effects of food
 choices on the food supply, global resources
 (agricultural, economic, natural) and the long-term stability of
 the food system, as well as on individual nutrition and
 health. The term "sustainable diets" is proposed to describe
 recommendations for food choices that support life and health
 within natural system limits into the foreseeable future.
 General suggestions are provided to help nutritionists
 incorporate the sustainability concept into their teachings about
 food choices. The following "Dietary Guidelines for
 Americans" are discussed as a framework for addressing issues of
 sustainability in dietary guidance: 1) Eat a variety of
 foods, 2) Maintain ideal weight, 3) Avoid too much fat,
 saturated fat, and cholesterol, 4) Eat foods with adequate
 starch and fiber, 5) Avoid too much sugar, 6) Avoid too much
 sodium, 7) Drink alcoholic beverages only in moderation.
 Learning to view foods as more than just sources of nutrients may
 guide consumers toward sustainable food choices. A shift to
 sustainable diets would be an important first step in
 widespread adoption of a sustainable agriculture policy that
 promotes the conservation of natural resources and regional self-
 reliance in food production and consumption.(aje)
 
 
 52                                   NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6
 Discussion: The role of alternative agricultural enterprises in a
 changing agricultural economy.
 Allen, J.E.
 Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1987 Jul.
 Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern
 Agricultural Economics Association v. 19 (1): p. 17-20; 1987 Jul. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Farm enterprises; Profitability;
 Consumption; Technical progress; Trends; Structural change; Market
 economics
 
 
 53                      NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1053
 Diversifying your farm operation produced under the direction of
 Roger Williams ; director/editor, Richard Geier..  Economic options
 for Wisconsin farm families
 Williams, Roger T.
 University of Wisconsin--Madison, Health and Human Issues
 Madison, Wis. : Health and Human Issues, University of
 Wisconsin-Madison,; 1989.
 1 videocassette (16:13 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in + 1 study guide.
 (Signs of change ; part 2).  VHS format.  Title on
 study guide: Economic options for Wisconsin farm families.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Crops; Agriculture; Alternative agriculture
 
 Abstract:  This video examines ways of diversifying the farm
 operation and how and where to find help in doing so. Examples
 shown are a cut-flower operation on a tobacco farm, an organic
 farming or sustainable agriculture operation, and growing
 specialty foods for farmers' markets.
 
 
 54                              NAL Call. No.: SB950.2.A1J58
 Dollars an sense: the economic benefits of reducing pesticide use.
 Brenner, L.
 Eugene, Or. : The Coalition; 1991.
 Journal of pesticide reform : a publication of the Northwest
 Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. 11 (2): p. 18-20; 1991. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Pesticides; Uses; Environmental impact; Social costs;
 Economic impact; Integrated pest management;
 Alternative farming; Case studies
 
 
 55                                  NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5
 Ecological agriculture: A case study of an ecological farm in the
 south of England.
 Kiley-Worthington, M.; Rendle, C.
 Berkhamsted : A B Academic Publishers; 1984.
 Biological agriculture & horticulture v. 2 (2): p. 101-133. ill.,
 maps; 1984. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: England; Organic farming; Cottage industries;
 Farm management; Ecological balance; Wildlife conservation
 
 
 56                                    NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43  An
 ecological basis for the development of alternative
 agricultural systems for small farmers in the Third World.
 Altieri, M.A.; Anderson, M.K.
 Greenbelt : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1986.
 American journal of alternative agriculture v. 1 (1): p.
 30-38. ill; 1986. Includes 55 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Developing countries; Alternative farming;
 Farming systems; Ecosystems; Rural development
 
 
 57                                 NAL Call. No.: 280.8 J822
 Economic adjustment to sustainable agriculture: discussion.
 Carlson, G.A.
 Ames, Iowa : American Agricultural Economics Association; 1988 Dec.
 American journal of agricultural economics v. 70 (5): p. 1175-1176;
 1988 Dec. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Farm inputs; Alternative farming;
 Agricultural chemicals; Producer prices; Food prices; Trends;
 Support measures; Sustained yield management; Input output
 analysis; Profitability
 
 
 58                                 NAL Call. No.: 280.8 J822
 Economic adjustment to sustainable agriculture: discussion. Young,
 D.L.
 Ames, Iowa : American Agricultural Economics Association; 1988 Dec.
 American journal of agricultural economics v. 70 (5): p. 1173-1174;
 1988 Dec. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Farm inputs; Support measures;
 Alternative farming; Adjustment; Sustained yield management;
 Agricultural chemicals; Deficiency payments
 
 
 59                                    NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43  An
 economic analysis of alternative cropping systems for east-central
 Nebraska.
 Helmers, G.A.; Langemeier, M.R.; Atwood, J.
 Greenbelt : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1986.
 American journal of alternative agriculture v. 1 (4): p.
 253-258; 1986. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Nebraska; Alternative farming; Cropping systems;
 Economic analysis; Profitability; Risks
 
 
 60                                NAL Call. No.: 282.9 G7992
 Economic considerations in evaluating alternative agricultural
 practices. Dobbs, T.L.; Taylor, D.C.
 Lincoln, Neb. : The Council; 1989.
 Proceedings - Great Plains Agricultural Council. p. 109-131; 1989. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Western states of U.S.A.; Alternative farming;
 Environmental protection; Profitability; Market prices; Risks; Farm
 income; Agricultural policy; Environmental policy;
 Economic analysis
 
 
 61                                    NAL Call. No.: TP370.5.S94 
 The economic feasibility of widespread adoption of organic
 farming. Oelhaf, R.C.
 Westport, Conn. : AVI Pub. Co; 1983.
 Sustainable food systems / edited by Dietrich Knorr. p.
 156-171; 1983. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Organic farming; Economic analysis; Food
 production; Production costs; Food prices; Markets
 
 
 62                          NAL Call. No.: HD1761.A1M5 no.85-32 
 The economic impact of alternative agricultural policies on
 Minnesota's farm economy.
 Bailey, Kenneth W.; Houck, James P.
 University of Minnesota, Dept. of Agricultural and Applied
 Economics St. Paul, Minn. : Dept. of Agricultural and Applied
 Economics, University of Minnesota; 1985.
 64 p. ; 28 cm. (Staff paper P, no. 85-32).  September, 1985. 
 Bibliography: p. 46.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Agriculture--Economic aspects--Minnesota;
 Agriculture and state--Minnesota
 
 
 63                                     NAL Call. No.: S3.A32
 Economic implications of a shift to organic agriculture in
 Britain. Bateman, D.; Lampkin, N.
 Barking : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1986.
 Agricultural administration v. 22 (2): p. 89-104; 1986. 
 Includes 11 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: United  Kingdom; Organic farming; Agricultural policy;
 Conservation; Economics; Environment; Erosion control; Nutrition
 
 
 64                                    NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43 
 The economic implications of organic farming.
 Cacek, T.; Langner, L.L.
 Greenbelt : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1986.
 American journal of alternative agriculture v. 1 (1): p.
 25-29; 1986. Includes 20 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming; Farm management; Decision
 making; Economic impact
 
 
 65                                NAL Call. No.: S541.5.S8P5
 Economics of alternative farming systems.
 Dobbs, T.; Leddy, M.
 Brookings, S.D. : The Station; 1988 Jan.
 Plant science pamphlet - Plant Science Dept., Agricultural
 Experiment Station, South Dakota State University (5): p.
 65-68; 1988 Jan.  In the series analytic: 1987 Annual Progress
 Report--Northeast Research Station, Watertown, South Dakota.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: South Dakota; Alternative farming; Economic
 analysis; Farm budgeting
 
 
 66                               NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8E26
 Economics of alternative farming systems.
 Dobbs, T.L.; Weiss, L.A.; Leddy, M.G.
 Brookings, S.D. : The Department; 1987 Sep04.
 Economics newsletter - South Dakota State University,
 Cooperative Extension Service, Economic Department (254): 3 p.;
 1987 Sep04.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: South Dakota; Alternative farming; Economic
 analysis; Rotations; Yields
 
 
 67                                    NAL Call. No.: S589.7.N48 
 The economics of organic farming.
 Teichert, K.
 East Falmouth, Mass. : The New Alchemists for contributions of the
 New Alchemy Institute; 1985.
 New alchemy quarterly (22): p. 20-21; 1985.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming; Cost analysis; Returns
 
 
 68                              NAL Call. No.: HD1751.W67 88-13 
 The economics of sustainable agricultural systems in
 developing countries. Barker, Randolph; Chapman, Duane
 New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dept. of
 Agricultural Economics
 Ithaca, N.Y. : Dept. of Agricultural Economics, New York State
 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University; 1988.
 23 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Working papers in agricultural
 economics ; 88-13). Paper presented at the International
 Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Columbus,
 Ohio, September 19-22, 1988.  Bibliography: p. 22-23.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural productivity--Developing countries;
 Agricultural systems--Developing countries
 
 
 69                                      NAL Call. No.: S601.A34 
 The effect of increased energy prices on the viability of
 organic agricultural systems on arable farms in the U.K.
 Jones, M.R.
 Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1986 Apr.
 Agriculture ecosystems & environment v. 15 (4): p. 221-229; 1986
 Apr. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: United  Kingdom; Organic farming; Energy cost of
 production; Input prices; Costs; Cropping systems; Arable
 farming; Viability; Returns; Linear programming; Models
 
 
 70                                   NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6
 Effects of alternative farm programs and levels of price
 variability on Texas cotton farms.
 Duff   y, P.A.; Richardson, J.W.; Smith, E.G.
 Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1986 Dec.
 Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern
 Agricultural Economics Association v. 18 (2): p. 97-106; 1986 Dec. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Texas; Cotton industry; Stochastic processes;
 Simulation; Price elasticities; Price policy
 
 
 71                                     NAL Call. No.: 281.8 C16 
 The effects of technological change on the economic impact of
 agricultural drought in Manitoba.
 Arth   ur, L.M.; Kraft, D.F.
 Ottawa : Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
 Society; 1988 Jul.
 Canadian journal of agricultural economics; Revue Canadienne
 d'economie rurale v. 36 (2): p. 221-237; 1988 Jul.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Desc   riptors: Manitoba; Farm sector; Minimum tillage syste ms;
 Returns; Technical progress; Economic impact; Drought;
 Simulation models; Alternative farming
 
 
 72                                  NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5
 Efficacy and economics of codling moth control in organic and
 conventional pome fruit production.
 Rader, J.S.; Walser, R.H.; Jorgensen, C.D.; Williams, C.F.; Davis,
 T.D. Berkhamsted : A B Academic Publishers; 1984.
 Biological agriculture and horticulture v. 2 (4): p. 315-321; 1984. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Pome fruits; Cydia pomonella; Pest control;
 Organic farming; Insecticides; Cost analysis; Economic
 analysis
 
 
 73                               NAL Call. No.: S589.7.A72 1988 
 The environmental effects of conventional and
 organic/biological farming systems.
 Arden-Clarke, C.
 Political Ecology Research Group, World Wide Fund for Nature,
 Elmgrant Trust Oxford, England : Political Ecology Research Group,;
 1988. 156 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. (Research report
 (Political Ecology Research Group) ; RR-17.).  A report
 commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature, Elmgrant
 Trust.  Part I. Soil erosion, with special reference to
 Britain / C. Arden-Clarke and R.D. Hodges published in
 Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, v. 4, 1987, pp.
 309-357, Part II, Soil ecology, soil fertility and nutrient cycles
 / C. Arden-Clarke and R.D. Hodges published in
 Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, v. 5, 1988, pp.
 223-287.  Bibliography: p. 128-156.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural ecology; Biotic communities;
 Agricultural pests; Pesticides and wildlife; Organic farming
 
 
 74                                   NAL Call. No.: 80 AM371
 Environmentalism and consumer attitudes.
 Higginbotham, J.S.
 Chicago, Ill. : American Nurseryman Publishing Company; 1989 Mar15.
 American nurseryman v. 169 (6): p. 37-38, 40-50, 52; 1989 Mar15.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Consumer attitudes; Safety; Environmental
 protection; Pesticides; Pest control; Weed control;
 Fertilizers; Trickle irrigation; Organic farming
 
 
 75                                  NAL Call. No.: HT401.A36
 Ethical and value issues in international agricultural
 research. Dahlberg, K.A.
 Gainesville, Fla. : Humanities and Agriculture, University of
 Florida; 1988. Agriculture and human values v. 5 (1/2): p.
 101-111; 1988.  Literature review.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural research; Ethics; Values;
 International cooperation; Ideology; Goals; Status; Sustained yield
 management; Agricultural policy
 
 
 76                                 NAL Call. No.: SB123.3.D5
 Ethnobiologists emphasize germplasm conservation and
 sustainable agriculture. Flaster, T.
 Fort Collins, Colo. : Laboratory for Information Science in
 Agriculture; 1990. Diversity v. 6 (2): p. 34-35; 1990.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Genetic resources; Ethnobotany; Sustainability;
 Nutrition; Cactaceae; Plant collections
 
 
 77                                NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A3N6
 Evaluation of net return distributions from alternative
 tillage systems for grain sorghum and soybean rotations.
 Mikesell, C.L.; Williams, J.R.; Long, J.H.
 Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University; 1988 Jul.
 North Central journal of agricultural economics v. 10 (2): p.
 255-271; 1988 Jul.  Includes statistical data.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Western states of U.S.A.; South central states of
 U.S.A.; Sorghum; Soybeans; Rotations; Alternative farming;
 Tillage; Ridging; No-tillage; Stochastic processes; Risks;
 Farm management; Production costs; Crop yield
 
 
 78                                  NAL Call. No.: S451.M6E9
 Excellence in agriculture interviews with ten Minnesota
 stewardship farmers. Moore, Patrick; Nopar, Doug; Paddock,
 Joe; Kroese, Ron
 Land Stewardship Project (U.S.)
 Stillwater, MN? : Land Stewardship Project; 1988.
 iii, 105 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture--Minnesota--Case studies;
 Alternative agriculture--Minnesota--Case studies; Agriculture--
 Minnesota--Case studies; Soil conservation--Minnesota;
 Farmers--Minnesota--Interviews; Land use, Rural--Minnesota--Case
 studies
 
 
 79                                 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.T84
 Experiences in success case studies in growing enough food
 through regenerative agriculture.
 Tull, Kenneth,; Sands, Michael,_1951-; Altieri, Miguel A.
 Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale International; 1987.
 52 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm.  Cover title.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming--Case studies; Sustainable
 agriculture--Case studies; Food supply--Case studies
 
 
 80                                     NAL Call. No.: HD1.A3
 Experimental systems of integrated and organic wheat
 production. Vereijken, P.
 Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1989.
 Agricultural systems v. 30 (2): p. 187-197; 1989.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Netherlands; Triticum aestivum; Plant production;
 Organic farming; Integrated methods; Cropping systems;
 Economic analysis; Production costs; Farm management
 
 
 81                                      NAL Call. No.: 57.8 C734 
 A farm built on recycling.
 Emmaus, Pa. : J.G. Press; 1987 Nov.
 BioCycle v. 28 (10): p. 42, 44; 1987 Nov.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Indiana; Waste disposal; Waste utilization;
 Recycling; Farm management; Farming systems; Organic farming
 
 
 82                                   NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A3F37 
 Farm crisis response: University of Wisconsin-Madison
 extension and research. Gilbert, J.; Thompson, G.S.
 Ames, Iowa : North Central Regional Center for Rural
 Development, Iowa State University; 1986.
 Farm crisis response : extension and research activities in the
 North Central Region : a network organized by Paul Lasley and Rand
 Conger. p. 61-66; 1986. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Wisconsin; Extension activities; Research; Farm
 indebtedness; Educational programs; Farm families;
 Agribusiness; Leadership; Non-farm income; Stress management; Farm
 management; Profitability; Alternative farming
 
 
 83                            NAL Call. No.: 100 M693 (3) no.901 
 Farm plans for a 200-acre central Missouri farm a comparative
 analysis of the economic potential for alternative farming
 systems.
 Hutcherson, William H.; Hogan, Albert R.; Doll, John P.
 Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri, College of
 Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station; 1965.
 41, [2] p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. (Research bulletin /
 University of Missouri, Agricultural Experiment Station ;
 901).  "Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station in
 cooperation with Farm Production Economics Division, Economic
 Research Service, Department of Agriculture"--T.p.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural systems--Missouri; Farm management--
 Missouri; Land use, Rural--Missouri
 
 
 84                          NAL Call. No.: ArUS494.5.S86F27 1991 
 Farm program options guide to sustainable agriculture,
 conservation and water quality incentive programs in the 1990 Farm
 Bill.
 Hoefner, Ferd; Cramer, Craig; Thorpe, Kris; Cleaveland, Marta
 Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
 Walthill, Neb. : The Sustainable Agriculture Working Group,; 1991.
 iii, 32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.  January 1991.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural laws and legislation; Rural
 development; Sustainable agriculture; Alternative agriculture;
 Water quality; Agricultural conservation; Agricultural
 subsidies
 
 
 85                                NAL Call. No.: HD1755.I57 1985 
 Farm programs and alternative agriculture.
 Anderson, J.E.
 Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture, Inc; 1985.
 Proposed 1985 farm bill changes : taking the bias out of farm
 policy : symposium proceedings, March 1985, Washington, DC. p.
 1-10; 1985.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agricultural policy; Alternative farming;
 Trends; Agricultural production
 
 
 86                                        NAL Call. No.: S1.N32 
 The farm they couldn't plow under.
 Kendall, D.
 Emmaus, Pa. : Regenerative Agriculture Association; 1988 Nov. The
 New farm v. 10 (7): p. 16-17, 62-63. ill; 1988 Nov.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Montana; Cattle farming; Fodder crops; Organic
 farming; Protein content; Rotations; Fertilizers; Costs; Soil
 testing; Drought; Grazing systems; Appropriate technology
 
 
 87                                NAL Call. No.: aHN90.C6R78
 Farmers can profit from novel products.
 Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic
 Research Service; 1989.
 Rural development perspectives : RDP v. 6 (1): p. 49; 1989.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Profitability;
 Diversification
 
 
 88                                  NAL Call. No.: HT401.R94
 Farmers in the black-belt counties of Alabama.
 Webber, A.
 University Park, Pa. : Rural Sociological Society; 1987 Jul. The
 Rural sociologist v. 7 (4): p. 318-321; 1987 Jul. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alabama; Small farms; Blacks; Gardening; Ground rent;
 Part time farming; Alternative farming
 
 
 89                               NAL Call. No.: S451.M6F37 1989 
 The Farmer-to-farmer directory of the Sustainable Farming
 Association of Southeast Minnesota., 1st ed..
 Sustainable Farming Association
 Lewiston, Minn. : The Association,; 1989.
 25 p. ; 22 cm.  Errata slip inserted.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture
 
 
 90                       NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.665
 Farming alternatives innovation on Northeast farms.
 New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
 Farming Alternatives Project, Northeast Regional Agricultural
 Engineering Service Ithaca, N.Y.? : Cornell University,
 Farming Alternatives Project : Northeast Regional Agricultural
 Engineering Service, [1989?]; 1989. 1 videocassette (14 min.) :
 sd., col. ; 1/2 in.  VHS.  Supported by New York State Dept. of
 Agriculture and Markets and Cornell University. "NRAES-28"--
 Container.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural innovations--United States; Farming,
 Diversified--United States; Deer farming--United States;
 Organic farming--United States
 
 
 91                                NAL Call. No.: 281.9 C81AE
 Farming alternatives: A Directory of cooperative extension
 field staff with experience in alternative farm enterprises.
 Andrus, K. (comp); Knoblauch, W. (comp)
 Ithaca, N.Y. : The Department; 1987 Apr.
 A.E. Ext. - New York State College of Agriculture and Life
 Sciences, Cornell University, Dept. of Agricultural Economics
 (87-7): 15 p.; 1987 Apr.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: New York; Alternative farming; Commodities;
 Enterprises; Experts; Marketing techniques
 
 
 92                                    NAL Call. No.: S75.F87
 Farming for tomorrow.
 Erb, C.
 East Lansing, Mich. : The Station; 1989.
 Futures - Michigan State University, Agricultural Experiment
 Station v. 7 (1): p. 4-7. ill; 1989.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Michigan; Alternative farming; Sustained yield
 management; Experimental stations; Research policy; Usda;
 Support measures
 
 
 93                                NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A3W3
 Farming in a greenhouse world.
 Garza, E. de la
 Washington, D.C. : National Agricultural Aviation Association; 1988
 Sep. Agricultural aviation v. 15 (7): p. 11; 1988 Sep.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Drought; Agricultural research; Research
 policy; Systems approach; Alternative farming; Economic impact
 
 
 94                                  NAL Call. No.: S451.C2F3
 Farming with a future making and marketing the transition :
 proceedings, November 7, 1986, Fresno, CA.
 Wyman, Christie; Vieira, Linda; Hoopes, Cindy
 California Agrarian Action Project, Valley Action Network
 Davis, CA : Small Farm Center, Cooperation Extension,
 University of California, Davis, [1987?]; 1987.
 65 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. (Family farm series).  Cover title. 
 Includes bibliographical references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture--California--Congresses;
 Family farms--California--Congresses; Field crops--Economic
 aspects--California--Congresses
 
 
 95                                  NAL Call. No.: S451.I8F3
 Farming with fewer chemicals a farmer-to-farmer directory.
 Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
 Des Moines, Iowa : The Citizens, c1989-1990; 1989-1990.
 2 v. : maps ; 28 cm.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural systems--Iowa--Directories;
 Sustainable agriculture--Iowa--Directories; Farmers--Iowa--
 Directories
 
 
 96                                     NAL Call. No.: A00061
 Farmland fadeout.
 Knickerbocker, B.
 Boston, Mass. : Christian Science Pub. Society; 1991 Mar21. The
 Christian Science monitor v. 83 (80): p. 13; 1991 Mar21.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Farming; Land use; Legislation; Federal
 government
 
 
 97                                         NAL Call. No.: 30 AD9 
 Farm-scale agronomic and economic conversion from conventional to
 sustainable agriculture.
 MacRae, R.J.; Hill, S.B.; Mehuys, G.R.; Henning, J.
 San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press; 1990.
 Advances in agronomy v. 43: p. 155-198. ill; 1990.  Literature
 review. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustained yield management; Traditional farming;
 Economic analysis; Farm management; Resource management;
 Literature reviews
 
 
 98                                   NAL Call. No.: 56.8 B52
 Fazenda Palmeira: ecological farming on five thousand acres.
 Hoffmann, M.
 Wyoming, R.I. : Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association;
 1985. Bio-dynamics (156): p. 37-43; 1985.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Brazil; Subtropics; Alternative farming; Cattle
 farming; Ecology; Farm management
 
 
 99                                 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.K4 1988 
 Fear not to sow because of the birds essays on country living and
 natural farming from Walnut Acres., 1st ed..
 Keene, Paul; Seymour, Dorothy Z.
 Chester, Conn. : Globe Pequot Press; 1988.
 viii, 151 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.  Includes
 index.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Walnut Acres (Penns Creek, Pa.); Organic
 farming--Pennsylvania--Penns Creek; Farm life--Pennsylvania--Penns
 Creek
 
 
 100                                NAL Call. No.: TX341.F696
 Finding oasis in time of drought.
 Forster, T.
 New York, N.Y. : World Hunger Year, Inc; 1988.
 Food monitor (45): p. 24-27, 38. ill; 1988.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Food production; Food policy; Organic
 farming; Biotechnology; Alternative farming
 
 Abstract:  Is the new concept of sustainable agriculture a
 mirage or oasis of hope? In this article, the future of
 agriculture is discussed in terms of low input farming and
 organic farming versus industrial farming.
 
 
 101                                    NAL Call. No.: 1.9 EC78AF 
 Firm level adjustments to financial stress.
 Barry, P.J.; Ellinger, P.N.; Eidman, V.R.
 Itaca, N.Y. : Cornell University; 1987.
 Agricultural finance review v. 47 (special issue): p. 72-99; 1987. 
 Paper presented at a symposium on "Financial Stress in Agriculture:
 Issues and Implications," November 24-25, 1986, Kansas City. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Illinois; Minnesota; Farm indebtedness;
 Alternative farming; Simulation models; Farm management;
 Decision making
 
 
 102                         NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1236 
 First steps moving toward sustainability : economic
 management..  First steps; moving toward sustainability
 Economic management
 Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service
 Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990.
 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.  Program was
 prepared with the support of USDA Agreement 88-COOP-1-3523.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture
 
 Abstract:  Examines how sustainable agriculture allocates
 land, labor, management, and capital resources into a system which
 can be adapted to meet individual farmers' goals in
 terms of productivity and environmental effects. Presents
 several sustainable agricultural projects in terms of what
 realistic returns are recieved from low and high management farming
 systems.
 
 
 103                                 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86W67 
 Food 2000 global policies for sustainable agriculture : a
 report of the Advisory Panel on Food Security, Agriculture,
 Forestry, and Environment to the World Commission on
 Environment and Development.
 World Commission on Environment and Development. Advisory
 Panel on Food Security, Agriculture, Forestry, and
 Environment; World Commission on Environment and Development London
 ; New Jersey : Zed Books; 1987.
 xi, 131 p. ; 20 cm.  Bibliography: p. 123-126.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture--Government policy;
 Agricultural ecology; Agriculture and state; Sustainable
 agriculture; Food supply
 
 
 104                                     NAL Call. No.: SB323.C63 
 Food from dryland gardens an ecological, nutritional, and
 social approach to small-scale household food production.
 Cleveland, David A.; Soleri, Daniela
 Center for People, Food, and Environment
 Tucson, Arizona, USA : Center for People, Food, and
 Environment,; 1991. xiii, 387 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm. 
 Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-372) and index.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Vegetable gardening; Truck farming; Food crops; Arid
 regions agriculture; Sustainable agriculture; Nutrition
 
 
 105                               NAL Call. No.: 282.9 G7992
 Forestry's role in sustainable agriculture.
 Kuhn, G.; Brandle, J.R.; Rietveld, W.J.
 Lincoln, Neb. : The Council; 1990.
 Proceedings - Great Plains Agricultural Council. p. 47-56;
 1990.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Trees; Forestry; Sustainability;
 Protection; Windbreaks; Production; Agroforestry; Social
 benefits
 
 
 106                                        NAL Call. No.: A00008 
 The future of alternative agriculture.
 Madden, P.
 Knoxville, Tenn. : Tenneessee Valley Authority; 1988.
 Forum for applied and public policy v. 3 (2): p. 71-79; 1988. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Farm inputs;
 Sustained yield management; Resource conservation;
 Regeneration; Agricultural policy
 
 
 107                                  NAL Call. No.: HN79.A14R87 
 The future of small farms in a sustainable agriculture.
 Ikerd, J.
 Ames, Iowa : North Central Regional Center for Rural
 Development; 1989 Nov. Rural development news v. 13 (5): p. 3-4;
 1989 Nov.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Small farms; Alternative farming;
 Resource conservation; Environmental protection; Social
 welfare; Market competition; Farm management; Diversification
 
 
 108                                 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86F74 
 Global dust bowl can we stop the destruction of the land
 before it's too late?.
 Freudenberger, C. Dean,
 Minneapolis : Augsburg; 1990.
 126 p. ; 22 cm.  Bibliography: p. 121-126.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural ecology;
 Agriculture; Agriculture--Moral and ethical aspects
 
 
 109                                NAL Call. No.: S605.5.O74
 Growing organic on $100,000 acres].
 Martin, K.
 Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press, Inc; 1991 May.
 Organic gardening v. 38 (5): p. 62-65; 1991 May.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Virginia; Organic farming; Family farms; Suburban
 areas
 
 
 110                                NAL Call. No.: S451.W6L35
 Guidelines for developing university sustainable agriculture
 programs suggestions for research, extension and instruction. Lamm,
 Tom
 Wisconsin Rural Development Center, Sustainable Agriculture Public
 Research Project
 Black Earth, Wis. : Wisconsin Rural Development Center; 1989. 31,
 [3] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.  "January, 1989"--Cover. 
 Bibliography: p. [33-34].
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture--Wisconsin; Agricultural
 systems--Economic aspects--Wisconsin; Agricultural ecology--
 Wisconsin; Agricultural extension work--Wisconsin
 
 
 111                            NAL Call. No.: S605.5.G8 1988
 Guidelines for the organic foods industry.
 Organic Foods Production Association of North America
 Belchertown, MA : Organic Foods Production Association of
 North America, 1988; 1988.
 iii, 40 leaves ; 28 cm.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming; Food industry and trade; Natural
 foods; Farm management
 
 
 112                                      NAL Call. No.: 166.2 N47 
 Hawaii cooperatives give producers hope for diversified
 agriculture. Ingalsbe, G.
 Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1989 Jun.
 Farmer cooperatives - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
 Agricultural Cooperative Service v. 56 (3): p. 10-14. ill;
 1989 Jun.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Hawaii; Agricultural production; Production
 structure; Diversification; Profitability; Structural change;
 Cooperative farming; Alternative farming
 
 
 113                                        NAL Call. No.: S1.N32 
 He took his farm to the city.
 Logsdon, G.
 Emmaus, Pa. : Regenerative Agriculture Association; 1985 Sep. The
 New farm v. 7 (6): p. 28-29, 39; 1985 Sep.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Ohio; Suburban agriculture; Urban areas; Organic
 farming; Marketing; Prices; Labor; Lettuces
 
 
 114                                NAL Call. No.: S605.5.H43
 Healthy harvest a directory of sustainable agriculture and
 horticulture organizations.
 National Institute for Science, Law, and Public Policy (U.S.)
 Washington, D.C. : Potomac Valley Press,; 1985-9999.
 Healthy harvest. v. : ill. ; 28 cm; 1985-9999.  Description based
 on: 3 (1989-1990).  Issued by: National Institute for Science, Law,
 and Public Policy.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming--Societies, etc--Directories;
 Organic gardening--Societies, etc--Directories; Horticulture--
 Societies, etc--Directories; Sustainable agriculture--
 Societies, etc--Directories
 
 
 115                          NAL Call. No.: S605.5.H425 1987
 Healthy harvest II a directory of sustainable agriculture and
 horticulture organizations, 1987-1988..  Healthy harvest 2
 Healthy harvest two, 1987-1988 ed..
 Sanzone, Susan J.; Burman, Jenny; Hage, Mary Agnes
 Washington, D.C. : Potomac Valley Press; 1987.
 119 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.  Includes indexes.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming--Societies, etc--Directories;
 Sustainable agriculture--Societies, etc--Directories; Organic
 gardening--Societies, etc--Directories; Horticulture--
 Societies, etc--Directories
 
 
 116                                        NAL Call. No.: S1.N32 
 His nitrogen fertilizer earns $45 per acre.
 Logsdon, G.
 Emmaus, Pa. : Regenerative Agriculture Association; 1986 Jul. The
 New farm v. 8 (5): p. 26-28; 1986 Jul.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Ohio; Trifolium pratense; Zea mays; Avena sativa;
 Triticum; Rotations; Fertilizer application; Profits; Organic
 farming; Profits; Crop yield
 
 
 117                                   NAL Call. No.: 281.8 AG835 
 Impact of available policy options on consumer welfare.
 Ortmann, G.F.
 Pretoria : South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Economics and
 Marketing; 1986 Jun.
 Agrekon v. 25 (2): p. 42-44; 1986 Jun.  Paper presented at the
 "Conference on Alternative Agricultural Food Policies and the White
 Paper on the Agricultural Policy of the Republic of
 South Africa," April 30-May 1, 1986, Bloemfontein, South
 Africa.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: South  Africa; Agricultural policy; Consumer
 protection; Government; Production controls; Price controls; Cost
 benefit analysis; Social costs; Sugar industry; Dairy
 industry; Beef production
 
 
 118                                   NAL Call. No.: 281.8 AG835 
 Impact of available policy options on trade and macro economic
 behaviour. Dockel, J.A.
 Pretoria : South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Economics and
 Marketing; 1986 Jun.
 Agrekon v. 25 (2): p. 45-52; 1986 Jun.  Paper presented at the
 "Conference on Alternative Agricultural Food Policies and the White
 Paper on the Agricultural Policy of the Republic of
 South Africa," April 30-May 1, 1986, Bloemfontein, South
 Africa.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: South  Africa; Agricultural policy; Economic
 impact; Trade; Macroeconomic analysis; Models
 
 
 119                                  NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6
 Impacts of alternative farm policies on rural communities.
 Bowker, J.M.; Richardson, J.W.
 Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1989 Dec.
 Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern
 Agricultural Economics Association v. 21 (2): p. 35-46; 1989 Dec. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Texas; Food grains; Feed grains; Cotton;
 Counties; Rural communities; Economic impact; Target prices; Supply
 balance; Production controls; Export subsidies; Support measures;
 Legislation; Soil conservation; Interest rates;
 Econometric models; Linear programming; Input output analysis
 
 Abstract:  The purpose of this study was to describe an LP/IO model
 for evaluating the economic impacts of alternative farm policies on
 rural communities and demonstrate its capabilities by analyzing the
 impacts of three farm policies on a rural
 community in Texas. Results indicate that in the noncrop
 sector, two groups of industries are most affected by farm
 policy. The first group relates to production directly
 (agricultural services, banking and credit, and nondurable
 manufacturing) and the second group relates to households
 (retail trade and services). Farm policies which reduce
 production but increase net returns cause losses for the first
 group while benefitting the second group. Both groups are made
 worse off by farm policies which reduce agricultural
 production and the value of output.
 
 
 120                     NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8E262 no.91-4
 Impacts of rising energy prices on the attractiveness of
 sustainable farming systems.
 Dobbs, Thomas L.
 South Dakota State University, Economics Dept
 Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State
 University,; 1991. v, 29 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Economics staff paper
 series ; no. 91-4.).  June 1991.  Includes
 bibliographical references (p. 23).
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture
 
 
 121                        NAL Call. No.: 281.9 N814A no.272
 Impacts of sustainable agriculture on North Dakota rural
 communities. Dahl, Bruce L.
 Fargo, ND : Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural
 Experiment Station, North Dakota State University,; 1991.
 viii, 29 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Agricultural economics report
 (North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo)) ; no. 272.). 
 Cover title.  April 1991.  Includes bibliographical references (p.
 21-23).
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Rural conditions
 
 
 122                                  NAL Call. No.: S401.A45
 Impediments to adoption of an ecological system of
 agriculture. Coleman, E.W.
 Gainesville, Fla. : The Program, [1983?]; 1983.
 Agriculture, change and human values : proceedings,
 multidisciplinary conference [Oct 18-21, 1982] / edited by R.
 Haynes, R. Lanier ; sponsored by University of Florida,
 Humanities and Agriculture Pro. v. 2 p. 580-596; 1983.
 Includes 23 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Value systems;
 Innovation adoption
 
 
 123                             NAL Call. No.: aS21.A8U5/ARS
 Importance of pesticide alternatives to sustainable
 agriculture. Forcella, F.
 Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1988.
 Reprints - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural
 Research Service [50]: p. 41-43; 1988.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Pesticides; Pesticide action; Toxicity;
 Environmental pollution; Sustained yield management; Usda
 
 
 124                                  NAL Call. No.: HM208.E5
 Improving sustainability with agricultural research.
 York, E.T. Jr
 Washington, D.C. : Heldref Publications; 1988 Nov.
 Environment v. 30 (9): p. 18-20, 36-40; 1988 Nov.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Developing countries; Industrial countries;
 Alternative farming; Agricultural research; Germplasm; Genetic
 resources; Resource management; Pest control; Soil and water
 conservation; Animal health; Animal nutrition; Social policy;
 Economic sociology; Agricultural policy
 
 
 125                                NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43
 Improving the relevance of formal education and training in
 preparing international students as change agents for low-
 input agriculture. Cashman, K.; Persons, E.
 Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1988.
 American journal of alternative agriculture v. 3 (1): p.
 35-40; 1988. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Developing countries; Alternative farming;
 Vocational training; Work experience programs
 
 Abstract:  The frequent assumption that there are relevant and
 meaningful parallels between agriculture in the U.S. and in Less
 Industrialized Countries (LICs) is critically examined. Based on
 the results of a survey of LIC students enrolled in the College of
 Agriculture at the University of Minnesota,
 recommendations are made to more carefully focus the approach and
 direction of LIC student eduction. We conclude that the education
 and training of agriculturalists in U.S.
 institutions of higher learning does not relate sufficiently to the
 resource base and domestic needs of farming cultures in the LIC
 countries. A case is made for the benefit of practical experience
 through work with farmers whose practices and
 applications accommodate and reflect the realities of low-
 input farming practices in the LICs. Appropriate paralleled farming
 systems in the U.S are typified as "organic,"
 "biological," "regenerative," or "sustainable," and LIC
 students could be given experience on these farms as a part of
 their degree program in school.
 
 
 126                                     NAL Call. No.: S601.A34  In
 search of traditional farm wisdom for a more sustainable
 agriculture: a study of Amish farming and society.
 Stinner, D.H.; Paoletti, M.G.; Stinner, B.R.
 Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1989 Nov.
 Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 27 (1/4): p. 77-90.
 ill., maps; 1989 Nov.  Proceedings of an International
 Symposium on Agricultural Ecology and Environment held April 5-7,
 1988, Padova, Italy.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Ohio; Traditional farming; Agricultural society;
 Cultural influences
 
 
 127                                  NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A3H46 
 Income and employment generation in rural areas in relation to
 alternative farm programs with special emphasis on the North
 Central region. Heady, Earl Orel,; Sonka, Steven T.
 Ames : North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Iowa
 State University,; 1973.
 ii, 153 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Agriculture and state; Farm income; Manpower
 policy, Rural
 
 
 128                                    NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43 
 Income effects of limiting soil erosion under organic,
 conventional, and no-till systems in eastern Pennsylvania.
 Domanico, J.L.; Madden, P.; Partenheimer, E.J.
 Greenbelt : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1986.
 American journal of alternative agriculture v. 1 (2): p.
 75-82; 1986. Includes 40 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Erosion; Organic farming; Tillage; No-
 tillage systems; Farm management; Costs; Returns; Farm
 equipment; Profitability; Farm income; Linear programming
 
 
 129                                 NAL Call. No.: HT401.S72
 Information and education needs for a sustainable agriculture.
 Ikerd, J.E.
 Mississippi State, Miss. : The Center; 1990 Jun.
 SRDC series - Southern Rural Development Center (131): p.
 53-60; 1990 Jun.  In the series analytic: Agricultural and
 Community Development Interface / edited by P.D. Warner and R.
 Campbell. Proceedings of Regional Workshop, October 8-11,
 1989, Williamsburg, Virginia.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainability; Profitability; Rural communities;
 Economic development; Information needs; Education;
 Development policy
 
 
 130                               NAL Call. No.: HD1755.I57 1985 
 The institutional setting for a resource-conserving
 agriculture. Breimyer, H.F.
 Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture, Inc; 1985.
 Proposed 1985 farm bill changes : taking the bias out of farm
 policy : symposium proceedings, March 1985, Washington, DC. p.
 11-18; 1985.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agricultural policy; Resource
 conservation; Alternative farming; Legislation
 
 
 131                                       NAL Call. No.: S441.S8 
 The integration efficiencies of cropping systems.
 Harwood, R.R.
 East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press; 1985.
 Sustainable agriculture & integrated farming systems : 1984
 conference proceedings / edited by Thomas C. Edens, Cynthia
 Fridgen, Susan L. Battenfield. p. 64-75; 1985.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Pennsylvania; Cropping systems;
 Integrated systems; Organic farming; Farm inputs; Yields; Land
 productivity; Efficiency; Energy conservation
 
 
 132                                      NAL Call. No.: HM208.E5 
 The intertwining of environmental problems and poverty.
 Mellor, J.W.
 Washington, D.C. : Heldref Publications; 1988 Nov.
 Environment v. 30 (9): p. 8-13, 28-30. ill; 1988 Nov. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Developing countries; Developed countries;
 Poverty; Environmental degradation; Erosion; Irrigation;
 Population density; Income distribution; Farm size; Health
 protection; Educational programs; Food supply; Stabilization;
 Environmental protection; Natural resources; Resource
 management; Alternative farming; Forecasts
 
 
 133                                      NAL Call. No.: 64.9 C19 
 Is it possible to find a third way between "green revolution" and
 traditional systems of agriculture?.
 Messiaen, C.M.
 Bridgetown, Barbados : The Eastern Caribbean Center and the
 Caribbean Food Crops Society; 1985.
 Proceedings of the Caribbean Food Crops Society : annual
 meeting (20th): p. 219-221. ill; 1985.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Traditional farming; Organic farming; Non-
 traditional crops; Mixed cropping; Green revolution
 
 
 134                                 NAL Call. No.: SB950.2.A1J58 
 It's worth paying more: The benefits of alternative
 agriculture. Bane, G.
 Eugene, Or. : The Coalition; 1991.
 Journal of pesticide reform : a publication of the Northwest
 Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. 11 (2): p. 21-23; 1991. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative farming; Ecology; Health hazards;
 Social benefits; Pesticides
 
 
 135                                NAL Call. No.: DISS 82-01,598 
 The Kansas Organic Producers alternative agriculture as a
 social movement. Foster, Gary Stanford
 1981; 1981.
 xvi, 360 leaves : ill., map ; 22 cm.  Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich.
 : University Microfilms International, 1987. 
 Bibliography: leaves 260-281.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agriculture--Kansas--Societies, etc; Organic
 farming--Kansas; Social movements--Kansas
 
 
 136                                     NAL Call. No.: S602.5.K8 
 The Kutztown farm report a study of a low-input crop/livestock
 farm. Culik, Martin N.
 Regenerative Agriculture Association (Emmaus, Pa.)
 Kutztown, PA : Rodale Research Center; 1983.
 92 p. : map ; 28 cm.. (Regenerative Agriculture Library
 Technical Bulletin). Bibliography: p. 67-68.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural systems; Farms, Small--Economic
 aspects; Organic farming
 
 
 137                                  NAL Call. No.: Fiche no.241 
 Lack of integrated studies of farming systems hampers transfer of
 research to organic farms by James Richard Lukens.
 Lukens, James Richard
 1984; 1984, reprinted 1984.
 [24] leaves ; 28 cm.  Bibliography: leaves [23-24].
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming--Information services;
 Agricultural systems--Research
 
 
 138                                        NAL Call. No.: S3.A32 
 The limits of farming systems research and development: Should
 development administrators be interested?.
 Oasa, E.K.; Swanson, L.E.
 Barking : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1986.
 Agricultural administration v. 23 (4): p. 201-221; 1986. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Developing countries; Farming systems;
 Agricultural research; Alternative farming; Rural development;
 Administration; Management development; Market economics;
 Appropriate technology
 
 
 139                                     NAL Call. No.: 100 SO82S 
 LISA: public policy.
 Dobbs, T.L.; Becker, D.L.; Taylor, D.C.
 Brookings, S.D. : The Station; 1990.
 South Dakota farm & home research - South Dakota, Agricultural
 Experiment Station v. 41 (1): p. 3-6; 1990.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Public sector;
 Environmental policy
 
 
 140                                      NAL Call. No.: 57.8 SO4 
 Lisa: what it is, what it can be.
 St. Louis, Mo. : Solutions Magazine; 1990.
 Solutions v. 34 (2): p. 22-23, 26. ill; 1990.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Farm inputs;
 Profitability; Maximum yield; Opinions
 
 
 141                                      NAL Call. No.: 57.8 SO4 
 LISA-implications for the dealer, farmer and U.S. agriculture.
 Tinsman, W.S.
 St. Louis, Mo. : Solutions Magazine; 1989 Sep.
 Solutions v. 33 (6): p. 26-27, 29. ill; 1989 Sep.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Farm inputs;
 Fertilizers; Agricultural chemicals; Agricultural production;
 Production costs; Resource conservation
 
 
 142                                       NAL Call. No.: 10 AG86 
 Low input farming and extensification.
 Jordan, V.W.L.
 London : Agricultural Education Association; 1990.
 Agricultural progress v. 65: p. 101-103; 1990.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainability; Alternative farming; Cost
 effectiveness analysis; Environmental protection; Farming
 systems
 
 
 143                                   NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P 
 Low input sustainable agricultural emphasis in the United
 States. White, R.K.; Stringer, W.C.
 St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989.
 Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-7085): 10
 p.; 1989. Paper presented at the 1989 International Summer meeting,
 June 25-28, 1989, Quebec, PQ, Canada.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Agricultural production;
 Agricultural policy
 
 
 144                                   NAL Call. No.: aHD1751.A42 
 Lower input use can boost returns.
 Nehring, R.
 Rockville, Md. : The Service; 1989 Jun.
 Agricultural outlook AO - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
 Economic Research Service (153): p. 28-29; 1989 Jun.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Pollution by agriculture; Agricultural
 chemicals; Farm inputs; Trends; Alternative farming;
 Production costs; Profitability; Returns; Crop mixtures;
 Agricultural policy
 
 
 145                                    NAL Call. No.: 280.8 J822 
 Low-input agriculture: trends, goals, and prospects for input use.
 Daberkow, S.G.; Reichelderfer, K.H.
 Ames, Iowa : American Agricultural Economics Association; 1988 Dec.
 American journal of agricultural economics v. 70 (5): p. 1159-1166;
 1988 Dec. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Farm inputs; Alternative farming; Trends;
 Goals; Agricultural chemicals; Health hazards; Groundwater
 pollution; Profitability; Agricultural production; Motivation;
 Regulations; Technical progress; Income tax; Research;
 Educational programs; Extension activities
 
 
 146                             NAL Call. No.: aHD1401.A2U52 Low-
 input farming faces profitability issue.
 Foulke, J.
 Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1989 Feb.
 Farmline - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research
 Service v. 10 (2): p. 12-13. ill; 1989 Feb.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Farm inputs;
 Profitability; Environmental degradation; Yield increases;
 Trends; Production costs
 
 
 147                                   NAL Call. No.: aHD1751.A42 
 Low-input practices.
 Daberkow, S.; Hansen, L.; Vroomen, H.
 Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1988 Dec.
 Agricultural outlook AO - U.S. Deptartment of Agriculture,
 Economic Research Service (148): p. 23-25. ill; 1988 Dec.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Zea mays; Plant production; Farm inputs;
 Alternative farming; Diversification; Farm management;
 Rotations; Tillage; Manures
 
 
 148                                    NAL Call. No.: S1.N32 Low-
 input research in high gear.
 Cramer, C.
 Emmaus, Pa. : Regenerative Agriculture Association; 1988 Nov. The
 New farm v. 10 (7): p. 26-31. maps; 1988 Nov.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agricultural policy; Legislation; Organic
 farming; Soil and water conservation; Cover crops; Green
 manures; Rural development; Regional planning; Agricultural
 research
 
 
 149                                    NAL Call. No.: 280.8 J822 
 Low-input/sustainable agricultural research and education:
 challenges to the agricultural economics profession.
 Madden, P.
 Ames, Iowa : American Agricultural Economics Association; 1988 Dec.
 American journal of agricultural economics v. 70 (5): p. 1167-1172;
 1988 Dec. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Farm inputs; Alternative farming;
 Sustained yield management; Research; Educational programs;
 Agricultural economics; Biotechnology; Biological control;
 Farm management; Trends
 
 
 150                              NAL Call. No.: HD1751.A1S73 Making
 change a way of life.
 Holt, J.
 Gainesville, Fla. : The Department; 1986 Feb.
 Staff paper - University of Florida, Food and Resource
 Economics Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural
 Sciences (290): 10 p.; 1986 Feb.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural crises; Farming; Investment; Change;
 Alternative farming
 
 
 151                                        NAL Call. No.: S1.N32 
 The man who could be Lyng.
 Brusko, M.
 Emmaus, Pa. : Regenerative Agriculture Association; 1988 Nov. The
 New farm v. 10 (7): p. 18-22. ill; 1988 Nov.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Usda; Interviews; Agricultural policy; Organic
 farming; Conservation; Cost benefit analysis
 
 
 152                                NAL Call. No.: 1.90 C2OU8
 Management decisions for alternative agriculture.
 Moffitt, L.J.
 Washington, D.C. : The Department; 1990 Apr.
 Outlook - Proceedings, Agricultural Outlook Conference, U.S.
 Department of Agriculture. p. 214-219; 1990 Apr.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Farm management;
 Farm inputs; Extension activities
 
 
 153                                NAL Call. No.: HD1751.C45
 Mandated training in sustainable agriculture: it's a dilemma. Hoag,
 D.L.; Pasour, E.C. Jr
 Ames, Iowa : American Agricultural Economics Association;
 1992. Choices : the magazine of food, farm and resource issues v.
 7 (1): p. 32-34; 1992.  Discussion by N. Schaller, p. 33.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Extension agents;
 Training; Legislation; Innovation adoption; Knowledge;
 Agricultural policy; Farm management
 
 
 154                                NAL Call. No.: 281.28 R88
 Measuring adherence to alternative vs. conventional
 agricultural paradigms: a proposed scale.
 Beus, C.E.; Dunlap, R.E.
 Bozeman, Mont. : Rural Sociological Society; 1991.
 Rural sociology v. 56 (3): p. 432-460; 1991.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Washington; Alternative farming; Beliefs; Values;
 Models; Farmers' attitudes
 
 Abstract:  Current debates and conflicts in agriculture appear to
 reflect the competing perspectives of two increasingly
 distinct camps of agricultural stakeholders: proponents of
 "alternative agriculture" and proponents of "conventional
 agriculture." Several analysts have argued that members of
 these two camps hold fundamentally divergent paradigms of
 agriculture, and thus, literally see the world quite
 differently. The purpose of this paper is to describe an
 instrument-the Alternative-conventional Agriculture Paradigm Scale
 (or ACAP Scale)-developed to measure the basic beliefs and values
 assumed to constitute the two competing
 perspectives in agriculture. Items designed to tap all of the major
 dimensions identified in the alternative-conventional agriculture
 debate were included in surveys of known groups of alternative and
 conventional agriculturalists, as well as in a statewide survey of
 farmers. The items discriminate
 significantly between the three samples (with the statewide farmer
 sample taking the intermediate position), suggesting their validity
 as measures of the elements of the competing agricultural
 paradigms. The items also exhibit a high degree of internal
 consistency, indicating the appropriateness of
 combining them into a single instrument to measure adherence to
 alternative versus conventional agriculture. As expected, the known
 groups provide more consistent responses than do the statewide
 sample of farmers, presumably reflecting the greater ideological
 coherence of social movement and interest group members. However,
 the alternative agriculturalists are far
 more consistent than are the conventional agriculturalists, and
 potential explanations for this finding are drawn from
 recent work on social movements.
 
 
 155                                NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43
 Midwestern organic farming: a ten-year follow-up.
 Lockeretz, W.; Madden, P.
 Greenbelt : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1987.
 American journal of alternative agriculture v. 2 (2): p.
 57-63; 1987. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: North central states of U.S.A.; Organic farming; Farm
 management; Agricultural chemicals; Farm indebtedness; Farm income;
 Follow-up studies
 
 
 156                              NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A3F37
 Missouri extension and research activities in the rural
 crisis. Pelham, J.T.; Heffernan, J.
 Ames, Iowa : North Central Regional Center for Rural
 Development, Iowa State University; 1986.
 Farm crisis response : extension and research activities in the
 North Central Region : a network organized by Paul Lasley and Rand
 Conger. p. 37-41; 1986. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Missouri; Extension activities; Research; Farm
 indebtedness; Owner's equity; Farm management; Counseling;
 Support systems; Off-farm employment; Non-farm income;
 Alternative farming
 
 
 157                                 NAL Call. No.: aHD1401.A2U52 
 More farmers, ranchers, trying 'alternatives'.
 Schaller, N.
 Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1988 Mar.
 Farmline - United States Dept. of Agriculture, Economic
 Research Service v. 9 (3): p. 8-10. ill; 1988 Mar.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Farm management; Ranching;
 Diversification; Farm inputs; Regeneration; Farm indebtedness;
 Profitability; Input prices; Non-traditional crops
 
 
 158                           NAL Call. No.: S605.5.N37 1988
 Nature's Ag School the Thompson Farm., 1988 ed..
 Regenerative Agriculture Association (Emmaus, Pa.)
 Emmaus, Pa. : Regenerative Agriculture Association; 1988. 65 p. :
 ill. maps ; 28 cm.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Thompson Farm (Boone, Iowa); Organic farming;
 Organic farming--Iowa--Boone
 
 
 159                                     NAL Call. No.: HT401.S72 
 New choices for the rural south.
 Winter, W.F.
 Mississippi State, Miss. : The Center; 1986 Oct.
 SRDC series - Southern Rural Development Center (88): p.
 89-91; 1986 Oct. Paper presented at a policy forum on;
 "Diversification Strategies for a New Southern Agriculture," July
 11-13, 1986, Fort Worth, Texas.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: South eastern states of U.S.A.; South central
 states of U.S.A.; Rural communities; Farm indebtedness;
 Bankruptcy; Farm closures; Energy resources; Manufacture;
 Federal government; Fiscal policy; Rural urban migration;
 Economic development; Entrepreneurship; Alternative farming;
 Retraining of farmers; Tourism; Retirement; Transport;
 Diversification
 
 
 160                               NAL Call. No.: 281.8 AG835 New
 directions in food and agricultural policy.
 Bullock, J.B.
 Pretoria : South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Economics and
 Marketing; 1986 Jun.
 Agrekon v. 25 (2): p. 33-37; 1986 Jun.  Paper presented at the
 "Conference on Alternative Agricultural Food Policies and the White
 Paper on the Agricultural Policy of the Republic of
 South Africa," April 30-May 1, 1986, Bloemfontein, South
 Africa.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Food policy; Agricultural policy; Roles;
 Government; Program development; Trends
 
 
 161                                   NAL Call. No.: S651.G3
 Nitrogen use in Pennsylvania prospects for self-sufficiency. Gabel,
 Medard; Heiland, Amy; Pahl, Ellen Stoker
 Cornucopia Project
 Emmaus, Pa. (33 E. Minor St., Emmaus, Pa. 18049) : Cornucopia
 Project, Rodale Press; 1984.
 18 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.  Bibliography: p. 16-18.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Nitrogen fertilizers--Pennsylvania; Organic
 farming
 
 
 162                                 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5
 Observations on a mixed farm during the transition to
 biological husbandry. Patriquin, D.G.; Hill, N.M.; Baines, D.;
 Bishop, M.; Allen, G. Berkhamsted : A B Academic Publishers; 1986.
 Biological agriculture and horticulture v. 4 (2): p. 69-154. ill.,
 maps; 1986.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Nova Scotia; Alternative farming; Mixed farming;
 Conversion; Organic matter in soil; Fertility; Weed control;
 Economic factors; Crop yield; Nitrogen; Phosphorus
 
 
 163                                 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73
 Organic agriculture in the United Kingdom.
 Woodward, L.; Lampkin, N.
 Thornton : The Council; 1990.
 Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 19-29; 1990. 
 In the series analytic: Crop protection in organic and low input
 agriculture / edited by R. Unwin. Proceedings of a symposium,
 September 4-6, 1990, Cambridge, United Kingdom.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Uk; Organic farming; Sustainability; Farm inputs; Cost
 benefit analysis
 
 
 164                                 NAL Call. No.: HT401.R94
 Organic farmers and organic nonfarmers: the social context of
 organic agriculture.
 Foster, G.S.; Miley, J.D.
 Ames, Iowa : Rural Sociological Society; 1983 Jan.
 The Rural sociologist v. 3 (1): p. 16-22; 1983 Jan.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming; Sociological analysis; Farmers
 
 
 165                            NAL Call. No.: 64.9 Am3 no.46
 Organic farming current technology and its role in a
 sustainable agriculture : proceedings of a symposium.
 Kral, David M.
 American Society of Agronomy, Division S-3, Crop Science
 Society of America, Soil Science Society of America
 Madison, Wis. : The Societies; 1984.
 vii, 192 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.. (ASA special publication ; no. 46). 
 Includes bibliographies.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming--Congresses
 
 
 166                                  NAL Call. No.: TX341.C6
 Organic farming in 1990s: learning to play 'hardball'?.
 Washington, D.C. : Community Nutrition Institute; 1991 Feb22.
 Nutrition week v. 21 (8): p. 4-5; 1991 Feb22.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming; Sustainability; Food industry; Food
 policy; Food legislation; Food marketing; Alternative
 farming
 
 Abstract:  The organic agriculture movement may see a decline in
 the 1990's. Proponents of sustainable agriculture may have to make
 concessions in order to achieve success. Sacrifices that may be
 needed and marketing options are discussed.
 
 
 167                               NAL Call. No.: 389.8 F7398
 Organically grown foods.
 Newsome, R.
 Chicago, Ill. : Institute of Food Technologists; 1990 Dec.
 Food technology v. 44 (12): p. 123-130. charts; 1990 Dec. 
 Includes 58 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic foods; Organic farming; Consumer
 attitudes; Motivation; Farmers; Health beliefs; Nutrition
 labeling; Legislation; Marketing; Nutritive value; Taste; Food
 costs; Food safety
 
 Abstract:  This Scientific Status Summary addresses the market for
 organically grown foods and summarizes the current
 scientific information available on the perceived attributes of
 organically grown foods compared to those of conventionally grown
 foods.
 
 
 168                                        NAL Call. No.: 10 OU8 
 An overview of organic farming in the UK.
 Marland, A.
 Oxford : Pergamon Press; 1989.
 Outlook on agriculture v. 18 (1): p. 24-27; 1989.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: United  Kingdom; Organic farming; Farming
 systems; Husbandry; Farm management; Agricultural production;
 Conversion; Yields; Techniques; Consumer education; Standards;
 Symbols; Research
 
 
 169                                   NAL Call. No.: S441.S8 Past
 and future of regenerative agriculture.
 Rodale, R.
 East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press; 1985.
 Sustainable agriculture & integrated farming systems : 1984
 conference proceedings / edited by Thomas C. Edens, Cynthia
 Fridgen, Susan L. Battenfield. p. 312-317; 1985.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Organic farming;
 Farmers' attitudes; Agricultural situation; History; Forecasts
 
 
 170                                   NAL Call. No.: HD1761.P395 
 Paying the farm bill U.S. agricultural policy and the
 transition to sustainable agriculture.
 Faeth, Paul
 World Resources Institute
 Washington, D.C. : World Resources Institute,; 1991.
 ix, 70 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.  Includes bibliographical references (p.
 65-70).
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agriculture and state; Agriculture; Sustainable
 agriculture
 
 
 171                               NAL Call. No.: 281.8 AG835 The
 performance of past food, agricultural and trade policies:
 implications for the future.
 Groenewald, J.A.
 Pretoria : South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Economics and
 Marketing; 1986 Jun.
 Agrekon v. 25 (2): p. 53-58; 1986 Jun.  Paper presented at the
 "Conference on Alternative Agricultural Food Policies and the White
 Paper on the Agricultural Policy of the Republic of
 South Africa," April 30-May 1, 1986, Bloemfontein, South
 Africa.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural policy; Food policy; Trade policy;
 Economic impact; Government; Intervention; Projections
 
 
 172                                    NAL Call. No.: S539.5.A77 
 A perspective on alternative farm opportunities in the South.
 Estes, E.A.; Ingram, D.L.
 New York, N.Y. : Springer; 1990.
 Applied agricultural research v. 5 (2): p. 89-95; 1990. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: South eastern states of U.S.A.; South central
 states of U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Diversification; Farm
 income; Non-traditional crops; Livestock enterprises;
 Aquaculture; Commodities; Surveys
 
 Abstract:  A number of researchers, extension specialists, and
 state department of agriculture personnel have initiated
 investigations of alternative enterprises in order to evaluate the
 economic growth potential they offer an area. To obtain a better
 perspective on the number and type of activities under
 investigation in various southern states, open-ended
 questionnaires were sent to 44 individuals in 14 Southern
 states. This article reports on some findings obtained from this
 survey. Approximately one-half of the 80 projects
 identified by respondents were directed toward horticultural crop
 commodity investigations while 19 of the total projects
 investigated aquacultural-related activities. Survey results
 indicate that horticultural crop alternatives will continue to be
 investigated and emphasized by personnel in southern land grant
 institutions over the next several years.
 
 
 173                                  NAL Call. No.: S482.P58
 Planting the future a resource guide to sustainable
 agriculture in the Third World.
 Nanda, Meera
 Minneapolis, MN : International Alliance for Sustainable
 Agriculture, c1990-; 1990-9999.
 1 v. (loose-leaf) : ill. ; 30 cm.  Includes bibliographical
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture
 
 
 174                                NAL Call. No.: 275.29 F22 Policy
 options for a more sustainable agriculture.
 Madden, P.
 Oak Brook, Ill. : Farm Foundation; 1988.
 Increasing understanding of public problems and policies. p.
 134-142; 1988. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Agricultural policy; Farm
 management; Public relations; Regulations; Soil
 conservation; Extension education; Research; Program
 evaluation
 
 
 175                                     NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822 
 Policy proposals to foster sustainable agriculture.
 Hassebrook, C.; Kroese, R.
 Ankeny, Iowa : Soil and Water Conservation Society of America; 1990
 Jan. Journal of soil and water conservation v. 45 (1): p. 24-27.
 ill; 1990 Jan. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural policy; Fostering; Sustainability;
 Erosion
 
 
 176                               NAL Call. No.: SB950.A2B74 The
 potential of organic farming systems for reduced farm
 inputs. Unwin, R.J.
 Surrey : British Crop Protection Council; 1990.
 Brighton Crop Protection Conference-Pests and Diseases v. 3: p.
 1231-1240; 1990.  Meeting held November 19-22, 1990,
 Brighton, England.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Uk; Organic farming; Farm inputs; Sustainability
 
 
 177                                NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43
 Preferences for crop production practices among conventional and
 alternative farmers.
 Buttel, F.H.; Gillespie, G.W. Jr
 Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1988.
 American journal of alternative agriculture v. 3 (1): p.
 11-16; 1988. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: New York; Alternative farming; Organic farming; Crops;
 Farmers' attitudes; Farm surveys; Decision making
 
 Abstract:  One of the major gaps in the empirical literature
 comparing conventional and organic farmers is the degree to which
 conventional farmers would prefer or can be motivated to use
 reduced-input practices comparable to those of alternative
 agriculturalists. This paper presents the results of a 1987 survey
 of a random sample of New York farm operators and a
 two-thirds sample of the membership list of the New York State
 chapter of the Natural Organic Farmers Association (NOFA-NY). The
 results show that while conventional farmers tend to have a lower
 preference for reduced-input practices than do
 alternative agriculturalists (NOFA-NY members), conventional
 farmers tend to prefer pest- and disease-resistant crop
 varieties, nonpurchased, on-farm-produced sources of
 fertility, and nonchemical means of disease control over high-
 input, chemically-based production practices. The largest
 differences between conventional and alternative
 agriculturalists are with respect to preferences for weed
 control practices. For six of the eight practices assessed,
 operators of small farms (annual gross sales less than
 $40,000) were intermediate in their preferences between
 commercial-scale farmers (gross sales $40,000 or more) and
 alternative agriculturalists. There was, however, virtually no
 difference between conventional and organic farmers in their
 tillage practice preferences; similar percentages of the NOFA
 members and commercial-scale farmers preferred minimum tillage
 practices, while the percentage of small farmers preferring to use
 as few tillage operations as possible was lower than that of both
 commercial-scale and organic farmers. Differences
 between cnventional and organic farmers in their production
 practice preferences are far smaller than differences in their
 environmental orientations.
 
 
 178                                       NAL Call. No.: 6 F2212 
 The price we'll pay for "clean" food.
 Steel, S.H.
 Philadelphia, Pa. : The Journal; 1989 Jun.
 Farm journal v. 113 (9): p. 12-13. ill; 1989 Jun.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Food contamination; Consumer attitudes; Farmers'
 attitudes; Market prices; Organic farming
 
 
 179                            NAL Call. No.: S451.W6S7 1987
 Proceedings of a Statewide Conference on Sustainable
 Agriculture Farming Systems exploring the impacts on farm
 profitability and the environment : February 10-11, 1987,
 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point..  Statewide
 conference on sustainable agriculture farming systems in
 Wisconsin : proceedings Exploring the impacts on farm
 profitability and the environment Krome, Margaret
 Wisconsin Rural Development Center
 Statewide Conference on Sustainable Agriculture Farming
 Systems 1987 : University of Wisconsin.
 Black Earth, Wis. : Wisconsin Rural Development Center,
 [1987?]; 1987. 20 p. : ill., ports : 28 cm.  "February, 1987"--
 Cover.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture--Economic aspects--
 Wisconsin--Congresses; Agricultural systems--Economic aspects--
 Wisconsin--Congresses; Agricultural ecology--Wisconsin--
 Congresses
 
 
 180                        NAL Call. No.: 100 Ok4 (1) no.563
 Production and income variabilty of alternative farm
 enterprises in northwest Oklahoma.
 Greve, Robert W.; Plaxico, James Sam,_1924-; Lagrone, William F.
 Stillwater, Okla. : Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment
 Station; 1960. 38 p. : map ; 23 cm. (Bulletin B ; 563).  Cover
 title.  Bibliography: p. 30-31.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural systems--Oklahoma
 
 
 181                               NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A2N6 The
 profitability of sustainable agriculture on a
 representative grain farm in the Mid-Atlantic region, 1981-89.
 Hanson, J.C.; Johnson, D.M.; Peters, S.E.; Janke, R.R.
 Morgantown, W.Va. : The Northeastern Agricultural and Resource
 Economics Association; 1990 Oct.
 Northeastern journal of agricultural and resource economics v. 19
 (2): p. 90-98; 1990 Oct.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Middle atlantic states of U.S.A.; Maize;
 Soybeans; Wheat; Oats; Grain; Farming systems; Farm
 comparisons; Commercial farming; Sustainability;
 Profitability; Liquidity; Risk; Models; Federal programs;
 Participation
 
 
 182                              NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A3F37
 Project support tackles rural problems in Minnesota.
 Mangum, K.
 Ames, Iowa : North Central Regional Center for Rural
 Development, Iowa State University; 1986.
 Farm crisis response : extension and research activities in the
 North Central Region : a network organized by Paul Lasley and Rand
 Conger. p. 32-36; 1986. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Minnesota; Farm indebtedness; Farm families;
 Alternative farming; Farm management; Stress management; Cash flow;
 Rural development; Development projects; Support
 systems; Extension activities
 
 
 183                           NAL Call. No.: HD1755.I57 1985
 Proposed 1985 farm bill changes taking the bias out of farm policy
 : symposium proceedings, March 1985, Washington, DC..  Proceedings
 of Institute for Alternative Agriculture Second Annual Scientific
 Symposium, Washington, D.C., March, 1985
 Institute for Alternative Agriculture (U.S.)
 Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture, Inc; 1985.
 ii, 54 p. ; 28 cm.  On cover: "Proceedings of Institute for
 Alternative Agriculture Second Annual Scientific
 Symposium, Washington, D.C., March, 1985.".  March 1985. 
 Includes bibliographies.
 
 Language:  English; English
 
 Descriptors: Agriculture and state--United States--Congresses;
 Agricultural conservation--United States--Congresses;
 Agricultural laws and legislation--United States--Congresses
 
 
 184                           NAL Call. No.: HD1755.I57 1985 Public
 agricultural research and education policy and the
 development of resource-conserving agricultural systems.
 Buttel, F.H.
 Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture, Inc; 1985.
 Proposed 1985 farm bill changes : taking the bias out of farm
 policy : symposium proceedings, March 1985, Washington, DC. p.
 19-39; 1985.  Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agricultural research; Agricultural
 education; Agricultural policy; Resource conservation;
 Alternative farming; Legislation
 
 
 185                                        NAL Call. No.: S1.N32 
 'Quit chemicals? you must be kidding]'.
 Brusko, M.
 Emmaus, Pa. : Regenerative Agriculture Association; 1988 Jan. The
 New farm v. 10 (1): p. 36-40. ill; 1988 Jan.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Wisconsin; Dairy farming; Feeds; Rotations;
 Alternative farming; Crop yield; Cost control
 
 
 186                                 NAL Call. No.: HT401.R94
 Reduced-input agricultural systems: a critique.
 Buttel, F.H.; Gillespie, G.W. Jr
 University Park, Pa. : Rural Sociological Society; 1986 Sep. The
 Rural sociologist v. 6 (5): p. 350-370; 1986 Sep. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Organic farming;
 Regeneration; Farm management; Innovation adoption; Farmers'
 attitudes; Environmental pollution; Pollution by agriculture; Farm
 size; Literature reviews
 
 
 187                                  NAL Call. No.: TC401.A5
 Reducing nitrogen pollution from crop production systems: a
 watershed perspective.
 Norris, P.E.; Shabman, L.A.
 Bethesda, Md. : The Association; 1988 Nov.
 American Water Resources Association technical publication
 series TPS (88-4): p. 29-38; 1988 Nov.  In the series
 analytic: Nonpoint pollution: 1988--policy, economy,
 management, and appropriate technology / edited by V. Novotny.
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Virginia; Water pollution; Nitrogen; Cropping
 systems; Pollution by agriculture; Control; Watershed
 management; Cost benefit analysis; Costs; Returns; Alternative
 farming
 
 
 188                                    NAL Call. No.: S1.N32
 Regenerating rural America.
 McCoy, D.
 Emmaus, Pa. : Regenerative Agriculture Association; 1987 Jan. The
 New farm v. 9 (1): p. 38-39; 1987 Jan.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Part time farming; Market gardens;
 Organic farming; Production costs
 
 
 189                              NAL Call. No.: S494.5.O63R4
 Regenerative farming systems a workshop report, Washington, D.C.,
 December 10-11, 1985.
 Emmaus, PA : Regenerative Agriculture Association, [1986?]; 1986.
 216 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.  Cover title.  Includes
 bibliographies.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Organic farming--Congresses; Agricultural
 systems--Congresses; Agriculture--Congresses
 
 
 190                              NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86G7
 Reshaping the bottom line on-farm strategies for a sustainable
 agriculture. Granatstein, David
 Land Stewardship Project (U.S.)
 Lewiston, MN : Land Stewardship Project; 1988.
 vi, 63 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.  Bibliography: p. 60-63.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture
 
 
 191                             NAL Call. No.: HD1476.A3R472
 Resource audit and planning guide for integrated farm
 management. Small Farm Resources Project, Center for rural
 Affairs
 Hartington, Neb. : Center for Rural Affairs, [1989?]; 1989. 32 p.,
 [64] leaves (some folded) : ill., forms ; 28 cm.  Cover title.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Farms, Small; Family farms; Farm management;
 Sustainable agriculture
 
 
 192                              NAL Call. No.: HD1476.U52N4
 Resourceful farming a primer for family farmers..  Water
 practices project, resourceful farming
 Small Farm Resources Project, Center for Rural Affairs
 Hartington, Neb. : [Center for Rural Affairs?; 1987.
 118 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.  Cover title.  Caption title: Water
 practices project, resourceful farming.  Fall 1987.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Farms, Small--Economic aspects--Nebraska;
 Agriculture--Economic aspects; Organic farming; Farm
 management
 
 
 193                              NAL Call. No.: S544.3.V8V52
 Resources for a sustainable agriculture.
 Luna, J. (comp.)
 Blacksburg, Va. : Extension Division, Virginia Polytechnic
 Institute and State University; 1988 Jan.
 Publication - Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
 (444-201): 4 p.; 1988 Jan.  Bibliography.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Farming systems; Sustained yield management;
 Bibliographies; Periodicals
 
 
 194                                 NAL Call. No.: HT401.S72
 Responses to changing community needs.
 Vaughan, R.
 Mississippi State, Miss. : The Center; 1986 Oct.
 SRDC series - Southern Rural Development Center (88): p.
 85-88; 1986 Oct. Paper presented at a policy forum on;
 "Diversification Strategies for a New Southern Agriculture," July
 11-13, 1986, Fort Worth, Texas.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: South eastern states of U.S.A.; South central
 states of U.S.A.; Virginia; Fruits; Vegetables; Rural
 communities; Consumer preferences; Product quality;
 Alternative farming; Capital; Marketing techniques; Land use;
 Domestic production; Intracommunity markets; Intracommunity trade;
 Picking; Gourmet cooking; Health; Diversification
 
 
 195                                 NAL Call. No.: HT401.S72
 Responses to changing community needs.
 DuVall, T.C.
 Mississippi State, Miss. : The Center; 1986 Oct.
 SRDC series - Southern Rural Development Center (88): p.
 81-84; 1986 Oct. Paper presented at a policy forum on;
 "Diversification Strategies for a New Southern Agriculture," July
 11-13, 1986, Fort Worth, Texas.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: South eastern states of U.S.A.; South central
 states of U.S.A.; Georgia; Rural communities; Infrastructure;
 Structural change; Farm indebtedness; International trade;
 Agricultural situation; Unemployment; Income distribution;
 Industrialization; Rural industry; Leadership; Education;
 Cultural centers; Cultural environment; Labor market; Rural
 planning; Value added; Local government; Alternative farming;
 Diversification
 
 
 196                               NAL Call. No.: 281.9 C81AE
 Results of a survey of cooperative extension field staff
 regarding alternative farming enterprises.
 Schuck, N.G.; Knoblauch, W.; Green, J.
 Ithaca, N.Y. : The Department; 1987 May.
 A.E. Ext. - New York State College of Agriculture and Life
 Sciences, Cornell University, Dept. of Agricultural Economics
 (87-12): 21 p.; 1987 May. Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: New York; Alternative farming; Farm enterprises; Farm
 surveys; Cooperative extension service
 
 
 197                                      NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6 
 Risk and sustainable agriculture: a target-motad analysis of the
 92-year "old rotation".
 Novak, J.L.; Mitchell, C.C. Jr; Crews, J.R.
 Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1990 Jul.
 Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern
 Agricultural Economics Association v. 22 (1): p. 145-153; 1990 Jul. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alabama; Gossypium; Maize; Leguminosae; Glycine max;
 Secale cereale; Nitrogen fertilizers; Rotations;
 Agricultural research; Risks; Farm results; Returns;
 Optimization; Motad; Econometric models; University research
 
 Abstract:  Target-MOTAD was used to assess the risks and
 returns of sustainable cotton crop rotations from Auburn
 University's 92-year "Old Rotation." Study results analyze
 rotations of continuous cotton, with and without winter
 legumes; two years of cotton-winter legumes-corn, with and
 without nitrogen fertilization; and three years of cotton-
 winter legumes-corn and rye-soybeans double-cropped. Ten years of
 observations on deviations from target income were used to identify
 optimal sustainable rotation(s). Study results
 suggest that diversification in rotations, as well as in
 crops, results in the least risk for a given level of target
 income.
 
 
 198                                    NAL Call. No.: S542.A8A34 
 The role and impact of socioeconomic and policy research in
 effecting technology adoption.
 Fujisaka, S.
 Canberra : Australian Centre for International Agricultural
 Research; 1991. ACIAR proceedings series (33): p. 77-82; 1991. 
 Paper presented at the "Seminar on Technologies for
 Sustainable Agriculture on Marginal Uplands in Southeast
 Asia," December 10-14, 1990, Ternate, Cavite, Philippines. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: South asia; Upland areas; Land use;
 Sustainability; Research
 
 
 199                                  NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6 The
 role of alternative agricultural enterprises in a changing
 agricultural economy.
 Babb, E.M.; Long, B.F.
 Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1987 Jul.
 Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern
 Agricultural Economics Association v. 19 (1): p. 7-15; 1987 Jul. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Farm enterprises; Profitability;
 Diversification; Trends; Farm structure; Structural change; Market
 economics
 
 
 200                                    NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43 
 The role of sustainable agriculture in improving the safety and
 quality of the food supply.
 Clancy, K.L.
 Greenbelt : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1986.
 American journal of alternative agriculture v. 1 (1): p.
 11-18; 1986. Literature review.  Includes 97 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Agricultural production; Food supply; Food safety
 
 
 201                               NAL Call. No.: HC107.A13R4 Rural
 economic initiatives in North Carolina.
 Oliver, J.R.
 Mississippi State, MS : Southern Rural Development Center;
 1987 Oct. Responding to the crisis in the rural South :
 highlights of selected public and private sector initiatives,
 Atlanta, Georgia, May 18-20, 1987 / Farm Foundation, Southern Rural
 Development Center ; CSRS/USDA ... [et al.].. p. 21-26; 1987 Oct.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: North Carolina; Tobacco; Rural economy; Rural
 development; Economic development; Case studies; Agricultural
 structure; Structural change; State government; Program
 development; Agricultural credit; Parks; Marketing techniques;
 Educational programs; Infrastructure; Retraining of farmers;
 Alternative farming; Job skills; Small businesses; Rural
 industry; Community programs; Development plans
 
 
 202                                 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65R63 
 Save three lives a plan for famine prevention..  Famine
 prevention Plan for famine prevention
 Rodale, Robert
 San Francisco : Sierra Club Books,; 1991.
 253 p. ; 24 cm.  Includes bibliographical references and
 index.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Food supply; Organic
 farming; Agriculture
 
 
 203                                     NAL Call. No.: 6 W55 Search
 for a sustainable agriculture: reduced inputs and
 increased profits. Francis, C.; Sander, D.; Martin, A.
 Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1987 Aug.
 Crops and soils magazine v. 39 (9): p. 12-14. ill; 1987 Aug.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustained yield management; Farm
 management; Soil fertility; Soil testing; Pest control;
 Cropping systems; Profits
 
 
 204                                       NAL Call. No.: S441.M4 
 A search for the unifying concept for sustainable agriculture.
 Jackson, W.
 San Francisco : North Point Press; 1984.
 Meeting the expectations of the land : essays in sustainable
 agriculture and stewardship / edited by Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry,
 Bruce Colman. p. 208-229; 1984.  References p. 246-247.  Includes
 references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Farming systems; Ecological balance; Cultural
 values; Farm management
 
 
 205                        NAL Call. No.: 281.9 N814A no.271
 Selected characteristics of North Dakota farm families engaged in
 sustainable agricultural practices.
 Jacobsen, Roy M.
 Fargo, ND : Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural
 Experiment Station, North Dakota State University,; 1991.
 v, 14 p. ; 28 cm. (Agricultural economics report (North Dakota
 Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo)) ; no. 271.).  Cover title. 
 April 1991.  Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-14).
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Rural families
 
 
 206                             NAL Call. No.: HD1476.U5S77 1984 
 The small farm problem: Evaluating the performance of
 alternative market institutions.
 Christy, R.D.
 Tuskegee, Ala. : Tuskegee Institute, Human Resources
 Development Center; 1985. Strategy for survival of small
 farmers, international implications / editor, Thomas T.
 Williams. p. 61-72. ill; 1985.  Paper presented at the
 Professional Agricultural Workers Conference on "Strategy for
 Survival of Small Farmers," Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, 1984. 
 Includes references.
 
 Language:  English
 
 Descriptors: Small farms; Alternative farming; Product
 markets; Structural change; Market economics; Cooperative
 farming; Farm results; Commodity markets
 
 
 207                                      NAL Call. No.: S601.A34 
 A small low-input commercial apple orchard in eastern North
 America: management and economics.
 Prokopy, R.J.
 Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1991 Feb01.
 Agriculture, ecosystems and envir