TITLE: Alternative Farming Systems: Economic Aspects
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Alternative farming systems : economic aspects.
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Author. Place of publication: Publisher. Journal Title.
Date. Volume (Issue). Pages. (NAL Call Number).
Example: Morrison, S.B.
Denver, Colo.: American School Food Service
Association. School foodservice journal. Sept 1987. v. 41
(8). p.48-50. ill. (NAL Call No.: DNAL 389.8.SCH6).
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Number).
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Exploring careers in dietetics and nutrition.
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Includes index. xii, 133 p.: ill.; 22 cm. Bibliography:
p. 126. (NAL Call No.: DNAL RM218.K36 1987).
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Mayo, Cynthia. Richmond, Va.: Richmond Public Schools,
1981. NET funded. Activity packet prepared by Cynthia
Mayo. 1 videocassette (30 min.): sd., col.; 3/4 in. +
activity packet. (NAL Call No.: DNAL FNCTX364.A425 F&N AV). ALTERNATIVE FARMING SYSTEMS - ECONOMIC ASPECTS
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FRENCH()INTENSIVE OR ECOLOGIC?? OR NON()CHEMICAL
OR NATUR??)/TI,DE,ID,SH
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PART???))/TI,DE,ID,SH
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OR LOWERED OR REDUC? OR WITHOUT)/TI,DE,ID,SH
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DIESEL OR GAS OR GASOLINE OR PETROLEUM OR
PETROCHEMICAL? OR POISON?)/TI,DE,ID,SH
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LOSS?? OR LOSING OR RETURN? OR PROFIT? OR YIELD?
OR PRODUC?? OR INCOME OR
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10. SS S69 AND S85
11. SS S86 AND UD=9111:9999
1 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.C6A57 no.IR:85-1
Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics 1984 publications.
Fiddler, Kathleen
Colorado State University, Dept. of Agricultural and Natural
Resource Economics
Fort Collins, Colo. : Dept. of Agricultural and Natural
Resource Economics, Colorado State University,; 1985.
17 p. ; 28 cm. (ANRE information report ; IR:85-1). February
1985.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agriculture
2 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.C6A57 no.IR:87-2
Agricultural and resource economics 1986 publications..
Department of
Agricultural and Resource Economics 1986 publications
Bode, Sylvia; Cary-Harris, Nancy
Colorado State University, Dept. of Agricultural and Natural
Resource Economics
Fort Collins, Colo. : Dept. of Agricultural and Resource
Economics, Colorado State University,; 1987.
i, 20 p. ; 28 cm. (ANRE information report ; IR:87-2). Cover
title: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics 1986
publications. July 1987.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agriculture
3 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Agricultural development in central Yucatan and its
implications for the promotion of intensive diversified
land-use systems.
Neugebauer, B.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the International Federation of
Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 297-306; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Mexico; Agricultural development; Sustainability;
Shifting cultivation; Agricultural structure; Structural
change; Organic farming; Land use planning; Multiple land use;
Agroforestry; Intercropping; Land resources; Resource
utilization; Tropical zones; Ecosystems; Environmental
degradation; Sociology; Social barriers; Psychological
factors; Extension; Research
4 NAL Call. No.: HD1405.A373 1991
Agricultural issues in the 1990s proceedings of the Eleventh
Agriculture Sector Symposium.
Garbus, Lisa, 1963-; Pritchard, Anthony J., 1931-; Knudsen,
Odin
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Agriculture Sector Symposium 11th : 1991 : World Bank.
Washington, D.C. : World Bank,; 1991.
viii, 256 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. "Symposium held January 9-11,
1991"--Foreword.
Includes bibliographical references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agriculture; Agriculture and state
5 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Agriculture, economics, and eco-development.
Soderbaum, P.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the International Federation of
Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 93-102; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agricultural economics; Organic farming; Farming;
Economic evaluation; Resource utilization; Depletion;
Environmental degradation; Pollution; Problem analysis;
Valuation; Social values; Cost benefit analysis; Economic
development; Ecology; Ethics; Agricultural policy;
Environmental policy
6 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86S8
Agriculture in transition.
Poincelot, R.P.
Binghamton, N.Y. : Food Products Press; 1990.
Journal of sustainable agriculture v. 1 (1): p. 9-40; 1990.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Farming systems;
Alternative farming; Resource utilization; Environmental
degradation; Water pollution; Air pollution; Energy
expenditure; Problem analysis; Problem solving; Energy
conservation; Soil conservation; Water conservation;
Innovation adoption; Agricultural research; Public opinion;
Agricultural policy; Agricultural production; Profitability
7 NAL Call. No.: HD2122.A39
Une Agriculture stabilisee pour la Tunisie au XXIe siecle
colloque tuniso-americain, Tunis, 25-27 octobre 1988 [A
stabilized agriculture for Tunisia to the 21st century]..
Sustainable agriculture for Tunisia in the 21st century
Tunisia, Wizarat al-Filahah
Tunis : Le Ministere, [1989?]; 1989. 120 p. ; 24 cm. French
and English. Title on added t.p.: Sustainable agriculture for
Tunisia in the 21st century. Includes bibliographical
references.
Language: French; French; English
Descriptors: Agriculture; Agricultural innovations;
Agriculture and state
8 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65D87 1990
La agroecologia el nuevo paradigma : el debate de las
tecnologias
[Agroecology, the new paradigm].
Duran B., Jesus
La Paz, Bolivia : SEMTA : ILDIS,; 1990.
98 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p.
93-98).
Language: Spanish; Spanish
Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Agricultural ecology
9 NAL Call. No.: S471.I4A66 1990
Agro-ecological regions of India.. Agroecological regions of
India
Sehgal, J. L.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, National Bureau of
Soil Survey and Land Use Planning
Nagpur, India : National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use
Planning, Indian Council of Agricultural Research,; 1990.
75 p. : maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. (NBSS publ. ; 24). One
folded col. map in pocket. Cartographic classification and
description of agricultural ecology, specially with reference
to soils. Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-66).
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Agricultural ecology; Agricultural geography;
Soils
10 NAL Call. No.: NBUS494.5 A65 A4 1991
Alternative agricultural opportunities a bibliography..
Alternative agricultural opportunities, a bibliography
Center for Alternative Plant and Animal Products, United
States, Extension Service
St. Paul, MN : Center for Alternative Plant and Animal
Products, University of Minnesota,; 1991.
i, 106 p. ; 28 cm. Cover title. Funded by a special grant
from the Extension Service, United States Department of
Agriculture. Includes index.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Agriculture; Forests and
forestry
11 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
12 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Alternative approaches to agricultural development: the
Philippine experience.
Fernandez, J.S.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the International Federation of
Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 249-252; 1988.
Language: English
Descriptors: Philippines; Green revolution; Alternative
farming; Agricultural situation; Sustainability; Social
change; Problem analysis; History; Agricultural structure;
Land ownership; Environmental degradation; Soil exhaustion
13 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68
Alternative crop prospects in western Nebraska.
Plett, S.; Nelson, L.A.; Clegg, M.D.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Apr.
Journal of production agriculture v. 4 (2): p. 162-166; 1991
Apr. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nebraska; Crop management; Grain crops; Rowcrops;
Field crops; Summer fallow; Rotations; No-tillage; Tillage;
Profits; Returns; Farm inputs; Variable costs; Fixed costs;
Total digestible nutrients; Nutrient content
14 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Alternative cropping: field trials at the Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences.
Nilsson, G.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the International Federation of
Organic Agriculture Movements. p. sweden; 1988.
Language: English
Descriptors: Rotations; Crop management; Organic farming;
Field tests; Soil analysis; Soil fertility; Soil structure;
Biological activity in soil; Plant analysis; Nutrient content;
Weeds; Disease prevalence; Crop yield; Crop production
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.: 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
17 NAL Call. No.: SB187.U6A47 1990
Alternative field crops manual.
University of Wisconsin--Extension, Cooperative Extension
Service, University of Minnesota, Center for Alternative Crops
and Products, Minnesota Extension Service
Madison, WI? : University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative
Extension,; 1990.
1 v. (loose-leaf) ; 30 cm. Includes bibliographical
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Field crops; Alternative agriculture
18 NAL Call. No.: HD1751.A38
Alternative systems for achieving chemical use reduction with
emphasis on environmental cross-compliance.
Knutson, R.D.; Frisbie, R.E.
College Station, Texas : Agricultural and Food Policy Center;
1989 Aug.
AFPC policy issues paper (89-2): 15 p.; 1989 Aug.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agricultural chemicals; Integrated pest
management; Farm management; Federal programs; Environmental
protection
19 NAL Call. No.: KF26.A351 1992d
Alternative uses of agricultural commodities investigating
impediments to commercialization : hearing before the
Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation
of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,
United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second
session ... March 6, 1992.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Agricultural Research
and General Legislation
Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt.
of Docs., Congressional Sales Office,; 1992; Y 4.Ag
8/3:S.hrg.102-675.
iii, 113 p. ; 24 cm. (S. hrg. ; 102-675). Distributed to some
depository libraries in microfiche. Shipping list no.:
92-0490-P. Includes bibliographical references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Farm produce; Plant products; New products
20 NAL Call. No.: 79.9 SO8 (P)
Alternatives for agriculture.
Jordan, L.S.; Jordan, J.L.
Raleigh, N.C. : The Society :.; 1991.
Proceedings - Southern Weed Science Society v. 44: p. 13-25;
1991. Paper presented at the meeting on "Perception: Fact or
Fiction", held January 14-16, 1991, San Antonio, Texas.
Literature review. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alternative farming; Agricultural chemicals;
Pesticides; Integrated pest management; Fertilizers; Manures;
Legumes
21 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Alternatives for small-scale agriculture: organic farming
systems in Southern California.
Munoz, F.N.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the International Federation of
Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 377-388; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Organic farming; Farm management;
Resource management; Guidelines; Crop enterprises; Crop
production; Organic foods; Marketing; Commodity markets;
Applied research; Projects; Educational programs
22 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5
Alternatives to regular insecticide applications for control
of lepidopterous pests of Brassica oleracea var. capitata.
Endersby, N.M.; Morgan, W.C.; Stevension, B.C.; Waters, C.T.
Oxon : A B Academic Publishers; 1992.
Biological agriculture and horticulture : an international
journal v. 8 (3): p. 189-203; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Victoria; Brassica oleracea var. capitata;
Integrated pest management; Biological control; Insect
control; Plutella xylostella; Pieris rapae; Biological control
agents; Rotenone; Pyrethrins; Bacillus thuringiensis;
Fenvalerate; Parathion-methyl; Plastic nets; Crop damage; Crop
quality; Crop yield; Organic farming
23 NAL Call. No.: TD930.A32
Anaerobic treatment of kraft pulp-mill waste activated-sludge:
gas production and solids reduction.
Puhakka, J.A.; Alavakeri, M.; Shieh, W.K.
Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1992.
Bioresource technology v. 39 (1): p. 61-68; 1992. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Finland; Kraft mill effluent; Pulp mill effluent;
Waste water treatment; Anaerobic digestion; Activated sludge;
Methane production; Lignin; Digesters; Design; Operation;
Performance
24 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
25 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Animal production problems in European agriculture and
possible solutions in organic farming systems.
Boehncke, E.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the International Federation of
Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 317-322b; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Europe; Animal production; Problem analysis;
Costs; Environmental degradation; Problem solving; Organic
farming; Economic viability; Animal health; Animal nutrition
26 NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6
Applying LISA concepts on southern farms.
Ikerd, J.E.
Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1991 Jul.
Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern
Agricultural Economics Association v. 23 (1): p. 43-52; 1991
Jul. Discussion by M.R. Dicks, p. 53-55. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sustainability; Farm inputs; Systems approach;
Synergism; Knowledge
27 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Basic concepts of alternative agriculture.
Mansvelt, J.D. van
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the International Federation of
Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 135-145; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alternative farming; Ecology; Agricultural
research; Values; Ethics; Natural resources; Social sciences;
Biology; Ecosystems; Imbalance; Growth; Models
28 NAL Call. No.: SB13.V43 no.91-8
Biologicke zemedelstvi a alternativni vyroba potravin
ekonomicke otazky : studie VTR = Biologicheskaia kul'tura
zemledeliia i al'ternativnoe proizvodstvo pishcheproduktov :
ekonomicheskie voprosy : obzor = Biological agriculture and
alternative food production : economic issues : review..
Biologicheskaia kul'tura zemledeliia al'ternativnoe
proizvodstvo pishcheproduktov : ekonomicheskie voprosy
Biological agriculture and alternative food production :
economic issues
Jilkova, Jirina
Praha : Ustav vedeckotechnickych informaci pro zemedelstvi,;
1991.
59 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. (Vedeckotechnicky rozvoj v zemedelstvi.
Rostlinna vyroba ; 91/8.). In Czech; summary in English and
Russian. Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-58).
Language: Czech
29 NAL Call. No.: S1.N32
Bright future for better-life grain: but will a year without
pesticides encourage sustainable systems?.
Cicero, K.
Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Institute; 1992 Feb.
The New farm v. 14 (2): p. 34-38; 1992 Feb. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Grain; Crop production; Sustainability;
Cost benefit analysis
30 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1362
Building an organic soil produced by the Natural Organic
Farmers Association ; producer/narrator, Jack Kittredge.
Natural Organic Farmers Association
Barre, MA : The Association,; 1989.
1 videocassette (31 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Videotape of
parts of a 1989 workshop on organic soils.
Language: English
Descriptors: Histosols; Soils; Organic farming
Abstract: Discusses the structure, composition and genesis of
soils, the types of soils found in the Northeastern region of
United States, and roots' and organisms' symbiotic
relationship with the soil. Discusses various components
needed to create organic soil.
31 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5
Changing perceptions of allelopathy and biological control.
Lovett, J.V.
Oxon : A B Academic Publishers; 1991.
Biological agriculture and horticulture : an international
journal v. 8 (2): p. 89-100; 1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alternative farming; Sustainability; Farming
systems; Biological control; Allelopathy; Allelochemicals;
Responses; Plant protection; Weed control; Biological control
agents; Mycoherbicides; Cost benefit analysis; Control
methods; Crop production; Reviews
32 NAL Call. No.: 281.9 R93 no.381
Characteristics of organic vegetable farms in New Jersey with
estimated costs and returns for selected organic crops.
Dhillon, Pritam S.
New Brunswick, N.J. : Dept. of Agricultural Economics and
Marketing, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Cook
College,; 1981. v, 31 p. : map ; 28 cm. (A.E. (New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 381.). March 1991.
Includes bibliogra phical references.
Language: English
33 NAL Call. No.: S441.G87 1991
Chicken Little, tomato sauce, and agriculture who will produce
tomorrow's food?.. Chicken Little, tomato sauce & agriculture
Gussow, Joan Dye
New York : Bootstrap Press,; 1991.
viii, 143 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (TOES books). Cover title:
Chicken Little, tomato sauce & agriculture. Includes
bibliographical references (p. 119-132).
Language: English
Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Agriculture; Food
supply; Food industry and trade
34 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1068
The Close to nature garden Rodale Press ; produced by Margie
Kamine ; script, Larry Korn.
Rodale Press, Bullfrog Films, Inc
Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films,; 1982.
1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Edited from a
Japanese television documentary. "CNG VH S0007"--Container.
Language: English
Descriptors: Fukuoka, Masanobu; Organic farming; Organic
farming; Rice
Abstract: Deals with the feasibility of organic farming
through the example of Masanobu Fukuoka who does not plow,
does not grow rice in flooded fields, does not use chemicals
or use machinery to sow or harvest his rice and yet has
higher yields of rice than his neighbors.
35 NAL Call. No.: HT401.A36
Communication and sustainable agriculture: building agendas
for research and practice.
Walter, G.
Gainesville, Fla. : Agriculture and Human Values, Inc; 1992.
Agriculture and human values v. 9 (2): p. 27-37; 1992. In the
special issue: Value issues agricultural information / edited
by A. Reisner and R.G. Hays.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sustainability; Communication; Diffusion of
information; Information systems; Agricultural research
36 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.N9C46
Community and economic development resources: NDSU Extension
Service and NDSU Experiment Station.
Naze, D.W.; Anderson, R.
Fargo, N.D. : The University; 1991 Dec.
NDSU Extension Service [publication] - North Dakota State
University
(EC-1019): 19 p.; 1991 Dec. Bibliography. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: North Dakota; Community programs; Public
services; Economic
development; Bibliographies; Small businesses; Alternative
farming; Home-based businesses; Leadership training; Human
resources
37 NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A2N6
Comparative economics of alternative agricultural production
systems: a review.
Fox, G.; Weersink, A.; Sarwar, G.; Duff, S.; Deen, B.
Morgantown, W.Va. : The Northeastern Agricultural and Resource
Economics Association; 1991 Apr.
Northeastern journal of agricultural and resource economics v.
20 (1): p. 124-142; 1991 Apr. Paper submitted in response to
call for papers on the theme "The Effects of Agricultural
Production on Environmental Quality.".
Literature review. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: North America; Crops; Vegetables; Conservation
tillage; Erosion; Pest control; Environmental protection;
Valuation; Externalities; Agricultural production;
Profitability; Economic impact; Literature reviews;
Alternative farming; Organic farming; Traditional farming
38 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Comparative profitability of organic and conventional crop
production systems in east-central Nebraska.
Sahs, W.W.; Helmers, G.A.; Langemeier, M.R.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the International Federation of
Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 397-405; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nebraska; Zea mays; Glycine max; Avena sativa;
Melilotus alba; Organic farming; Farming systems;
Profitability; Crop production; Risk; Returns; Stability;
Rotations; Continuous cropping; Animal manures; Fertilizers;
Herbicides; Operating costs; Economic viability; Economic
analysis; Data analysis; Crop yield
39 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5
Comparison of weed biomass and flora in four cover crops and a
subsequent lettuce crop on three New England organic farms.
Schonbeck, M.; Browne, J.; Deziel, G.; DeGregorio, R.
Oxon : A B Academic Publishers; 1991.
Biological agriculture and horticulture : an international
journal v. 8 (2): p. 123-143; 1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Fagopyrum esculentum; Fagopyrum tataricum; Secale
cereale; Avena sativa; Sorghum bicolor; Trifolium pratense;
Lolium multiflorum; Echinochloa crus-galli; Cover crops;
Lactuca sativa; Cultural weed control; Weeds; Biomass;
Botanical composition; Dry matter accumulation; Coverage; Crop
residues; Crop weed competition; Environmental factors;
Climatic factors; Soil fertility; Crop yield; Establishment;
Regrowth; Suppression; Tillage
40 NAL Call. No.: S541.5.W2R47
Competing paradigms: the debate between alternative and
conventional agriculture.
Beus, C.E.; Dunlap, R.E.; Jimmerson, R.M.; Holmes, W.L.
Pullman, Wash. : The Center; 1991.
Research bulletin XB - Washington State University,
Agricultural Research
Center (1020): 80 p.; 1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alternative farming; Agribusiness; Farming
systems; Farming systems research; Monoculture;
Centralization; Decentralization; Agricultural
credit; Agricultural development
41 NAL Call. No.: 442.8 AN72
The complementary effects of plant resistance and reduced
pesticide dosage in field experiments to control the turnip
root fly, Delia floralis, in swedes.
Taksdal, G.
Warwick : Association of Applied Biologists; 1992 Feb.
Annals of applied biology v. 120 (1): p. 117-125; 1992 Feb.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Norway; Brassica napus; Cultivars; Delia
floralis; Delia radicum; Chlorfenvinphos; Dosage; Varietal
resistance; Integrated control; Crop damage; Crop yield
42 NAL Call. No.: 57.8 C734
Composting food and vegetative waste.
Jones, B.J.
Emmaus, Pa. : J.G. Press; 1992 Mar.
BioCycle v. 33 (3): p. 69-71; 1992 Mar. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maine; Composting; Food wastes; Organic wastes;
Agricultural wastes; Economic impact; Farmers; Businesses;
Cooperation
43 NAL Call. No.: 10 OU8
Constraints on sustainable growth in agricultural production:
into the 21st
century.
Ruttan, V.W.
Oxon : C.A.B. International; 1991 Dec.
Outlook on agriculture v. 20 (4): p. 225-234. ill; 1991 Dec.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agricultural production; Food production; Natural
resources; Sustainability; Technology; World food problems
44 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Consumer support of organic agriculture: problems and
potential solutions.
Clancy, K.L.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the International Federation of
Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 199-204; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Organic foods; Markets; Consumer satisfaction;
Organic farming; Problem analysis; Food safety; Nutrition;
Nutrient content; Costs; Supply balance; Agricultural policy;
Environmental protection; Resource conservation; Problem
solving
45 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S95J68
Consumption aspects of sustainable agriculture: project
methods and linkages in the Philippines.
Prehm, M.S.
Tucson, Ariz. : Association of Farming Systems
Research-Extension; 1991.
Journal of farming systems research-extension v. 2 (3): p.
11-29; 1991.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Philippines; Sustainability; Consumption;
Development projects; Ecology; Economic viability;
Innovations; Farming systems; Nutrition; Agricultural
development; Methodology
46 NAL Call. No.: 100 Io9Sp no.91
Conventional and organic-related farming systems research an
assessment of
USDA and state research projects.. An Assessment of USDA and
state research
projects
Schaller, Frank W.,; Thompson, Harvey E.,_1920-; Smith, C. M.
United States, Cooperative State Research Service
Ames, Iowa : Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment
Station, Iowa State
University of Science and Technology,; 1986.
74 p. ; 28 cm. (Special report (Iowa Agriculture and Home
Economics Experiment
Station) ; 91.). Cover title. Conducted under a cooperative
agreement
between the Cooperative State Research Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture
and the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment
Station, Iowa State
University. CODEN:IWSRBC(91)1-76-(1986). Bibliography: p.
21.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agricultural systems; Farm management; Organic
farming
47 NAL Call. No.: S540.A2F62
Corn grain yield response to pesticides in conventional and
no-tillage
management.
Gallaher, R.N.
Gainesville, Fla. : The Stations; 1986.
Agronomy research report AY - Agricultural Experiment
Stations, University of
Florida (86-09): 7 p.; 1986.
Language: English
Descriptors: Florida; Zea mays; No-tillage; Pesticides; Yield
response
functions
48 NAL Call. No.: S540.A2F62
Corn yield response to tillage, hybrids, and insecticides.
Espaillat, J.R.; Gallaher, R.N.
Gainesville, Fla. : The Stations; 1989.
Agronomy research report AY - Agricultural Experiment
Stations, University of
Florida (89-06): 15 p.; 1989. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Florida; Zea mays; Yield response functions;
No-tillage; Insecticides; Hybrids
49 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
Cost and return estimator (CARE) a tool for alternative
agriculture.
Christensen, D.A.; Langemeier, D.L.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1990.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (90-1565):
10 p.; 1990.
Paper presented at the "1990 International Winter Meeting
sponsored by the
American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 18-21,
Chicago, Illinois. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nebraska; Alternative farming; Budgets; Cost
benefit analysis; Crop management; Computer software
50 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822
Costs of conventional and conservation tillage systems.
Weersink, A.; Walker, M.; Swanton, C.; Shaw, J.E.
Ankeny, Iowa : Soil and Water Conservation Society of America;
1992 Jul.
Journal of soil and water conservation v. 47 (4): p. 328-334;
1992 Jul.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ontario; Zea mays; Glycine max; Clay soils; Clay
loam soils; Sandy soils; Farm size; Cost analysis; Chiselling;
Ridging; No-tillage; Plowing; Conservation tillage;
Comparisons; Total costs; Farm inputs; Farm
machinery; Labor costs; Labor requirements; Variable costs;
Herbicides; Seasonal variation
51 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
52 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8R47 no.90-2
Crop enterprise and principal rotation budgets for sustainable
agriculture
case farms in South Dakota.
Becker, David L.; Dobbs, Thomas L.; Taylor, Donald C.
South Dakota State University, Economics Dept
Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State
University,; 1990.
iii, 79 p. : ill., 1 map ; 28 cm. (Research report (South
Dakota State
University. Economics Dept.) ; no. 90-2.). May 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-71).
Language: English
Descriptors: Agriculture; Agricultural systems; Sustainable
agriculture
53 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34
Crop residue effects on nitrogen yield in water and sediment
runoff from two
tillage systems.
Mostaghimi, S.; Younos, T.M.; Tim, U.S.
Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1992 Apr.
Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 39 (3/4): p.
187-196; 1992 Apr.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Virginia; Crop residues; No-tillage; Tillage;
Yields; Nitrogen; Runoff water; Rain; Simulation; Nitrogen
fertilizers; Losses from soil
systems; Soil management
54 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68
Crop yields and economic returns accompanying the transition
to alternative
farming systems.
Smolik, J.D.; Dobbs, T.L.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Apr.
Journal of production agriculture v. 4 (2): p. 153-161; 1991
Apr. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: South Dakota; Northern plains states of U.S.A.;
Farming systems; Organic farming; Crop yield; Tillage;
Ridging; Minimum tillage; Rowcrops; Field crops; Grain crops;
Rotations; Herbicides; Fertilizers; Precipitation; Economic
evaluation; Returns; Profits; Farm income; Production costs;
Comparisons
55 NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A2N6
A decision support system for sustainable farming.
Ikerd, J.E.
Morgantown, W.Va. : The Northeastern Agricultural and Resource
Economics
Association; 1991 Apr.
Northeastern journal of agricultural and resource economics v.
20 (1): p.
109-113; 1991 Apr. Paper submitted in response to call for
papers on the
theme "The Effects of Agricultural Production on Environmental
Quality.".
Language: English
Descriptors: Farm management; Sustainability; Farm planning;
Computer
software; Resource management; Microcomputers; Decision making
56 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73
The derivation of economic thresholds for insect crop pests,
and their role in
crop protection decision-making in low input and organic
farming systems.
Parker, W.E.
Thornton : The Council; 1990.
Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 209-212;
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: Organic farming; Decision making; Economic
thresholds; Insect
control; Plant protection
57 NAL Call. No.: aS21.R44A7
Developing low-input management strategies for native pecan
orchards.
Reid, W.; Eikenbary, R.D.
Beltsville, Md. : The Service; 1991 Dec.
ARS - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research
Service (96): p.
69-76; 1991 Dec. In the series analytic: Pecan husbandry:
challenges and
opportunities / edited by B.W. Woods and J.A. Payne.
Proceedings of the First
National Pecan Workshop, July 23-24, 1990, Unicor State Park,
Georgia.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Oklahoma; Kansas; Missouri; Carya illinoensis;
Crop management; Farming systems; Orchards
58 NAL Call. No.: HT401.A36
Developing sustainable agriculture education in Canada.
Hill, S.B.; MacRae, R.J.
Gainesville, Fla. : Humanities and Agriculture, University of
Florida; 1988.
Agriculture and human values v. 5 (4): p. 92-95; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Canada; Sustainability; Agricultural education;
Educational
courses; Program development
59 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1989
Development of organic faming practices for sugarcane based
farms.
Mendosa, T.C.
Witzenhausen? : Ekopan; 1990.
Agricultural alternatives and nutritional self-sufficiency :
for a sustainable
agricultural system that respects man and his environment :
proc of the IFOAM
Seventh Int Scientific Conference, Ouagadougou, January 2-5,
1989. p. 189-202; 1990. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Saccharum officinarum; Glycine max; Vigna
radiata; Rhizobium; Organic farming; Farming systems;
Intercropping; Green manures; Crop residues; Biodegradation;
Row spacing; Row orientation; Planting; Harvesting; Crop
yield; Soil degradation; Land productivity
60 NAL Call. No.: S530.J6
Dick and Sharon Thompson's "problem child": a decision case in
sustainable
agriculture.
Crookston, R.K.; Stanford, M.J.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992.
Journal of natural resources and life sciences education v. 21
(1): p. 15-19; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Iowa; Zea mays; Potassium; Nutrient deficiencies;
Sustainability; Farm management; Case studies; Decision
making; Farming systems; Rotations
61 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Direct marketing organic produce in Japan.
Amano, K.; Ichiraku, T.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p.
177-180; 1988.
Language: English
Descriptors: Japan; Organic farming; Organic foods;
Organizations; Agricultural development; Partnerships; Food
safety; Environmental impact
62 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.
63 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
The diversity of alternative farming in Finland.
Mela, T.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p.
371-375; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Finland; Alternative farming; Agricultural
development; Farm
surveys; Interviews; Sampling; Plant nutrition; Nutrient
sources; Animal
manures; Legumes; Fertilizers; Nutrient availability; Weed
control; Crop
yield; Grain; Sustainability
64 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86S8
Do we have a moral obligation to practice a sustainable
agriculture?.
George, K.P.
Binghamton, N.Y. : Food Products Press; 1990.
Journal of sustainable agriculture v. 1 (1): p. 81-96; 1990.
Commentary.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sustainability; Moral values; Philosophy
65 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
66 NAL Call. No.: 100 C125 (2) no.402
Dollars and sense in conservation.
Ciriacy-Wantrup, S. V.
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California, College of
Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station,; 1951.
39 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (Circular (California Agricultural
Experiment Station) ; 402.). Cover title.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agriculture; Conservation of natural resources;
Soil
conservation; Farm management
67 NAL Call. No.: S63.A33
Doublecropping with sunflowers.
Lamond, R.E.; Bonczkowski, L.C.; Figurski, D.L.; Shroyer, J.P.
Manhattan, Kan. : The Service; 1985 Jan.
Ag facts - Kansas State University, Cooperative Extension
Service (127): 3 p.; 1985 Jan.
Language: English
Descriptors: Kansas; Helianthus annuus; Double cropping; Crop
yield; No-tillage; Fertilizers; Weed control; Herbicides; Pest
control; Harvesting; Storage; Cost benefit analysis
68 NAL Call. No.: FU100 F637iw IW91-11
Driving forces economics of animal agriculture in relation to
natural
resources.
Simpson, James R.
Gainesville, Fla. : Food and Resource Economics Dept.,
Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida,; 1991.
34 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (International working paper series ; IW
91-11). Cover
title. November 1991. Includes bibliographical references
(p. 34).
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Livestock; Agricultural development projects
69 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Ecological agriculture in a marginal area: the drumighigha
experiment.
Kiley-Worthington, M.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p.
273-283; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Scotland; Sustainability; Alternative farming;
Agricultural
development; Projects; Marginal land; Case studies; Resource
conservation; Ecology; Environmental protection; Biological
production; Stability; Species
diversity; Economic viability; Education; Tourism; Aesthetic
value; History; Agricultural production
70 NAL Call. No.: HD75.6.E29 1991
Ecological economics the science and management of
sustainability.
Costanza, Robert; Wainger, Lisa
New York : Columbia University Press,; 1991.
xiii, 525 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm. Based on papers presented
at a workshop
held May 24-26, 1990 at the Aspen Institute. Includes
bibliographical
references and index.
Language: English
Descriptors: Economic development
71 NAL Call. No.: 281.8 C16
Economic comparison of alternative tillage systems under risk.
Weersink, A.; Walker, M.; Swanton, C.; Shaw, J.
Ottawa : Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
Society; 1992
Jul.
Canadian journal of agricultural economics; Revue Canadienne
d'economie rurale
v. 40 (2): p. 199-217; 1992 Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ontario; Maize; Soybeans; Cash crops; Tillage;
No-tillage; Chiselling; Production costs; Farm comparisons;
Risk; Ranking; Farm income; Farm size; Soil types; Stochastic
processes; Conservation tillage; Alternative
farming; Ridging; Crop yield; Zea mays; Glycine max
72 NAL Call. No.: SF395.E26 1989
Economic evaluation of swine manure utilization in a
sustainable agricultural
production system.
Pierce, Vern
Ames, Iowa? : Iowa State University, Dept. of Economics?,
1989?; 1989.
34, [vi] leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. (Staff papers series (Iowa
State University.
Dept. of Economics) ; no. 209.). Cover title. Includes
bibliographical
references (p. vi).
Language: English
Descriptors: Swine; Sustainable agriculture
73 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.V8H6
Economic impacts and environmental tradeoffs of low-input
agriculture in
eastern Virginia.
Taylor, D.B.
Blacksburg, Va. : Rural Economic Analysis Program; 1992 Mar.
Horizons v. 4 (2): 3 p.; 1992 Mar. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Virginia; Farming systems; Environmental impact;
Economic impact; Farm income; Water pollution; Nitrogen;
Atrazine; Sediment
74 NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6
Economic impacts of chemical use reduction on the South.
Taylor, C.R.; Penson, J.B. Jr; Smith, E.G.; Knutson, R.D.
Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1991 Jul.
Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern
Agricultural Economics
Association v. 23 (1): p. 15-23; 1991 Jul. Discussion by J.R.
Schaub, p.
25-26. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Southern states of U.S.A.; Agricultural
chemicals; Pesticide
residues; Water quality; Groundwater; Contamination; Food
safety; Agricultural
policy; Models; Economic impact; Income
75 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43
Economic impacts of extended grazing systems.
D'Souza, G.E.; Maxwell, E.W.; Bryan, W.B.; Prigge, E.C.
Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1990.
American journal of alternative agriculture v. 5 (3): p.
120-125; 1990.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: West Virginia; Dactylis glomerata; Festuca
arundinacea; Farm
management; Alternative farming; Animal production; Beef cows;
Calf
production; Grazing effects; Grazing time; Meadows; Hay;
Harvesting; Crop
production; Economic analysis; Profitability; Feasibility;
Production costs; Labor requirements; Farm inputs
Abstract: Extended grazing is a management system in which
the usual grazing
season is lengthened by utilization of hay fields for pasture.
Extended
grazing systems are a low-input alternative to conventional
systems to the
extent that they decrease the reliance on inputs such as
machinery and energy
to harvest forage. Substituting pasturing for harvested forage
can therefore
potentially decrease production costs and enhance the
profitability of
livestock production. However, the farm-level economic impacts
of such a
substitution are not well known. This analysis quantifies
these impacts for
beef cow/calf production. Specifying alternative meadow
management systems for
different grasses and using an economic-engineering approach,
we have found
that extended grazing can be a more profitable option for
cow/calf production.
Other findings suggest that, in an extended grazing system,
the type of
meadow, the hay baling method and the associated hay spoilage
level also have
important effects on production costs and profitability.
76 NAL Call. No.: QC981.8.C5E24 1992
Economic issues in global climate change agriculture,
forestry, and natural
resources.
Reilly, John M._1955-; Anderson, Margot
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press,; 1992.
xviii, 460 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Language: English
Descriptors: Climatic changes; Forests and forestery;
Agriculture
77 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
An economic model of a farm's transition to organic
agriculture.
Dabbert, S.; Madden, P.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p.
45-54a; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Organic farming; Sustainability;
Conversion; Farming systems; Simulation models; Economic
accounts; Farm accounts; Farm
income; Profits; Farm inputs; Costs; Returns; Crop yield;
Time; Economic
evaluation; Trends
78 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65D63 1989
Economic results of SDSU alternative farming systems trials
1988 compared to
1987.. Outlook for generic certificates
Dobbs, Thomas L.; Mends, Clarence; Peterson, Donald L.
South Dakota State University, Economics Dept
Brookings, SD : Economics Dept., South Dakota State
University,; 1989.
4 p. : photos. ; 28 cm. (Economics commentator ; no. 270).
February 22, 1989.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Agriculture
79 NAL Call. No.: 79.8 W41
The economics of alternative tillage systems, crop rotations,
and herbicide
use on three representative East-Central Corn Belt farms.
Martin, M.A.; Schreiber, M.M.; Riepe, J.R.; Bahr, J.R.
Champaign, Ill. : Weed Science Society of America; 1991 Apr.
Weed science v. 39 (2): p. 299-307; 1991 Apr. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Indiana; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; Glycine
max; Cost benefit
analysis; Conservation tillage; Sustainability; Integrated
pest management; Alternative farming; Farm income; Farm
inputs; Herbicides; Weed control; Rotations; Farm size;
No-tillage; Farm results; Crop yield; Continuous
cropping; Chiselling; Mathematical models; Linear programming
Abstract: A linear programming model was used to determine
which crop
rotations and weed management systems result in the highest
net farm income
for each of three farm sizes (120, 240, and 480 hectares)
under alternative
tillage systems. Test plot data for the years 1981 through
1988 from the
Purdue University Agronomy Farm, which has highly productive,
well-drained
soils, were analyzed. Net incomes for no-till tillage systems
on all farms in
the model were consistently and significantly lower than
incomes for moldboard
and chisel plow tillage systems due to slightly lower yields
and substantially
higher herbicide costs. Generally, net farm incomes were
slightly higher with
a moldboard plow versus chisel plow tillage system. Also, as
farm size
increased, per hectare net incomes increased. About 80% of the
time under
moldboard or chisel plow tillage systems, the model chose as
optimal the
lowest of three herbicide application rates. A corn/soybean
rotation was
chosen as optimal on 56% of the farm area analyzed, versus 25%
for continuous
corn and 13% for a corn/soybean/wheat rotation.
80 NAL Call. No.: HD9000.1.R47
The economics of an environmentally sound agriculture (ESA).
Tweeten, L.
Greenwich, Conn. : JAI, Press; 1992.
Research in domestic and international agribusiness management
v. 10: p.
39-83; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agricultural production; Sustainability;
Environmental
protection; Environmental policy; Farming systems; Case
studies; Economic
viability; Farm inputs; Farm size; Literature reviews;
Alternative farming
81 NAL Call. No.: 100 N27 (3) no.208
The economics of classifying farmland between alternative uses
with special
reference to the crop-range margin in Kimball County,
Nebraska.
Willsie, Roger H., Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska,
College of Agriculture, Agricultural
Experiment Station,; 1963.
48 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. (Research bulletin (University of
Nebraska (Lincoln
campus). Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 208.). Caption
title.
"Cooperating with Resource Development Economics Division,
Economic Research
Service, United States Department of Agriculture." -- Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Land use, Rural; Land capability for agriculture
82 NAL Call. No.: HD1751.A1S73 no.156U100 F637fs 156
The economics of organic agriculture does climate make a
difference?.
Canler, Edward E.,; Colette, W. Arden
Gainesville : Food and Resource Economics Dept., Institute of
Food and
Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida,; 1980.
10 p. ; 28 cm. (Staff paper (University of Florida. Food and
Resource
Economics Dept.) ; 156.). June 1980. Includes
bibliographical references.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Crops and climate; Organic farming; Vegetables
83 NAL Call. No.: 442.8 AN72
The economics of reduced-rate insecticide applications to
control aphids in
winter wheat.
Mann, B.P.; Wratten, S.D.; Poehling, M.; Borgemeister, C.
Warwick : Association of Applied Biologists; 1991 Dec.
Annals of applied biology v. 119 (3): p. 451-464; 1991 Dec.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: German federal republic; Triticum aestivum;
Winter wheat; Cultivars; Aphidoidea; Fenvalerate; Pirimicarb;
Chemical control; Insect
control; Population density; Spraying; Application rates;
Application date; Crop growth stage; Flowering; Crop yield;
Grain; Costs; Profitability
84 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Ecosystem agriculture: the marriage of ecology and
agriculture.
Jackson, W.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p.
15-19; 1988.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agriculture; Farming systems; Perennials; Energy
cost of
production; Ecology; Cropping systems; Community involvement
85 NAL Call. No.: 56.9 SO3
Effect of chemical and mechanical fallow methods on moisture
storage, wheat
yields, and soil erodibility.
Black, A.L.; Power, J.F.
Madison, Wis. : The Society; 1965 Jul.
Soil Science Society of America proceedings v. 29 (4): p.
465-468; 1965 Jul.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Fallow; No-tillage; Stubble mulching; Triticum
aestivum; Soil
water; Crop yield; Chemical vs. cultural weed control;
Erodibility; Dry
conditions
86 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1989
Effect of fertilizer practices on the nutritional quality of
crops.
Hornick, S.B.; Parr, J.F.
Witzenhausen? : Ekopan; 1990.
Agricultural alternatives and nutritional self-sufficiency :
for a sustainable
agricultural system that respects man and his environment :
proc of the IFOAM
Seventh Int Scientific Conference, Ouagadougou, January 2-5,
1989. p. 244-254; 1990. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Phaseolus vulgaris; Beta vulgaris; Brassica
oleracea; Prunus
persica; Beans; Spinach; Beets; Kale; Peaches; Organic
fertilizers; Agricultural chemicals; Fertilizers; Organic
farming; Farming systems; Crop
management; Farmyard manure; Composts; Sewage sludge;
Application rates; Nutritive value; Mineral content; Vitamin
content; Ascorbic acid; Beta-carotene; Crop yield; Soilless
culture; Nutrient solutions
87 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73
Effect of seed rates and within crop cultivations in organic
winter wheat.
Samuel, A.M.; Guest, S.J.
Thornton : The Council; 1990.
Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 49-54;
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: Triticum aestivum; Organic farming; Tillage;
Sowing rates; Crop
yield; Weeds
88 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8E262 no.91-1
Effects of including alfalfa in whole-farm plans comparison of
conventional, ridge till, and alternative farming systems.
Mends, Clarence; Dobbs, Thomas L.
South Dakota State University, Economics Dept
Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State
University,; 1991.
ii, 21 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Eco nomics staff paper series ; no.
91-1.). April
1991. Includes bibliographical references (p. 21).
Language: English
Descriptors: Agricultural systems; Alternative agriculture;
Alfalfa; Tillage
89 NAL Call. No.: A00126
Effects of public policies on the relative profitability of
conventional and
sustainable farming systems.
Dobbs, T.L.; Becker, D.L.; Taylor, D.C.
Brookings, S.D. : Cooperative Extension Service, Economics
Dept., S.D. State
University; 1990 Nov06.
Economics commentator (290): p. 1-4; 1990 Nov06. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: South Dakota; Farming systems; Sustainability;
Agricultural
policy; Research projects; Profitability; Economic viability;
Ecological
balance; Target prices; University research
90 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34
Effects of uncultivated corridors on arthropod abundances and
crop yields in
soybean agroecosystems.
Rodenhouse, N.L.; Barrett, G.W.; Zimmerman, D.M.; Kemp, J.C.
Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1992 Feb.
Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 38 (3): p. 179-191;
1992 Feb.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ohio; Glycine max; Corridor systems; Monoculture;
Crop yield; Arthropod pests; Predatory arthropods; Population
density; Uncultivated
ground; Integrated pest management; Alternative farming
91 NAL Call. No.: SB951.P47
Efficacies of low- to high-volume (960-10 700 litre ha-1)
citrus sprayers for
applying petroleum spray oil to control Chinese wax scale.
Beattie, G.A.C.; Clift, A.D.; Allender, W.J.; Jiang, L.; Wang,
Y.A.
Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1991.
Pesticide science v. 32 (1): p. 47-56; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: New South Wales; Citrus sinensis; Ceroplastes;
Insect control; Petroleum; Low volume spraying; High volume
spraying; Low volume sprayers; High volume sprayers;
Application rates; Coverage; Mortality; Cost benefit
analysis
Abstract: Petroleum spray oil (2, 4 and 6% in water) was
applied to Valencia
orange, Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, for the control of
Chinese wax scale, Ceroplastes sinensis del Guercio, using a
low-volume (< 2000 litre ha-1)
air-blast (LV AB) sprayer, a low- to high-volume (L-HV) (up to
7000 litre
ha-1) sprayer with four fan-assisted rotary atomiser (FARA)
spray heads
mounted on a vertical tower, and a high-volume (> 7000 litre
ha-1) oscillating
boom (HV OB) sprayer. The most effective sprayer was the L-HV
FARA sprayer.
The most cost-effective treatment was a 20 ml litre-1 (60
litre oil ha-1)
spray applied at 3000 litre ha-1 by the L-HV FARA sprayer. It
gave mortality
equivalent to a standard 20 ml litre-1, 10 700 litre ha-1
spray (214 litre oil
ha-1) applied by the HV OB sprayer but with 72% less spray and
significantly
less oil deposited per cm2 of leaf area. Equivalent or
significantly (P =
0.05) higher mortality, than that given by the 10 700 litre
ha-1 HV OB spray, was given by the 40 ml litre-1, 3000 (120
litre oil ha-1) and 60 ml litre-1, 2180 and 3000 litre ha-1
(130.8 and 180 litre oil ha-1) L-HV FARA sprays, but
the 60 ml litre-sprays deposited more oil per cm2 than the 20
ml litre-1 HV OB
spray and were considered to be potentially phytotoxic. The
least effective
sprayer was the LV AB sprayer, which applied a 60 ml litre-1
spray (57.6 litre
oil ha-1) at 960 litre ha-1. Linear relationships were
established for Chinese
wax scale mortality, transformed using an angular
transformation (aresin
proportion), versus log10 spray volume for the 20, 40 and 60
ml litre-1 sprays
applied by L-HV FARA at 1260, 2180 and 3000 litre ha-1,
mortality versus log10
micrograms oil cm2 and log10 micrograms oil versus log10
volume of oil
sprayed.
92 NAL Call. No.: 79.8 W41
Efficiency and economics of herbicides for Canada thistle
(Cirsium arvense)
control in no-till spring wheat (Triticum aestivum).
Donald, W.W.; Prato, T.
Champaign, Ill. : Weed Science Society of America; 1992 Apr.
Weed science v. 40 (2): p. 233-240; 1992 Apr. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Triticum aestivum; No-tillage; Weed control;
Chemical control; Cirsium arvense; Chlorsulfuron; Clopyralid;
2,4-d; Mcpa; Bromoxynil; Herbicide
mixtures; Application rates; Perennial weeds; Adventitious
roots; Buds; Cost
benefit analysis; Returns
Abstract: The objective of this field research was to compare
relative
effectiveness and profitability of alternative herbicides
applied to the same
plots for four consecutive years for controlling and reducing
dense Canada
thistle infestations in no-till spring wheat. Chlorsulfuron at
30 g ai ha-1
plus nonionic surfactant or clopyralid plus 2,4-D at 70 plus
280 g ae ha-1, respectively, applied annually for 4 yr
controlled Canada thistle and was more
effective for gradually reducing Canada thistle stands than
2,4-D at 560 g ae
ha-1, MCPA plus bromoxynil at 280 plus 280 g ae ha-1, or
tribenuron at 20 g ai
ha-1. Chlorsulfuron and clopyralid plus 2,4-D also controlled
Canada thistle
greater than or equal to 90% earlier (by 2 yr) than other
treatments.
Stochastic dominance analysis, a form of economic analysis,
predicted that
either chlorsulfuron or clopyralid plus 2,4-D would be
preferred by farmers to
the untreated check, MCPA plus bromoxynil, or 2,4-D
treatments. Chlorsulfuron
also would be preferred to clopyralid plus 2,4-D by
risk-neutral farmers, whereas clopyralid plus 2,4-D would be
preferred to chlorsulfuron by highly
risk-averse farmers, those who are most likely to pick only
consistently
effective herbicides.
93 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
Efficient herbicide application to reduce environmental
losses.
Mickelson, S.K.; Baker, J.L.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1990.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (90-1577):
19 p. ill; 1990.
Paper presented at the "1990 International Winter Meeting
sponsored by the
American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 18-21,
Chicago, Illinois. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Iowa; Zea mays; Setaria (gramineae); Herbicides;
Applicators; Injectors; Nature conservation; Weed control
94 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65A48 nr.2
Ekonomiska effekter av omstallningsbidrag till alternativ
odling [Economical
consequences of subsidies for change-over to organic farming].
Brorsson, Kjell-Ake
Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Forsknings- och
forsoksnamnden for
alternativ odling,; 1989.
39 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (Alternativ odling ; nr 2.). Summary
and abstract in
English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-39).
Language: Swedish
95 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34
Energy analysis of agricultural ecosystem management: human
return and
sustainability.
Giampietro, M.; Cerretelli, G.; Pimentel, D.
Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1992 Feb.
Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 38 (3): p. 219-244;
1992 Feb.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ecosystems; Sustainability; Analysis; Energy;
Biomass; Land
productivity; Stability; Closed systems; Systems; Ecological
balance; Cost
benefit analysis; Farming systems; Human activity;
Environmental degradation; Energy expenditure; Energy intake;
Habitats
96 NAL Call. No.: HT390.G74
Energy for sustainable agricultural development in Zimbabwe.
Weiner, D.; Munslow, B.; Moyo, S.
Lexington, Ky. : College of Business and Economics, University
of Kentucky; 1992.
Growth and change v. 23 (3): p. 335-362; 1992. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Zimbabwe; Energy consumption; Agricultural
development; Sustainability; Agrarian reform; History; Farming
systems; Efficiency
97 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1339
Energy in alternative agriculture Central Pennsylvania Energy
Center, SEDA-Council of Governments ; producer, Steve Naugle.
Central Pennsylvania Energy Center, Pennsylvania Energy Office
Lewisburg, Pa. : The Center : Pennsylvania Energy Office
[Distributor?],; 1990.
1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Title from
cassette spine
label.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agriculture and energy; Agriculture; Sustainable
agriculture; Alternative agriculture
Abstract: Discusses costs in agriculture and optimum ways of
producing
maximum crop yields with minimum costs. Also discusses energy
uses in
agriculture such as running farm machinery and creating
fertilizers and
pesticides and how to reduce energy costs by returning to farm
diversification, alternative farming methods, and renewable
energy sources to
heat buildings or run machinery.
98 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
99 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Environmental problems and the role of ecological agriculture
in the third
world.
Gerrits, R.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p.
153-158; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Developing countries; Sustainability;
Environment; Problem
analysis; Problem solving; International cooperation;
International
organizations; Ecosystems; Agriculture; Ecology; Social
values; Economics; Objectives; Technology transfer;
Agricultural development; Traditional farming
100 NAL Call. No.: S560.3.E78 1991
Erwerbs- und Einkommensalternativen fur landwirtschaftliche
Familien
Freizeitwirtschaft, Direktvermarktung : ausgewahlte Vortrage
von Zentralen
Informationsveranstaltungen der Agrarsozialen Gesellschaft
e.V. [Earnings and
income alternatives for farm families].
Bendixen, Ernst Otto
Agrarsoziale Gesellschaft
Gottingen : Agrarsoziale Gesellschaft,; 1991.
165 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. (ASG-Kleine Reihe, Nr. 44). Includes
bibliographical
references.
Language: German
Descriptors: Farm income; Rural families
101 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73
Establishment, diseases and yield of organically-grown wheats.
Guest, S.J.; Samuel, A.M.; Davies, W.P.
Thornton : The Council; 1990.
Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 223-226;
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; Triticum aestivum; Organic farming; Plant
diseases; Crop
establishment; Crop yield
102 NAL Call. No.: GV191.6.I52 1989
Evaluating the feasibility of alternative agriculture and
natural
resource-based enterprises.
Gross, D.W.
Morgantown, W.Va. : West Virginia University Extension
Service; 1990.
Conference proceedings : Income Opportunities for the Private
Landowner
Through Management of Natural Resources and Recreational
Access / edited by
William N. Grafton ... [et al.].. p. 72-77; 1990. (Rural
development
publication :). Conference held April 9-12, 1989, Wheeling,
W.Va. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Landowners; Entrepreneurship; Rural areas;
Economic evaluation; Marketing; Profitability; Feasibility;
Decision making; Production
103 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1329
Excellence in agriculture Land Stewardship Project ; produced
by Patrick Moore
; written by Denney Caneff.
Land Stewardship Project (U.S.)
Marine-on-St. Croix, Minn. : The Project,; 1988.
1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 discussion
guide + 1
introduction to the video sheet.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Alternative agriculture;
Agriculture; Farmers
Abstract: In the promotion of a stewardship attitude to the
land, this video
emphasizes the three basics for excellence in agriculture:
soil conservation, farmers' ingenuity, and diversification.
Various farmers discuss how they
apply these basics to improve their farms' productivity and
soil quality and
how they are eliminating or curtailing their use of
agricultural chemicals.
104 NAL Call. No.: HT401.A36
Export agriculture, ecological disruption, and social
inequity: some effect of
pesticides in Southern Honduras.
Murray, D.L.
Gainesville, Fla. : Humanities and Agriculture, University of
Florida; 1991.
Agriculture and human values v. 8 (4): p. 19-29; 1991.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Honduras; Pesticides; Crop production; Economic
impact; Exports; Agricultural development; Social impact;
Agricultural crises; Structural
change; Environmental impact; Ecology
105 NAL Call. No.: SB249.N6
A farm level decision model for analysis of reduced pesticide
scenarios.
Robinson, J.R.C.; Lacewell, R.D.; Sansone, C.
Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America; 1992.
Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conferences
v. 1: p.
377-381; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Texas; Pesticides; Farm management; Decision
making
106 NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6
Farm level impacts of reduced chemical use on southern
agriculture.
Richardson, J.W.; Smith, E.G.; Knutson, R.D.; Outlaw, J.L.
Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1991 Jul.
Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern
Agricultural Economics
Association v. 23 (1): p. 27-38; 1991 Jul. Discussion by T.H.
Foster, p.
39-41. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Southern states of U.S.A.; Dairy farms; Grain;
Pigs; Farm
management; Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides; Nitrogen
fertilizers; Usage; Economic viability; Farm income;
Simulation models
107 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8R47 no.92-4
Farm management innovators characteristics of eastern South
Dakota farm
operators.
Franklin, Douglas R.; Ahmed, Abdirizak
South Dakota State University, Economics Dept
Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State
University,; 1992.
23 leaves ; 28 cm. (Economics research report (South Dakota
State University.
Economics Dept.) ; 92-4.). June 1992. Includes
bibliographical references (
. 23).
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Farmers; Farm management; Sustainable agriculture
108 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8R47 no.91-9
Farm program flexibility options and sustainable agriculture.
Dobbs, Thomas L.; Becker, David L.
South Dakota State University, Economics Dept
Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State
University,; 1991.
iv, 42 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Research report (South Dakota State
University.
Economics Dept.) ; no. 91-9.). Includes bibliographical
references (p. 23).
Language: English
Descriptors: Agricultural administration; Agriculture and
state; Sustainable
agriculture
109 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43
Farm program impacts on incentives for greenmanure rotations.
Young, D.L.; Painter, K.M.
Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1990.
American journal of alternative agriculture v. 5 (3): p.
99-105; 1990.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alternative farming; Sustainability; Rotations;
Green manures; Agricultural policy; Legislation; Economic
analysis; Profitability; Costs; Returns; Seasonal variation;
Incentives
Abstract: Farm programs influence the profitability of a crop
rotation
through five effects: (1) a deficiency payment (DP) effect,
(2) an acreage
reduction (ARP) effect, (3) a base effect, (4) a crop price
effect, and (5) a
risk reduction effect. This study initially examines ARP and
DP effects of the
1985 Farm Bill on the relative profitability Of a low-input
rotation and a
grain-intensive conventional rotation in Washington state over
1986-1990. In
years of low deficiency payments or high foregone returns from
ARP land, the
low-input green manure rotation was competitive with the
conventional rotation
but lost its advantage in years of low ARP costs or high
deficiency payments.
Long-run incentives to maintain wheat base introduced a
consistent bias
against the low-input green manure rotation. Planting
flexibility options
proposed during the 1990 Farm Bill debate could reduce farm
program barriers
to green manure and other low-input rotations. The Bush
Administration's
Normal Crop Acreage (NCA) proposal, which was not accepted in
the 1990
legislation, would have largely eliminated base erosion for
the green manure
rotation in this study. More importantly, non-ARP green manure
acreage would
have qualified for deficiency payments under the NCA, thereby
sharply
increasing the low-input rotation's relative profitability.
Proposals like the
NCA might receive further attention in the future due to
environmental
concerns, fiscal pressures, or possible trade agreements
requiring
multilateral phaseout of agricultural subsidies coupled to
commodities.
110 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
111 NAL Call. No.: 100 SO82 (1)
Farm, rural economy, and policy implications of sustainable
agriculture in
South Dakota.
Dobbs, T.L.; Taylor, D.C.
Brookings, S.D. : The Station; 1992 May.
Bulletin - Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State
University
(713): 20 p.; 1992 May. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: South Dakota; Sustainability; Rotations; Organic
fertilizers; Livestock farming; Crop production; Crop yield;
Profitability
112 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1212
Farmer to farmer strategies for sustainable agriculture..
Field crops
Rotational grazing Vegetables IPM for vegetables and small
fruits IPM for
apples High-value marketing High value marketing
Rooy Media (Firm)
Frederick, Md. : Rooy Media ; Emmaus, Pa. : Distributed by
Rodale Institue,; 1991.
6 videocassettes (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 video
resource and
viewing guide (13 p.).. "Partial funding for this video
series and the ...
guide was provided by a grant from USDA's Low-Input
Sustainable Agriculture
Program, Northeast Region"--P. [i] of guide.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Pests; Grazing
Abstract: Using farmers to talk to their peers informally and
frankly about
their experiences with sustainable agriculture, the videos are
designed to
help farmers get acquainted with six key strategies for
sustainable
agriculture. Photographed over the course of a growing season,
the structure
allows for an introduction to the six subjects, while
promoting follow-up
discussion after viewing each video.
113 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1212
Farmer to farmer strategies for sustainable agriculture..
Field crops
Rotational grazing Vegetables IPM for vegetables and small
fruits IPM for
apples High-value marketing High value marketing
Rodale Institute, Rooy Media (Firm)
Frederick, Md. : Rooy Media ; Emmaus, Pa. : Distributed by
Rodale Institue,; 1991.
6 videocassettes (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 video
resource and
viewing guide (13 p.).. "Partial funding for this video
series and the ...
guide was provided by a grant from USDA's Low-Input
Sustainable Agriculture
Program, Northeast Region"--P. [i] of guide.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Pests; Grazing
Abstract: Using farmers to talk to their peers informally and
frankly about
their experiences with sustainable agriculture, the videos are
designed to
help farmers get acquainted with six key strategies for
sustainable
agriculture. Photographed over the course of a growing season,
the structure
allows for an introduction to the six subjects, while
promoting follow-up
discussion after viewing each video.
114 NAL Call. No.: 100 N46S no.375
Farmers can reduce fertilizer cost.
Blair A. W.
New Brunswick, N.J. : New Jersey Agricultural Experiment
Station,; 1938.
3 p. ; 23 cm. (Circular (New Jersey Agricultural Experiment
Station) ; 375.).
Caption title.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Fertilizers
115 NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A3N6
A farmer's choice of weed control method and the impacts of
policy and risk.
Olson, K.D.; Eidman V.R.
East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University; 1992 Jan.
Review of agricultural economics v. 14 (1): p. 125-137; 1992
Jan. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Minnesota; Maize; Weed control; Decision making;
Herbicides; Mechanical methods; Agricultural policy; Federal
programs; Economic impact; Farm income; Taxes; Subsidies;
Market economics; Incentives; Risk; Constraints; Deficiency
payments; Innovation adoption; Motad
Abstract: The importance of risk in a farmer's decision to
use herbicides
should not be forgotten. This paper presents a theoretical
model of the weed
control decision and develops a MOTAD programming model. The
model uses
herbicides at levels of risk aversion found in previous
empirical studies.
This result was not changed by equal (or even higher) ASCS
yields for not
using herbicides, a tax on herbicides, or the elimination of
deficiency
payments. The variability of returns was more important in
influencing a
farmer to choose herbicides than the higher expected returns
in a nonherbicide
system.
116 NAL Call. No.: S633.5.A8F74 1991
Fertiliser the key to profitable and sustainable pastures : a
progress report
on a major pasture fertiliser research program for the
northern slopes, northern plains, central west slopes, central
west plains and Upper Hunter.
Freebairn, Robert; Mullen, C. L.; Roberts, E.
Dubbo? : NSW Agriculture,; 1991.
74 p. : ill., map ; 30 cm. September 1991. "Agdex
130/540"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p.
36-39).
Language: English
Descriptors: Fertilizers; Sustainable agriculture
117 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Fertilizer management effect on recovery of labeled nitrogen
by continuous
no-till.
Timmons, D.R.; Baker, J.L.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 May23.
Agronomy journal v. 84 (3): p. 490-496; 1992 May23. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Iowa; Zea mays; Continuous cropping; No-tillage;
Nitrogen
fertilizers; Use efficiency; Application rates; Radioactive
tracers; Application methods; Crop yield
Abstract: Improved fertilizer N management with respect to
placement and
timing is especially important in high-residue systems
designed to improve
N-use efficiency and to speed adoption of erosion controlling
tillage
practices. By means of point-injection technology, fertilizer
solutions now
can be applied and soil-incorporated with minimal disturbance
of surface
residue or existing plants. This study was conducted in large
non-weighing
lysimeters (with reconstituted soil horizons) to determine the
recovery of
15N-labeled urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN) solution by continuous
no-till corn
(Zea mays L.) during the initial year of application and two
subsequent years
for four N management systems. The UAN solution was
point-injected in split
applications at rates of 125 or 200 kg N ha-1, or knifed-in or
surface-banded
right after plant emergence at 200 kg N ba-1. For the initial
year of 15N
application, the percent recovery of labeled N (NR) in grain
was 48, 39, 33, and 30% for point-injected (low rate/split),
point-injected (high rate/split), knifed-in, and
surface-banded, respectively. The percentage of total grain N
derived from labeled N (Nf) ranged from 57 to 67% and was in
the order of
point-injected (high rate/split) > knifed-in > point-injected
(low rate/split)
> surface-banded. Residual labeled N recovery in grain ranged
from 2.3 to 4.6%
for the second season and from 0.9 to 1.0% for the third
season with no
significant differences among application treatments for
either season. After
rive seasons the NR values for labeled N determined in the
soil N pool still
ranged from 20 to 26%. UAN solution applied in split
applications with the
point injector was used more efficiently by corn than when
knifed-in or
surface-banded in a single application, indicating the
point-injection/split
application system is an option for improved N management in
no-till corn.
118 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.
119 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1234
First steps moving toward sustainability : livestock
management (hogs)..
First steps; moving toward sustainability Livestock management
(hogs)
Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service
Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. Program was
prepared with the
support of USDA Agreement 88-COOP-1-3523.
Language: English
Descriptors: Swine; Swine farrowing facilities; Manure
handling; Sustainable
agriculture
Abstract: Presents three hog producers who have made changes
in their
production methods, based on sustainable agricultural
decisions involving
productivity, high volume, and environmental concerns and
effects. The changes
range from a totally pasture farrowing and finishing process
to a drug-free
finishing process to having hogs pastured on a corn stubble
field to provide
manure to the field while they feed off the corn stubble and
fallen cobs.
120 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1232
First steps moving toward sustainability : machinery
management.. First
steps; moving toward sustainability Machinery management
Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service
Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990.
1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agricultural machinery; Sustainable agriculture
Abstract: Discusses proper machinery to use for conservation
tillage; how to
increase soil cover to control erosion by using the proper
machinery; how to
adjust a cultivator; and how to use a rotary hoe, a grain
drill, and a manure
spreader.
121 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1235
First steps moving toward sustainability : nitrogen
management.. First steps; moving toward sustainability
Nitrogen management
Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service
Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990.
1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. Program was
prepared with the
support of USDA Agreement 88-COOP-1-3523.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nitrogen fertilizers; Manure handling; Manures;
Cropping systems; Sustainable agriculture
Abstract: Discusses environmental aspects of good and bad
nitrogen
management, water pollution from nitrogen runoff, manure usage
in relation to
nitrogen amounts needed and what to do with unused manure, and
the results of
several projects researching nitrogen control and getting
farmers to change
their farming systems to be more in line with sustainable
agricultural
practices.
122 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1237
First steps moving toward sustainability : pest management..
First steps; moving toward sustainability Pest management
Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service
Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990.
1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. Program was
prepared with the
support of USDA Agreement 88-COOP-1-3523.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pests; Sustainable agriculture; Organic farming;
Herbicides; Tillage
Abstract: Discusses integrated control of pests and weeds,
new methods of
less herbicide usage tied in with mechanical cultivation
methods, sustainable
agricultural tillage practices, and alternatives to
pesticides, specifically
for alfalfa weevil, horn flies, and corn beetles.
123 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1233
First steps moving toward sustainability : soil management..
First steps; moving toward sustainability Soil management
Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service
Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990.
1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. Program was
prepared with the
support of USDA Agreement 88-COOP-1-3523.
Language: English
Descriptors: Soil management; Soil erosion; Soil conservation;
Sustainable
agriculture
Abstract: Discusses sustainable agriculture in terms of soil
conservation, agricultural ecology, soil erosion control,
conservation tillage, and effects
of erosion on crop productivity,
124 NAL Call. No.: SF395.G73 1991
Fit for a pig low-cost/sustainable strategies of resourceful
hog farmers.
Gralla, Shawn
Hartington, NE : Beginning Farmer Support Network, Center for
Rural Affairs, [1991?]; 1991.
46 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Cover title. "Prepared with the
partial support of
USDA Agreement no. 88-COOP-1-3523"--P. [i]. Includes
bibliographical
references (p. 42-46).
Language: English
Descriptors: Swine; Sustainable agriculture
125 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86S8
Flood-tolerant crops for low input sustainable agriculture in
the Everglades
agricultural area.
Porter, P.S.; Snyder, G.H.; Deren, C.W.
Binghamton, N.Y. : Food Products Press; 1991.
Journal of sustainable agriculture v. 2 (1): p. 77-101; 1991.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Florida; Colocasia esculenta; Echinochloa
polystachya; Saccharum; Oryza sativa; Subtropics; Wetlands;
Drainage; Flooding; Land use; Agricultural
production; Sustainability; Cropping systems; Environmental
impact; Subsidence; Losses from soil systems; Oxidation; Soil
degradation; Water
storage; Drainage water; Runoff; Enrichment; Nitrogen;
Phosphorus; Mineralization; Cycling; Seasonal fluctuations;
Dry season; Wet season; Precipitation; Flooding tolerance;
Crop yield; Biomass; Dry matter
accumulation; Water use; Energy value; Economic viability;
Ecological balance
126 NAL Call. No.: aHD1751.A42
Food prices--no fuel for inflation.
Parlett, R.
Rockville, Md. : The Service; 1992 Jul.
Agricultural outlook AO - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Economic Research
Service (187): p. 21-24; 1992 Jul.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Food prices; Inflation
127 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.F67
Forefront.
Purdue University, Agricultural Experiment Station
West Lafayette, IN : The Station,; 1989-9999.
v. : ill. ; 43 cm. Description based on: Vol. 1, issue 3
(spring 1990); title
from caption.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agriculture; Food; Natural resources
128 NAL Call. No.: 281.28 R88
From an agrarian to an environmental, food, and natural
resource base for
agricultural policy: some reflections on the case the EC.
Bonanno, A.
Bozeman, Mont. : Rural Sociological Society; 1991.
Rural sociology v. 56 (4): p. 549-564; 1991. Literature
review. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Europe; Cap; Agrarian reform; European
communities; Natural
resources; Food production; Environmental policy
Abstract: The agriculture of the European Community (EC) has
experienced
significant changes in the last decade. From a situation of
deficiency in
agricultural and food production, the twelve-nation community
has shifted to a
situation of food overproduction. This change has also been
characterized by a
rapid decrease in the agricultural labor force and a decrease
of its
importance in the employment structure which has manifested
itself in fewer, more efficient farms. This alteration of
structural conditions has led to the
emergence of a new set of agricultural issues. This article
discusses these
changes by underscoring the decline of agrarian-based issues
and the emergence
of environmental, food, and natural resource-based issues. It
is maintained
that EC agricultural policies have been instrumental in both
the resolution of
agrarian-based issues and in the creation of new problems
embodied in the
environmental, food, and natural resource-based policies. The
combination of
the demise of agrarian-based policies and the emergence of
environmental, food, and natural resource-based policies is
also employed as a theoretical
perspective from which the evolution of the agricultural
sector in the EC can
be interpreted.
129 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
From domination to cooperation: ethical and economic
motivations toward
sustainable food production systems.
Kaufman, M.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988.
Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable
agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international
scientific conference of the
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p.
75-82; 1988.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Organic farming; Sustainability; Ethics;
Economics; Ecology; Land productivity; Cycling; Traditional
farming; Crop production; Energy expenditure; Fuel consumption
130 NAL Call. No.: HC79.E5E363 1992
The Gaia atlas of green economics wealth beyond measure., 1st
Anchor Books
ed..
Ekins, Paul; Hillman, Mayer; Hutchinson, Robert, New York :
Anchor Books,; 1992.
191 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. A Gaia original. Includes
bibliographical references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Green movement; Economic development; Human
ecology; Gaia
hypothesis
131 NAL Call. No.: HT401.J68
Going Green in Britain? Votes for the Green Party and
attitudes to Green
issues in the late 1980s.
Pattie, C.J.; Russell, A.T.; Johnston, R.J.
Elmsford, N.Y. : Pergamon Press; 1991.
Journal of rural studies v. 7 (3): p. 285-297; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Uk; Environmental protection; Political
attitudes; Behavior
patterns; Social policy; Regional surveys
Abstract: The electoral success of the Green Party in 1989
suggested
substantial support for pro-environment policies within the
British
population. Ecological analysis of that electoral performance
suggests that
Green support was greatest among the affluent middle class in
the south of
England. Analysis of 1987 electoral survey data, however,
indicates not one
but three separate dimensions to environmental concern within
the country, with clear implications for mobilisation of the
pro-Green electorate.
132 NAL Call. No.: 80 AM371
Going organic.
Garrett, J.H.
Chicago, Ill. : American Nurseryman Publishing Company; 1992
Oct01.
American nurseryman v. 176 (7): p. 70-72, 74-75; 1992 Oct01.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Organic farming; Organic fertilizers;
Retail marketing
133 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1989
Green manures in irrigated crop systems.
Razongles, C.
Witzenhausen? : Ekopan; 1990.
Agricultural alternatives and nutritional self-sufficiency :
for a sustainable
agricultural system that respects man and his environment :
proc of the IFOAM
Seventh Int Scientific Conference, Ouagadougou, January 2-5,
1989. p. 255-262; 1990.
Language: English
Descriptors: Organic farming; Cropping systems; Green manures;
Irrigation; Environmental impact; Temporal variation; Seasonal
growth; Seasons; Residual
effects; Nitrates; Crop yield
134 NAL Call. No.: JA75.8.G74 1991
The Green reader essays toward a sustainable society.
Dobson, Andrew
San Francisco : Mercury House,; 1991.
xii, 280 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and
index.
Language: English
Descriptors: Green movement; Economic development
135 NAL Call. No.: HD9007.T4H35 1991
A guide to marketing organic produce.
Hall, Charles R.; Edwards, Richard A.,_1927-; Johnson, Jeff L.
College Station, Tex. : Texas Agricultural Extension Service,
[1991?]; 1991.
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 30 cm. Includes bibliographical
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Farm produce; Organic farming
136 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34
The impact of fertilizer application techniques on nitrogen
yield from two
tillage systems.
Mostaghimi, S.; Younos, T.M.; Tim, U.S
Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1991 Jun14.
Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 36 (1/2): p. 13-22;
1991 Jun14.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Virginia; Agricultural land; Hapludults; Silt
loam soils; Nitrogen; Losses from soil systems; Sediment;
Runoff; Water pollution; No-tillage; Tillage; Nitrogen
fertilizers; Subsurface application; Application
methods; Artificial precipitation; Rain; Yields; Nitrate
nitrogen; Ammonium
nitrogen; Kjeldahl method; Eutrophication; Surface water;
Movement in soil
137 NAL Call. No.: aS21.A8U5/ARS
Impacts of integrated cropping practices on nitrogen use and
movement.
Benson, V.W.; Goldstein, W.A.; Young, D.L.; Williams, J.R.;
Jones, C.A.; Kiniry, J.R.
Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1990.
Reprints - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural
Research Service
[418]: 3 p.; 1990. Indexed from reprint: Challenges in
Dryland Agriculture--A
Global Perspective / edited by T.V. Unger, et al., 1990.
Proceedings of the
International Conference on Dryland Farming. Aug. 15-19, 1988,
Amarillo/Bushland, TX. p. 426-428. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Washington; Field crops; Rotations; Simulation
models; Variable
costs; Erosion; Soil; Nitrogen content; Nutrient uptake;
Sustainability; Alternative farming
138 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
139 NAL Call. No.: HD1751.A36
Implications of chemical use reduction for Texas agriculture.
Knutson, R.D.; Smith, E.G.; Penson, J.B.; Taylor, C.R.
College Station, Tex. : Agricultural & Food Policy Center;
1990 Jun.
AFPC policy working paper (90-4): 18 p.; 1990 Jun.
Language: English
Descriptors: Texas; Cotton; Wheat; Rice; Maize; Sorghum;
Agricultural
chemicals; Usage; Production costs; Economic impact
140 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.H37 1992
Increasing organic agriculture at the local level a manual for
consumers, grocers, farmers & policy makers.
Hansen, Maren
Community Environmental Council, Santa Barbara County Safe
Food Project
Santa Barbara, County Calif. : Community Environmental
Council, Inc., Gildea
Resource Center,; 1992.
98, xvi p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language: English
Descriptors: Natural foods; Organic farming; Agriculture;
Pesticide residues
in food; Marketing (Home economics)
141 NAL Call. No.: S451.I6I54 1992
Indiana On-farm Demonstration and Research Project 1991
results.
American Farmland Trust, Indiana Sustainable Agriculture
Association
DeKalb, IL : The Trust,; 1992.
33 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. Cover title. A cooperative
project of the
Indiana Sustainable Agriculture Association and the American
Farmland Trust.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Alternative agriculture
142 NAL Call. No.: 79.8 W41
Influence of application time on bioactivity of imazethapyr in
no-tillage
soybean (Glycine max).
Buhler, D.D.; Proost, R.T.
Champaign, Ill. : Weed Science Society of America; 1992 Jan.
Weed science v. 40 (1): p. 122-126; 1992 Jan. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Wisconsin; Glycine max; No-tillage; Weed control;
Chemical
control; Imazethapyr; Application date; Seedling emergence;
Timing; Application rates; Preplanting treatment; Metolachlor;
Herbicide mixtures; Residual effects; Chenopodium album;
Setaria faberi; Abutilon theophrasti; Conservation tillage;
Crop yield
Abstract: Field research was conducted at Arlington, WI, in
1988 and 1989 to
determine the influence of application time on weed control
and residue
carryover with imazethapyr in no-tillage soybean production.
Imazethapyr at
greater than or equal to 55 g ai ha-1 applied early preplant
controlled > 90%
of the common lambsquarters, velvetleaf, and giant foxtail
before no-tillage
planting of soybean. Early preplant and sequential treatments
with an early
preplant component controlled greater than or equal to 88% of
all weeds for
the entire growing season. Delaying the initial imazethapyr
application until
immediately after soybean planting reduced weed control
compared to the early
preplant treatments. Low level of weed control with planting
time treatments
appeared to be due to a lack of control of common
lambsquarters emerged at the
time of imazethapyr application and dry weather following
imazethapyr
application. No soybean injury from imazethapyr was observed
and differences
in soybean yield appeared to be due to differences in weed
control. No
significant carryover of imazethapyr was detected through a
corn bioassay in
the field.
143 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5
The influence of biologically and conventionally cultivated
food on the
fertility of rats.
Velimirov, A.; Plochberger, K.; Huspeka, U.; Schott, W.
Oxon : A B Academic Publishers; 1992.
Biological agriculture and horticulture : an international
journal v. 8 (4): p. 325-337; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Organic foods; Nutritive value; Assessment; Rats;
Female
fertility; Rat feeding; Diet studies; Food analysis; Chemical
analysis; Pregnancy rate; Birth weight; Liveweight gain;
Organic farming; Arable farming
144 NAL Call. No.: 10 OU8
Integrated farming: an ecological farming approach in European
agriculture.
El Titi, A.
Oxon : C.A.B. International; 1992 Mar.
Outlook on agriculture v. 21 (1): p. 33-39; 1992 Mar.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Europe; German federal republic; Farming systems
research; Farm
management; Integrated systems; Minimum tillage; Organic
farming; Regulations
145 NAL Call. No.: A00126
Integration of crop and livestock enterprises: South Dakota
sustainable case
farms.
Taylor, D.C.; Taylor, T.L
Brookings, S.D. : Cooperative Extension Service, Economics
Dept., S.D. State
University; 1991 Jan31.
Economics commentator (293): p. 1-3; 1991 Jan31.
Language: English
Descriptors: South Dakota; Crop enterprises; Livestock
enterprises; Integrated
systems; Sustainability; Farming systems; Cropping systems;
Feed requirements; Farmyard manure; Farm income; Farm surveys
146 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
Intensive vs. low input swine housing.
Jacobson, L.D.; Janni, K.A.; Pijoan, C.; Arellano, P.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-4551):
9 p. ill; 1989.
Paper presented at the "1989 International Winter Meeting
sponsored by The
American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 12-15,
1989, New
Orleans, Louisiana. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pigs; Pig housing; Piglet production; Economic
evaluation
147 NAL Call. No.: 302.8 P96
Ionization eliminates bacteria without using chemicals.
Rodden, G.
Don Mills : Southam Business Publications; 1990 Sep.
Pulp & paper Canada v. 91 (9): p. 17-18; 1990 Sep.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pulp and paper industry; Water management; Water
systems; Ionization; Bacteria
148 NAL Call. No.: HT390.G74
Is alternative agriculture a viable rural development
strategy?.
Barkley, D.L.; Wilson, P.N.
Lexington, Ky. : College of Business and Economics, University
of Kentucky; 1992.
Growth and change v. 23 (2): p. 239-253; 1992. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Employment; Income;
Rural areas; Economic development; Rural development; Economic
impact; Case studies; Profitability; Objectives
149 NAL Call. No.: 281.9 C81Ae no.91-34
Issues in the development and marketing of reduced chemical
agricultural
products a look at disease-resistant apple cultivars.
Murphy, Cecile; Willett, Lois Schertz
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,; 1991.
42 p. ; 28 cm. (A.E. ext. ; 91-34). Cover title. December
1991. Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-42).
Language: English
Descriptors: Agricultural chemicals; Apple; Consumers'
preferences
150 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
151 NAL Call. No.: HD1415.L26 1978
Land and water resources development systems analysis for
agricultural
production alternatives 1978.
Hydrotechnic Corporation
New York, N.Y. : Hydrotechnic Corporation,; 1978.
1 v. (various foliations, some folded leaves) : ill. (some
col.), map ; 28 cm.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agriculture; Land use; Water resources
development; System
analysis
152 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1332
Large scale agriculture goes organic Griesinger Films ;
produced and directed
by Peter Griesinger with Bob Campbell and EKN Associates.
Committee for Sustainable Agriculture, Griesinger Films
Ecological Farmer Conference 1990 : Asilomar, Calif.
French Creek, WV : Griesinger Films,; 1990.
1 videocassette (80 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Videotaped live at
the 10th Annual Ecological Farming Conference, January 12-14,
1990, Asilomar
Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA. Conference sponsored by
the Committee
for Sustainable Agriculture.
Language: English
Descriptors: Organic farming; Farms, Large; Sustainable
agriculture
Abstract: Three general mangers of large scale farms which
switched from
conventional to organic farming methods present their
experiences in this
conference video. They discusses the transition process and
the costs of going
from conventional farming practices using pesticides to
organic methods of
farming for large scale farms and how to market the resulting
produce on a
large scale.
153 NAL Call. No.: 321.8 J82
Lead poisoning and the poor.
Alexandria, Va. : American Home Economics Association; 1992.
Journal of home economics v. 84 (2): p. 55, 57; 1992.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Lead poisoning; Children; Poverty; Economically
disadvantaged; Low income groups; Policy; Roles; Home
economists
154 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1363
Life in the soil produced by Sakura Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
[and] MOA
Productions ; planned by Nature Farming International Research
Foundation.
Sakura Motion Picture Co, International Research Center for
Nature Farming, MOA Products Corp, MOA Productions
Atami, Japan : MOA Products Corp., [199-?]; 1990-1992.
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. (Living soil ;
pt. 2). Award: Minister for Science and Technology Prize,
Japan Science and Technology
Film/Video Festival.
Language: English
Descriptors: Soil microbiology; Soil biology; Plant-soil
relationship
Abstract: Portrays healthy soil as being a complex, living
medium, depicts in
color what life is like in the soil at the microscopic level,
and shows the
soil as a living, fragile item that must be protected and
nutured to ensure
its long-term productivity and stability.
155 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1333
Limited input farm system Kirkwood Community College ;
producer/writer, Gene
Troyer ; director/editor, Brent Newman.
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa : The College,; 1989.
1 videocassette (36 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Produced
through the staff &
facilities of the Media Services Dept. of Kirkwood Community
College.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural systems;
Agricultural
diversification
Abstract: Designed to educate farmers on what limited input
farming is, means, and costs for seven farm components, such
as labor, land, crops, capital, farmers as managers of their
own future, environmentally safe farming
methods, economic aspects of low chemical input products, and
increased farm
productivity/profitability because of farm diversification.
156 NAL Call. No.: S441.F97
Lisa compared: a tale of two farms.
Kessler, K.
Moline, Il. : Deere & Company; 1991 Nov.
The Furrow Cornbelt edition. p. 7-8; 1991 Nov.
Language: English
Descriptors: South Dakota; Farming systems; Organic farming;
Farming systems
research; Comparisons; Farm inputs; Soil fertility; Weed
control; Economic
analysis; University research
157 NAL Call. No.: 100 SO82S
LISA: Soils and yields.
Rickerol, D.; Smolik, J.
Brookings, S.D. : The Station; 1990.
South Dakota farm & home research - South Dakota, Agricultural
Experiment
Station v. 41 (1): p. 7-9; 1990.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Soil conservation; Crop
yield
158 NAL Call. No.: aHD1751.A42
A look at pesticide reduction & profits.
Whittaker, G.; Lin, B.H.; Vasavada, U.
Rockville, Md. : The Service; 1992 Aug.
Agricultural outlook AO - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Economic Research
Service (188): p. 23-25; 1992 Aug.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Pesticides; Usage; Profits
159 NAL Call. No.: TX341.C6
Low-input agriculture gets more attention, money.
Washington, D.C. : Community Nutrition Institute; 1991 Aug23.
Nutrition week v. 21 (33): p. 4-5; 1991 Aug23.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pesticides; Environmental protection; Integrated
pest management; Substitutes; Costs; Cultural control; Food
safety; Environmental impact
Abstract: While the Department of Agriculture still treats
organic
agriculture with skepticism, it has devoted attention in
recent years to
partial reductions in pesticide use, in particular,
unnecessary pesticide use.
The article excerpts a report by a USDA economist.
160 NAL Call. No.: SB610.W39
Low-rate applications of herbicides in conventional and
reduced tillage
potatoes (Solanum tuberosum).
Wallace, R.W.; Bellinder, R.R.
Champaign, Ill. : The Society; 1990 Jul.
Weed technology : a journal of the Weed Science Society of
America v. 4 (3): p. 509-513; 1990 Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: New York; Solanum tuberosum; Conservation
tillage; Tillage; Weed
control; Chenopodium album; Amaranthus retroflexus; Chemical
control; Linuron; Metolachlor; Metribuzin; Oryzalin;
Application rates; Crop yield; Yield
losses; Phytotoxicity
161 NAL Call. No.: HD2080.6.Z8M34
Malaysian agricultural policy issues and directions :
proceedings of an
international seminar, 21-23 June 1988, Serdang, Selangor.
Fatimah Mohd. Arshad
Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Centre for Agricultural Policy
Studies, Malaysian Agricultural Economics Association
International Seminar on Malaysian Agricultural Policy 1988 :
Serdang, Selangor.
Serdang, Selangor : Centre for Agricultural Policies Studies,
Universiti
Pertanian Malaysia,; 1989.
vi, 339 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Proceedings of International
Seminar on
Agricultural Policy held 21-23 June, 1988 in Serdang.
Includes bibliographical references.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Agriculture and state; Natural resources
162 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Management and dynamics of potassium in a humid tropical
ultisol under a
rice-cowpea rotation.
Cox, F.R.; Uribe, E.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Jul.
Agronomy Journal v. 84 (4): p. 655-660; 1992 Jul. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Vigna unguiculata; Oryza sativa; Rotations;
Ultisols; Potassium
fertilizers; Application rates; Humid tropics; Stover;
No-tillage; Tillage; Crop yield; Grain; Nutrient availability;
Potassium; Residual effects; Exchangeable cations
Abstract: Little is known about the role of K fertilization,
stover
management, and tillage methods on soil K availability as they
affect rice
(Oryza sativa L.) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]
productivity on
Ultisols of the humid tropics. The effects of five K rates
(0-120 kg K ha-1), returning or removing stover, and three
tillage methods (no-till, strip, and
conventional) were evaluated during 12 crops of rice and
cowpea grown for a
4-yr period. Fertilizer K was applied to the first seven
crops. The site was a
recently cleared, 18-yr-old secondary forest in the Peruvian
Amazon Basin. The
soil was a fine-loamy, siliceous, isohyperthermic Typic
Paleudult. Soils
samples were collected at each crop harvest to 90 cm in 15-cm
increments.
Potassium fertilizer always increased grain yields when stover
was removed.
Conversely, responses to K additions were seldom obtained when
the stover was
returned. The extractable K (Modified Olsen) critical level
for both upland
rice and cowpeas was calculated to be 0.10 cmol L-1. Returning
stover with no
K fertilization maintained soil K concentrations above
critical levels for
both species up to the last crop of the rotation. Residual
effects of
fertilizer K were prolonged by returning the stover. When
stover was returned, subsoil exchangeable K increased with
increasing rate of K fertilization.
Removal of stover resulted in greater increases in subsoil
exchangeable K at
the 40 kg K ha-1 rate than at 120 kg K ha-1, apparently
because the higher
rate resulted in K fixation. Tillage methods did not affect
crop yields.
163 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
Management with ridge tillage to reduce chemical losses.
Kay, R.L.; Baker, J.L.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-2157):
18 p.; 1989.
Paper presented at the 1989 International Summer Meeting, June
25-28, 1989.
Quebec, Canada. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Tillage; Subsurface drainage; Chemicals
164 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
165 NAL Call. No.: SB249.N6
Market potential of organically grown cotton as a niche crop.
Apodaca, J.K.
Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America; 1992.
Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conferences
v. 1: p.
410-413; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Gossypium; Organic farming; Markets; Demand
166 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.
167 NAL Call. No.: 80 AC82
Mechanization and input reduction in processing tomato
cropping: agronomic
aspects; building and testing of appropriate technical ways of
management.
Dumas, Y.
Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science;
1990 Aug.
Acta horticulturae (277): p. 145-154; 1990 Aug. Paper
presented at the "Third
International Symposium on Processing Tomatoes," November
29-December 2, 1989, Avignon, France. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: France; Lycopersicon esculentum; Crop management;
Decision
making; Economic analysis; Mechanical harvesting; Plant
protection; Alluvial
soils; Clay soils; Crop yield
Abstract: This study deals with the agronomic feasibility and
the results of
mechanized ways of management for processing tomato which were
likely to meet
the following main objectives: a) field state suitable to
mechanical harvest, b) satisfying yield (60 to 80 t.ha-1), c)
input reduction. The agronomic
contraints deriving from them and pluridisciplinary scientific
results were
used as a base of reasoning and then of building technical
management
schedules. Most of these contraints have been considered and
integrated into
ways of management of processing tomato crops in large plots
during 3 years
(1985-86-87) on a clay alluvial soil. Management decisions
were taken
according to periodical simple diagnoses based on observing,
counting or
measuring. The main objectives were satisfied namely: 1) a
total mechanization
(except one or two partial hand weedings), with a reduced
number of
operations, 2) reduced fertilization: for P, in a poor soil,
half of the
current supplies and for N about one quarter, 3) reduced plant
protection, including biological means, 4) good field fitness
to mechanical harvest, 5)
annual yields respectively: 78, 75 and 50 t.ha-1. The results
show that it is
possible to produce otherwise and cheaper while reducing
resources wasting and
improving environment safety.
168 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.D3C68 1992
A method of determining the long term costs and benefits of
alternative farm
plans.
Kubicki, A.; Denby, C.; Stevens, M.; Haagensen, A.
St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural
Engineers; 1992.
Computers in agricultural extension programs : proceedings of
the 4th
international conference, 28-31 January 1992, Orlando, Florida
/ sponspored by
the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, University of
Florida. p. 354-359; 1992. (ASAE