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300.
NAL Call No.: 80-
Ac82
Improving the quality of compost amended peat pots for
vegetable plantlets in organic farming.
Leiser, M. Acta-hortic (339): p.229-239. (1993
Aug.)
Paper presented at the Workshop on Ecological Aspects of
Vegetable Fertilization in Integrated Crop Production in the
Field, September 7-11, 1992, Wadenswil, Switzerland.
Descriptors: lactuca-sativa; foeniculum-vulgare;
brassica-oleracea-var; -gongylodes; seedlings; peat; substrates;
composts; organic-farming; npk-fertilizers; crop-yield;
irrigation-scheduling; transplanting; plant-composition
301.
NAL Call No.: HD9007.N5I52-
1991
Industry guide to New Jersey's organic markets, 1991.
New Jersey's organic markets.
Natural Organic Farmers Association of New Jersey. Pennington,
NJ : Natural Organic Farmers Association of New Jersey : Stony
Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, c1991. 59 p. : ill.,
Descriptors: Organic-farming-New-Jersey-Directories;
Natural-foods-industry-New-Jersey-Directories
302.
NAL Call No.:
SB610.W39
The influence of a hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) cover crop
on weed control and corn (Zea mays) growth and
yield.
Curran, W. S.; Hoffman, L. D.; Werner, E. L. Weed-
technol v.8(4): p.777-784. (1994 Oct.-1994 Dec.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: weed-control; cultural-weed-control;
cover-crops; vicia-villosa; chemical-vs; -cultural-weed-control;
atrazine; metolachlor; sulfonylurea-herbicides; chemical-control;
application-rates; no-tillage; low-input-agriculture; weeds;
panicum-dichotomiflorum; crop-yield; zea-mays; nicosulfuron;
thifensulfuron
303.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.B5
Influence of crops and cultivation management on the
nitrogen leaching potential on ecological farms in south east
Norway.
Solberg, S. O. Biol-agric-hortic v.11(1/4): p.115-121.
(1995)
Paper presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological
Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; nitrogen; leaching;
risk; losses-from-soil; leys; legumes; grain-crops; fodder-crops;
catch-crops; root-crops; vegetables; fallow; nitrate-nitrogen;
ammonium-nitrogen; nitrogen-content; soil; seasonal-variation;
rotations; plowing; timing; crop-management; norway
304.
NAL Call No.: 80-
Ac82
Innovation in cultivation techniques of greenhouse
ornamentals with particular regard to low energy input and
pollution reduction.
Serra, G. Acta-hortic (353): p.149-163. (1994
Feb.)
Paper presented at the "International Workshop on Floriculture &
Nursery Industries and Environment," held October 22-24, 1992,
Vertemate con Minoprio, Italy.
Descriptors: pot-plants; floriculture; greenhouse-
culture; crop-production; greenhouse-crops; mechanization;
energy-conservation; pollution-control
305.
NAL Call No.:
S69.R47
The innovation of tradition--low-cost, low input
alternatives for Maine farmers.
Gauvin, M. Res-Maine-People-Agric-Exp-Stn-Univ-Maine
v.1(8): p.2-8. (1988 Sept.)
Descriptors: alternative-farming; sustainability;
legumes; rotations; mixed-cropping; double-cropping; cultural-
weed-control; insect-control; rotational-grazing; grazing-
intensity; maine; low-input-farming
306.
NAL Call No.: 100-
C12Cag
Insect damage limits yield, profits of organic
apples.
Caprile, J.; Klonsky, K.; Mills, N.; McDougall, S.;
Micke, W.; Van Steenwyk, B. Calif-agric v.48(6):
p.21-28. (1994 Nov.-1994 Dec.)
Descriptors: malus-pumila; cydia-pomonella; dysaphis-
plantaginea; organic-farming; cover-crops; soil-fertility; plant-
nutrition; beneficial-insects; pheromones; mating- disruption;
sprays; crop-yield; profits; california
307.
NAL Call No.:
QH301.A76
Integrated farming--putting together systems for farm
use.
Ogilvy, S. E.; Turley, D. B.; Cook, S. K.; Fisher, N. M.;
Holland, J.; Prew, R. D.; Spink, J. Asp-appl-biol
(40,pt.1): p.53-60. (1994)
In the series analytic: Arable farming under CAP reform / edited
by J. Clarke, A. Lane, A. Mitchell, M. Ramans and P.
Ryan.
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; integrated-systems;
integrated-control; crop-husbandry; cultivars; disease-
resistance; farming; cropping-systems; farm-inputs; europe; uk;
link-integrated-farming-systems
308.
NAL Call No.: 80-
Ac82
Integrated fruit production in the United
States.
Hull, J. Jr. Acta-hortic. Wageningen : International
Society for Horticultural Science. Oct 1993. v. 347 p. 372-
374.
Paper presented at the, "Second International Symposium on
Integrated Fruit Production", August 24-28, 1992,
Veldhoven, Netherlands.
Descriptors: malus; pyrus; vitis; organic-farming;
integrated-control; integrated-pest-management; sustainability;
reports; usa
309.
NAL Call No.: 80-
Ac82
Integrated fruit production--the experience of South
Tyrol.
Oberhofer, H. Acta-hortic. Wageningen : International
Society for Horticultural Science. Oct 1993. v. 347 p. 25-
32.
Paper presented at the, "Second International Symposium on
Integrated Fruit Production", August 24-28, 1992,
Veldhoven, Netherlands.
Descriptors: malus-pumila; integrated-control; insect-
control; fungus-control; insect-pests; integrated-pest-
management; crop-production; control-programs; fungicides;
storage; low-input-agriculture; italy
310.
NAL Call No.:
S441.S855
Integrated kenaf, broiler manure and beef production
system.
Williams, T. H. Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE
research projects. [1988-. 1992. 17 p.
SARE Project Number: ANE 92.14. Record includes 3 1/2 Floppy Disk
and copies of Delaware Beef News newsletter.
Descriptors: beef-cattle; feeding; poultry-manure;
kenaf; beef-production; safety; low-input-agriculture; delaware
311.
NAL Call No.:
SB1.H6
Integrated pest management: a grower's
perspective.
Tawczynski, D. HortScience v.27(7): p.761. (1992
July)
Paper presented at the "Colloquium on Sustainable Vegetable
Production, held at the 88th American Society of Horticultural
Science Annual Meeting, July 22, 1991, University Park,
Pennsylvania.
Descriptors: integrated-pest-management; opinions;
farmers'-attitudes; alternative-farming; sustainability;
vegetables; crop-production
312.
NAL Call No.: 80-
Ac82
Integrated pest management and integrated fruit
production: choosing between tactics and
commandments.
Blommers, L. H. M. Acta-hortic. Wageningen : International
Society for Horticultural Science. Oct 1993. v. 347 p. 225-
231.
Paper presented at the, "Second International Symposium on
Integrated Fruit Production", August 24-28, 1992,
Veldhoven, Netherlands.
Descriptors: integrated-control; integrated-pest-
management; low-input-agriculture; control-methods; natural-
enemies
313.
NAL Call No.: 80-
Ac82
Integrated production of apple: what is the real
difference between conventional production and I.P.? Results of a
survey.
Gessler, C.; Buhler, M.; Boos, J. Acta-hortic.
Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science. Oct
1993. v. 347 p. 47-55.
Paper presented at the, "Second International Symposium on
Integrated Fruit Production", August 24-28, 1992,
Veldhoven, Netherlands.
Descriptors: malus-pumila; integrated-control; crop-
production; fungicides; fungal-diseases; control-programs;
surveys; low-input-agriculture; switzerland; fruit-scab;
integrated-fruit-production
314.
NAL Call No.:
SB1.H6
An integrated sustainable vegetable production
system.
Phatak, S. C. HortScience v.27(7): p.738-741. (1992
July)
Paper presented at the "Colloquium on Sustainable Vegetable
Production, held at the 88th American Society of Horticultural
Science Annual Meeting, July 22, 1991, University Park,
Pennsylvania.
Descriptors: vegetables; crop-production;
sustainability; integrated-systems; tillage; soil-fertility;
plant-nutrition; integrated-pest-management; alternative-farming
315.
NAL Call No.: HD82.I68--no.94-
8
Integrating economic growth, equity, and
environmental assets components of sustainable development in
tropical agriculture : a conceptual framework.
Davis, C. G. C. G. 1.; University of Florida. Food and Resource
Economics Dept. Gainesville, Fla. : Food and Resource Economics
Dept., Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences,
University of Florida, [1994] 36 leaves : ill., Cover
title.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Tropics;
Agricultural-development-projects-Environmental-aspects-Tropics;
Sustainable-development-Tropics
316.
NAL Call No.: 4-
AM34P
Integrating mechanical weeding with reduced herbicide use
in conservation tillage corn production systems.
Buhler, D. D.; Doll, J. D.; Proost, R. T.; Visocky, M. R.
Agron-j v.87(3): p.507-512. (1995 May-1995 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: zea-mays; conservation-tillage; weed-
control; integrated-control; chemical-control; low-input-
agriculture; hoeing; interrow-cultivation; atrazine; metolachlor;
cyanazine; application-rates; no-tillage; plowing; efficacy;
crop-yield; grain; wisconsin
Abstract: Integrated weed management for conservation
tillage systems is needed so producers can minimize the
environmental impacts of crop production while maintaining
effective weed control and profitability. Reduced levels of
herbicides and rotary hoeing were evaluated in combination with
interrow cultivation for weed control in corn (Zea mays L.)
planted into chisel-plowed or untilled seedbeds. Atrazine [6-
chloro-N-ethyl-N'-(1-methylethyl)-1,3,5-triazine 2,4-diamine] at
1.1 kg a.i. ha-1 or cyanazine [2-[[4-chloro-6-(ethylamino)-1,3,5-
triazin-2-yl]amino] 2-methylpropanenitrile] at 1.7 kg a.i. ha-1
applied within 2 d after corn planting greatly reduced weed
growth compared with no herbicide use. These reduced herbicide
treatments often controlled weeds as well as a standard full-rate
treatment (atrazine at 1.6 kg ha-1 plus 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1
metolachlor [2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1
methylethyl) acetamide]) prior to cultivation in both tillage
systems. In the chisel-plow experiment, rotary hoeing was not
as effective as atrazine or ganazine in reducing early-season
weed growth. In most cases, one or two interrow cultivations
following atrazine or cyanazine increased weed control and corn
grain yield to levels similar to the full-rate treatment in both
the chisel-plow and no-tillage systems. Integrating interrow
cultivation with reduced levels of herbicide maintained weed
control and corn yield compared with the full-rate treatment and
is an effective weed management option for corn planted in
conservation tillage systems.
317.
NAL Call No.:
SB610.W39
Integrating reduced herbicide use with mechanical weeding
in corn (Zea mays).
Mulder, T. A.; Doll, J. D. Weed-technol v.7(2):
p.382-389. (1993 Apr.-1993 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: zea-mays; weed-control; integrated-
control; chemical-control; hoeing; atrazine; metolachlor;
herbicide-mixtures; broadcasting; band-placement; crop- yield;
grain; returns; economic-analysis; soil-compaction; low-input-
agriculture; wisconsin; reduced-application-rates
318.
NAL Call No.: 1-Ag84y
Integrating sustainable agriculture into SCS conservation
programs.
Safley, M.; Oyer, L. Yearb-agric. Washington, D.C. :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture : For sale by the Supt. of Docs.,
U.S. G.P.O., [1980-. 1991. p. 194-198.
In the series analytic: Agriculture and the Environment / edited
by D. Takiff Smith.
Descriptors: agriculture; sustainability; soil-
conservation; federal-programs; usda; diffusion-of-information;
resource-management; soil-conservation-service
319.
NAL Call No.:
S441.S855
Integration of aquaculture into an irrigated farm to
improve efficiency of water and nutrient use.
Olsen, M. W. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research
projects. [1988-. 1991. 21 p.
SARE Project Number: UC/USDA AW91-2. Record inculdes 5 1/2 floppy
disk and papers on the research.
Descriptors: irrigation-water; effluents; fish-culture;
crop-production; ictalurus-punctatus; tilapia; irrigated-
conditions; gossypium; lawns-and-turf; ornamental-plants; crop-
yield; water-use-efficiency; water-management; low-input-
agriculture; new-mexico; arizona; fish-discharge-water-effluent
320.
NAL Call No.: S603.5.S64--1994
Intercropping corn and frijol chinapopo (Phaseolus
coccineus) : contributions of an indigenous practice to
sustainable agriculture production in the highlands of Honduras
(a diagnostic overview).
Solomon, T. R.; Flores, M. Tegucigalpa MDC, Honduras :
CIDICCO, [1994] 45 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, "July, 1994."
Descriptors: Intercropping-Honduras; Corn-Honduras;
Scarlet-runner-bean-Honduras
321.
NAL Call No.:
S441.S8552
Intercropping small grains and lupin for sustainable on-
farm utilization.
Van Santen, E. Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education SARE research projects Southern Region. [1988-. 1995.
15 p.
SARE Project Number: LS94-62. Record includes publication. Date
of report November 1995.
Descriptors: lupinus-albus; triticum-aestivum; avena-
sativa; cultivars; sowing-rates; intercropping; crop-yield;
sustainability; silage; dairy-farming; alabama
322.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.A43
An interdisciplinary, experiment station-based
participatory comparison of alternative crop management systems
for California's Sacramento Valley.
Temple, S. R.; Friedman, D. B.; Somasco, O.; Ferris, H.;
Scow, K.; Klonsky, K. Am-J-altern-agric. Greenbelt, MD
: Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture.
Winter/Spring 1994. v. 9 (1/2) p. 64-71.
Papers presented at the conference on "Science and
Sustainability", October 24-26, 1993, Seattle,
Washington.
Descriptors: organic-farming; low-input-agriculture;
farming-systems; sustainability; farming-systems-research;
experimental-design; research-projects; rotations; crop- yield;
california
Abstract: In 1989, a group of researchers, farmers
and farm advisors initiated an interdisciplinary study of the
transition from conventional to low-input and organic management
of a 4-year, five-crop rotation. Crop yields initially varied
among systems, but now appear to be approaching each other
after a transition period that included the development of
practices and equipment most appropriate for each system. Farming
practices and crop production costs are carefully documented to
compare the various systems' economic performance and biological
risk. Supplying adequate N and managing weeds were challenges for
the low-input and organic systems during the first rotation
cycle, and experiments are being conducted on an 8-acre
companion block to find solutions to these and other problems.
Leading conventional and organic growers provide a much needed
farmer perspective on cropping practices and economic
interpretations, because we try to provide "best farmer"
management of each system. Research groups within the project are
focusing on soil microbiology, economics, pest management,
agronomy and cover crop management.
323.
NAL Call No.:
QH301.N32
IPM of Thrips palmi in vegetables.
Johnson, M. W. NATO-ASI-ser,-Ser-A,-Life-sci. New York :
Plenum, 1984-. 1995. v. 276 p. 381-387.
In the series analytic: Thrips biology and management / edited by
B. L. Parker, M. Skinner and T. Lewis. Burlington,
Vermont.
Descriptors: citrullus-lanatus; cucumis-sativus;
thrips-palmi; infestation; integrated-pest-management; oxamyl;
avermectins; chemical-control; low-input-agriculture;
frankliniella-occidentalis; damage; leaves; population-density;
crop-yield; hawaii
324.
NAL Call No.:
S494.5.B563N33
Is genetically engineered herbicide-resistance (GEHR)
compatible with low-input sustainable agriculture
(LISA).
Comstock, G. NABC-rep (1): p.111-123. (1989)
In
the series analytic: Biotechnology and sustainable agriculture :
Policy alternatives / edited by J.F. McDonald. Paper presented at
the first annual National Agricultural Biotechnology Council
meeting, May 22-24, 1989.
Descriptors: crops; herbicide-resistance; plant-
breeding; genetic-engineering; biotechnology; low-input-
agriculture; sustainability; relationships
325.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.A43
Is sustainable agriculture an elixir for rural
communities.
Lasley, P.; Hoiberg, E.; Bultena, G. Am-J-altern-agric.
Greenbelt, MD : Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative
Agriculture. 1993. v. 8 (3) p. 133-139.
Commentary.
Descriptors: rural-communities; agricultural-structure;
sustainability; alternative-farming
Abstract: The transformation of agriculture according to
an industrial model has had clear benefits in improving
efficiency and lowering production costs, but also has had
adverse consequences on rural culture and the environment.
Sustainable agriculture offers alternative practices and values
intended to promote environmental stewardship, conserve
resources, preserve farm traditions, and support rural
communities. Strong arguments can be made that it will have
these consequences, based on the interactions among
agricultural structure, rural community viability, and
environmental quality. However, counterarguments can also be
made, and the claimed benefits of sustainable agriculture for
rural communities must be regarded as not yet demonstrated.
326.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86I87--
1991
It's everybody's business : submissions to the Science
Council's Committee on Sustainable Agriculture. Submissions to
the Science Council's Committee on Sustainable
Agriculture.
Science Council of Canada. Committee on Sustainable Agriculture.
Ottawa, Ontario : The Council, c1991. 35 p., Includes
bibliographical references (p. 33-34).
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Canada;
Agriculture-Canada
327.
NAL Call No.: S589.76.G7J65--
1994
The JAEP report.
Joint Agriculture and Environment Programme. Swindon, [England]
: NERC, 1994. 22 p. : col. ill., At foot of title page :
AFRC, ESRC Economic & Social Research Council, Natural
Environment Research Council.
Descriptors: Agricultural-ecology-Great-Britain;
Sustainable-agriculture-Great-Britain
328.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.I5J64-
1991
Joining farmers' experiments : experiences in
participatory technology development.
Haverkort, B.; Kamp, J. v. d.; Waters Bayer, A. London :
Intermediate Technology, 1991. x, 269 p. : ill.,
Bibliography: p. 257-269.
Descriptors: Alternative-agriculture-Developing-
countries; Agricultural-innovations-Developing-countries;
Sustainable-agriculture-Developing-countries; Agricultural-
extension-work-Developing-countries
329.
NAL Call No.: HD2080.55.A47--
no.26
Khwampenpaidai nai kanphoem khwamyuhyong khong rabop
kaset doi kanphoem prasitthiphap thang theknik : korani Muban
Phanokkok Maerim, Cho. Chiangmai. Possibility of increasing
sustainability of agricultural systems via technical efficiency
improvement.
Songsak Sriboonchitta.; Mahawitthayalai Chiang Mai. Sun Wichai
phua Phoem Phon Phalit thang Kaset. Chiang Mai, Thailand :
Multiple Cropping Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai
University, 1989. 20 leaves : ill., Includes bibliographical
references (leaf 20).
Descriptors: Agricultural-innovations-Thailand-Pha-Nok-
Kok; Crop-yields-Thailand-Pha-Nok-Kok; Sustainable-agriculture-
Thailand-Pha-Nok-Kok
330.
NAL Call No.: 281.28-
R88
Labor and production barriers to the reduction of
agricultural chemical inputs.
Pfeffer, M. J. Rural-Sociol v.57(3): p.347-362. (1992
Fall)
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-chemicals; application-rates;
labor; production; farm-management; farm-inputs
Abstract: Advocates of sustainable agriculture consider
farmer flexibility and innovativeness a key element in efforts to
develop farm practices that reduce chemical inputs. In contrast
to labor displacing technologies, farming with reduced chemical
inputs may increase labor demands. Consequently, concerns about
labor supply may affect farmer adaptability in reducing chemical
inputs. This research addresses two specific questions. First,
how concerned are farmers about the availability of labor needed
to reduce chemical inputs? Second, do farmers view production
problems as insurmountable without chemicals because of labor
constraints? The majority of farmers surveyed agree that it is
difficult to reduce chemical inputs because additional labor is
hard to find, and their own labor inputs would have to
increase. Results of OLS regression analysis show that whether
the farmer hires workers affects the relationship between
perceived labor and production barriers. Labor supply is less
elastic for farmers who hire no labor, and they have less
access to social networks that would provide them with sources of
the additional workers needed if chemical inputs were reduced.
The significance of these results for the development of sources
of information that enhance farmer adaptability is discussed.
331. NAL Call No.: Videocassette--
no.2221
Land Link : a program to increase opportunities for
beginning farmers and encourage sustainable
agriculture.
Land Link Realty (Firm). Walthill, NE : Land Link Realty,
[1991?] 1 videocassette (ca. 29 min.) : sd., col..
Descriptors: Farmers-Nebraska/ Agriculture-Nebraska
Abstract:Consists of a series of reports about Land Link
(a pilot program in Nebraska that matches up older farmers
nearing retirement with younger farmers struggling to get
started) that originally aired on television.
332.
NAL Call No.: S481.B85--
no.332
Land tenure and sustainable land use.
Bakema, R.; Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen. Amsterdam,
Netherlands : Royal Tropical Institute, c1994. 47 p. : maps,
"Issues in environmental management, Kit Agricultural
Development"--Cover.
Descriptors: Land-use-Africa; Land-tenure-Africa;
Sustainable-agriculture-Africa; Environmental-policy-Africa
333.
NAL Call No.: HD1761.L95--
1994
Lean, mean and green-- designing farm support programs
in a new era. Designing farm support programs in a new
era.
Lynch, S.; Smith, K. 1. Greenbelt, Md. : Henry A. Wallace
Institute for Alternative Agriculture, [1994] iii, 27 p. :
ill., col. maps, "December 1994."
Descriptors: Agriculture-and-state-United-States;
Agriculture-Economic-aspects-United-States; Sustainable-
agriculture-Government-policy-United-States; Agriculture-
Environmental-aspects-Government-policy-United-States
334.
NAL Call No.: DISS--
F1995018
Learning to change, changing to learn : managing
natural resources for sustainable agriculture in the Philippe
uplands.
Campilan, D. M. 1. [Wageningen? : s.n., 1995?] ix, 231 p. :
ill., maps, "Stellingen" ([2] p.) inserted.
335.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86L43--
1993
Lectures presented at IFDC training program : plant
nutrient management for sustainable agriculture : Muscle Shoals,
Alabama, U.S.A., September 14-25, 1992. Plant nutrient
management for sustainable agriculture.
International Fertilizer Development Center. Muscle Shoals,
Ala. : International Fertilizer Development Center, 1993. 37
p., At head of title: Abstracts.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Congresses; Plant-
nutrients-Congresses
336.
NAL Call No.:
HD1476.U52C27
Legislation regulating production or organic
foods.
Vaupel, S. Small-Farm-News. Davis, Calif. : U.C.D. Small
Farm Center. Nov/Dec 1992. p. 1, 4, 9-10.
Includes references.
Descriptors: organic-foods; food-production; food-
legislation; organic-farming; california
337.
NAL Call No.: 57.9-
F41
Less-intensive integrated farming systems for arable crop
production and environmental protection.
Jordan, V. W. L.; Hutcheon, J. A. Proc-Fert-Soc
(346): p.1-32. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: farming-systems; integrated-systems;
intensive-farming; low-input-agriculture; sustainability; crop-
management; crop-production; crop-quality; projects;
environmental-protection; uk; less-intensive-farming-and-
environment-project
338.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86L47--
1992
Let farmers judge : experiences in assessing the
sustainability of agriculture.
Hiemstra, W.; Reijntes, C.; Werf, E. J. v. d. London
[England] : Intermediate Technology Pubs., 1992. vii, 208 p.
: ill., Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Case-studies
339.
NAL Call No.:
S441.S855
LISA as applied to vegetable production
systems.
Bennett, M. A.; Creamer, N. G. Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the
Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1991. 24 p.
SARE Project Number: LNC 91-33.
Descriptors: lycopersicon-esculentum; cover-crops;
mixtures; vicia-villosa; secale-cereale; trifolium-incarnatum;
hordeum-vulgare; weed-control; live-mulches; herbicides; low-
input-agriculture; biomass-production; nitrogen-content; soil-
water; soil-temperature; nitrate-nitrogen; insect-pests;
carbaryl; bacillus- thuringiensis; plant-diseases; crop-yield;
ohio
340.
NAL Call No.: SF41.L58--
1994
Livestock for a small earth : the role of animals in a
just and sustainable world.
Aaker, J.; DeVries, J.; Heifer Project. Washington, D.C. :
Seven Locks Press, 1994. xv, 111 p. : ill., Includes
bibliographical references (p. 103-111).
Descriptors: Heifer-Project; Livestock; Livestock-
projects; Sustainable-agriculture; Farms,-Small
341.
NAL Call No.: S481.B85--
no.331
Local level institutional development for sustainable
land use.
Bakema, R.; Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen. Amsterdam,
Netherlands : Royal Tropical Institute, c1994. 63 p. : ill.,
maps, "Issues in environmental management, Kit Agricultural
Development"--Cover.
Descriptors: Land-use-Africa; Sustainable-agriculture-
Africa; Environmental-policy-Africa
342.
NAL Call No.:
S542.A8A34
Looking forward: finding a path for sustainable farm
development.
McCown, R. L.; Keating, B. A. ACIAR-Proc (41):
p.126-132. (1992)
In the series analytic: A search for strategies for sustainable
dryland cropping in semi-arid eastern Kenya / edited by M.E.
Probert. Paper presented at a symposium held Dec 10-11, 1990,
Nairobi, Kenya.
Descriptors: farm-development; sustainability;
semiarid-zones; population-pressure; kenya
343.
NAL Call No.:
QH540.J6
Low-contaminant jarosite waste as a fertilizer
amendment.
Kanabo, I. A. K.; Gilkes, R. J. J-Environ-Qual
v.21(4): p.679-684. (1992 Oct.-1992 Dec.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: triticum-aestivum; trifolium-subterraneum;
lolium-perenne; oryza-sativa; industrial-wastes; jarosite; soil-
amendments; ammonium-nitrate; zinc-sulfate; calcium-sulfate;
bioavailability; nutrient-uptake; plant-nutrition; plant-tissues;
chemical-composition; nitrogen; zinc; sulfur; cadmium; iron;
copper; heavy- metals; crop-yield
Abstract: Low-contaminant jarosite (LCJ), with 1.1%
N, 4.7% Zn, and 11% S, is a potential fertilizer source,
but its use may create toxic conditions. This material was
compared with standard fertilizers in glasshouse experiments and
the effect of the application of jarosite to soils on the
concentrations of heavy metals in plants was also investigated.
On the basis of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yields, LCJ is
about 5% as effective in supply N as NH4NO3. On the basis of Zn
concentration in plant tops, LCJ was about 80% as effective as
ZnSO4 in supplying Zn to wheat. Based on S concentrations in
clover (Trifolium spp.) tops, LCJ was 30 and 60% as effective
as CaSO4 in supplying S on light and heavy-textured soils,
respectively. Application of LCJ to soils resulted in elevated
concentrations of Cd, Cu, and Zn in plant tissue. The
increase in Cd concentration was such that it is unlikely that
LCJ could be recommended as a fertilizer for plants grown for
human or animal consumption.
344. NAL Call No.: Videocassette--
no.1735
Low cost inputs for high yields. No cost inputs for high
yields.
Touchton, J. & IMC Fertilizer, I. Mundelein, Ill. : IMC
Fertilizer, Inc., [199-?] 1 videocassette (21 min.) : sd.,
col..
Title on container: No cost inputs for high yields.
Descriptors: Crop-yields/ Agricultural-productivity/
Farm-income
Abstract:Discusses management strategies for high crop
yields. Describes research projects conducted to reduce cost in
production, emphasizing simple details. Looks at inputs that
are categorized as no cost, low cost, and high cost.
345.
NAL Call No.: 57.8-
SO4
Low cost test for herbicide residue in soil.
White, F. Solutions v.37(3): p.40-42. (1993 Mar.-1993
Apr.)
Descriptors: soil-testing; herbicide-residues;
immunoassay; photometers; usa
346.
NAL Call No.: 292.9-
AM34
Low-input agriculture as a ground water protection
strategy.
Diebel, P. L.; Taylor, D. B.; Batie, S. S.; Heatwole, C.
D. Water-Resour-Bull v.28(4): p.755-761. (1992 July-1992
Aug.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: groundwater-pollution; water-quality;
farm-inputs; farming-systems; profitability; economic-analysis;
mathematical-models; virginia
Abstract: Protection of ground water quality is of
considerable importance to local, state, and federal
governments. This study uses a 15-year mathematical programming
model to evaluate the effectiveness of low-input agriculture,
under alternative policy scenarios, as a strategy to protect
ground water quality in Richmond County, Virginia. The analysis
considers eight policy alternatives: cost-sharing for green
manures, two restrictions on atrazine applications levels,
chemical taxation, a restriction on potential chemical and
nitrogen levels in ground water only and in surface and ground
water, and two types of land retirement programs. The CREAMS
and GLEAMS models were used to estimate nitrate and chemical
leaching from the crop root zone. The economic model evaluates
production practices, policy constraints, and water quality
given a long-term profit maximizing objective. The results
indicate that low-input agriculture alone may not be an effective
groundwater protection strategy. The policy impacts include
partial adoption of low-input practices, land retirement, and
the substitution of chemicals. Only mandatory land retirement
policies reduced all chemical and nutrient loadings or ground
water; however, they did not promote the use of low- input
agricultural practices.
347.
NAL Call No.:
SB1.H6
Low-input apple production systems: consumer acceptance
of disease-resistant cultivars.
Durner, E. F.; Polk, D. F.; Goffreda, J. C.
HortScience v.27(2): p.177-179. (1992 Feb.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: malus-pumila; disease-resistance;
cultivars; consumer-preferences; organoleptic-traits; tastes
Abstract: An untrained panel evaluated five apple
cultivars [Malus domestica Borkh. cvs. Liberty, Prima,
Priscilla, and Freedom (all scab resistant) and Spur Red
Delicious (Bisbee strain)] in 1988 and 1989 to determine consumer
acceptability and opinion of quality. Testers evaluated fruit for
five quality characteristics (texture, juiciness, aroma,
tartness, and sweetness) plus overall quality in a random,
blind taste test on 30 Sept. 1988. Testers consistently
identified 'Spur Red Delicious' (9% soluble solids content) as
undesirable for all attributes. Tasters could not discern
differences in juiciness among the cultivars. 'Freedom' was rated
excellent, 'Liberty' and 'Prima' very good to good, and
'Priscilla' good in overall quality. In a separate blind,
random preference test, 'Freedom', 'Liberty', and 'Prima'
received higher preference ratings than 'Priscilla'. The taste
tests were repeated using the same five cultivars on 3 Oct. 1989.
'Freedom' and 'Liberty' received the highest ratings for overall
quality. Freedom received the highest preference ratings.
Results, in general, were consistent from year to year. Since
we tested only one strain of 'Red Delicious', we cannot
conclude from this work that resistant cultivars are preferred to
any standard; however, we can conclude that resistant cultivars
are acceptable to the consumer.
348.
NAL Call No.:
S441.S8552
Low-input crop and livestock systems for the southeastern
United States.
Fontenot, J. P. Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education SARE research projects Southern Region. [1988-. 1995.
69 p.
SARE Project Number: LS91-37-120A. Record includes floppy disk.
Reporting period for this report is February 1992 to December
1995. This is a final report.
Descriptors: farming-systems-research; cattle-farming;
grazing-systems; zea-mays; medicago-sativa; triticum-aestivum;
secale-cereale; millets; festuca-arundinacea; conservation-
tillage; nitrogen-fertilizers; phosphorus-fertilizers; potassium-
fertilizers; fattening-performance; maize-silage; hay; crop-
production; demonstration- farms; sustainability; low-input-
agriculture; virginia
349.
NAL Call No.: 80-
Ac82
Low input production of peach (Prunus persica cv.
'Newhaven').
Flore, J. A.; Hansen, E.; Johnson, J.; Wisse, J.;
Whalon, M.; Bird, G.; Jones, A. Acta-hortic. Wageningen
: International Society for Horticultural Science. Oct 1993. v.
347 p. 65-74.
Paper presented at the, "Second International Symposium on
Integrated Fruit Production", August 24-28, 1992,
Veldhoven, Netherlands.
Descriptors: prunus-persica; low-input-agriculture;
integrated-control; farm-inputs; herbicides; insecticides;
fungicides; sulfur; chemical-control; plant-development; cold-
resistance; buds; survival; crop-yield; crop-quality; crop-
damage; michigan; chemical-inputs; integrated-fruit-production
350.
NAL Call No.: 1-
Ag84y
Low-input sustainable agriculture.
Schaller, N. Yearb-agric. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept.
of Agriculture : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.,
[1980-. 1989. p. 216-219.
In the series analytic: Farm management: How to achieve your farm
business / edited by D.T. Smith.
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; sustainability;
environmental-protection; profitability; farm-management
351.
NAL Call No.: 10-
Ex72
Low input technology options for millet-based cropping
systems in the Sahel.
Klaij, M. C.; Renard, C.; Reddy, K. C. Exp-agric
v.30(1): p.77-82. (1994 Jan.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: pennisetum-americanum; vigna-unguiculata;
varieties; intercropping; continuous-cropping; rotations;
phosphorus-fertilizers; tillage; crop-yield; soil-ph; soil-
organic-matter; subsistence-farming; low-input-agriculture;
sahel; niger
352.
NAL Call No.:
S1.N32
Low-input without livestock.
Traupman, M. New-farm v.11(6): p.16, 18-21. (1989
Sept.-1989 Oct.)
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; farming-systems;
crop-enterprises
353.
NAL Call No.: 56.9-
So3
Maintenance of yields and soil fertility in nonmechanized
cropping systems, Bolivia.
Barber, R. G.; Diaz, O. Soil-Sci-Soc-Am-j. [Madison,
Wis.] Soil Science Society of America. May/June 1994. v. 58 (3)
p. 858-866.
Includes references.
Descriptors: arachis-hypogaea; zea-mays; phaseolus-
vulgaris; vigna-unguiculata; cropping-systems; low-input-
agriculture; sustainability; soil-fertility; crop-yield; weed-
control; fertilizers; application-rates; bolivia
Abstract: Slash and burn farmers in the tropical rain
forests of eastern Bolivia are abandoning land after one rice
(Oryza sativa L.) crop because of declining yields. A trial was
conducted on a Typic Paleudult for 41 mo to investigate whether
alternative low-input nonmechanized cropping systems could
prolong soil fertility and yield maintenance, and whether soil
fertility or weeds were responsible for declining yields. Twelve
cropping systems were investigated in a factorial design, with
three summer-winter crop sequences: rice-peanut (Arachis
hypogaea L.), corn (Zea mays L.)-bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
later substituted by cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.], and
rice-fallow (control); two weed control treatments: minimal and
optimal; and two fertilizer treatments: with and without 60 kg N
ha(-1) and 17.5 or 35 kg P ha(-1). Crop sequences significantly
increased exchangeable acidity; the rice sequences significantly
reduced exchangeable Ca, and corn- bean/cowpea and rice-peanut
significantly reduced exchangeable Mg. Fertilization
significantly increased soil P but decreased Ca. Foliar analysis
revealed N, Mg, and Zn deficiencies in all cropping systems.
Rice yields, unlike corn, were significantly increased by
optimal weeding. Corn yields were dominated by fertilization,
whereas rice yields were mainly influenced by fertilization in
the first and fourth years, and by weeds in the intervening
years. Without fertilizers, rice- fallow was not sustainable,
and only corn-bean/cowpea was sustainable for 3 yr. With
fertilization, rice-fallow plus optimal weed control and corn-
bean/cowpea with minimal or optimal weeding were sustainable for
3 yr. Additional fertilization and future liming.
354.
NAL Call No.: S482.M35-
1991
Making haste slowly : strengthening local environmental
management in agricultural development.
Savenije, H. H.; Huijsman, A. A. 1. Amsterdam, The
Netherlands : Royal Tropical Institute, c1991. 239 p. : ill.,
maps, Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: Agriculture-Environmental-aspects-
Developing-countries-Congresses; Agricultural-resources-
Developing-countries-Management-Congresses; Agriculture-and-
state-Developing-countries-Congresses; Sustainable-agriculture-
Developing-countries-Congresses
355.
NAL Call No.: 23-
W52J
Making horticulture sustainable.
Paulin, B.; Lantzke, N.; McPharlin, I.; Hegney, M. J-
agric. South Perth, W.A. : Dept. of Agriculture, 1972-. 1995.
v. 36 (2) p. 39-45.
Descriptors: vegetables; crop-production; crop-
management; soil-fertility; phosphorus; nitrogen; soil-types;
horticulture; sustainability; low-input-agriculture; western-
australia
356.
NAL Call No.: SB608.A6M35-
1990
Management guide for low-input sustainable apple
production : a publication of the United States Department of
Agriculture Northeast Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture Apple
Production Project and these institutions: Cornell
University...[et al]. Low-input sustainable apple
production.
Cornell University. [Amherst, MA?] : The Project, 1990. 84
p., 2 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), Running title:
LISA.
Descriptors: Apple-Diseases-and-pests-Northeastern-
States; Apple-Northeastern-States; Sustainable-agriculture
357.
NAL Call No.:
S441.S855
Management of low-volume water systems and soil nutrition
to enhance the cultural and biological control of root
diseases.
Schroth, M. N. Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE
research projects. [1988-. 1989. 14 p.
SARE Project Number: 2W 89-13.2. Record includes 3 1/2 Floppy
Disk.
Descriptors: lycopersicon-esculentum; capsicum; crop-
yield; root-rots; pythium; plant-pathogenic-fungi; surface-
irrigation; trickle-irrigation; plastic-film; cultural-control;
streptomyces; pseudomonas-cepacia; biological-control;
biological-control-agents; fungus-control; metalaxyl; efficacy;
insect-pests; low-input-agriculture; water-conservation; large-
farms; small-farms; california
358.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.A43
Mandatory supply controls versus flexibility policy
options for encouraging sustainable farming systems.
Dobbs, T. L.; Becker, D. L. Am-J-Alternative-Agric
v.7(3): p.122-128. (1992)
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-policy; sustainability;
alternative-farming; rotations; program-evaluation; crop-yield;
cost-benefit-analysis; federal-programs; south-dakota
Abstract: We analyzed two sets of farm policy options,
representing different ideological approaches to government
involvement in agriculture, to estimate their effects on the
relative economic attractiveness of "sustainable" and
"conventional" farming systems. The mandatory supply control
approach, through strict acreage limitations on program crops,
represents a strong government role in commodity supply
management. The Normal Crop Acreage approach on the other hand,
allows farmers greater flexibility in deciding what crops to
grow. We used economic models of five pairs of case study farms
in different agroclimatic areas of South Dakota, covering corn-
soybean, spring wheat, and winter wheat growing regions.
Mandatory restrictions on the planted acreage of "program"
crops, including soybeans, were found to favor the
conventional systems, because they induced high prices for
crops that predominate in conventional systems, especially
corn, soybeans, and wheat. In principle, however,
mandatory acreage controls could require compliance with certain
sustainable agriculture practices. Normal Crop Acreage (NCA)
proposals can encourage greater use of sustainable farming
systems. Where conventional corn and soybean production is
relatively profitable, as in parts of eastern South Dakota,
NCA options by themselves appear insufficient to induce change
overs to sustainable cropping systems. In wheat growing areas of
northern and western South Dakota, however, where the two
systems often are about equally profitable, NCA policies could
promote sustainable systems, particularly if deficiency
payments are not reduced for harvesting legumes and other non-
program crops on NCA base. To have this positive effect, NCA
policies must be introduced gradually and structured to limit
adverse effects on the markets for legumes and other non-program
crops that are important in sustainable rotations.
359.
NAL Call No.: 57.8-
C734
Manure handling alternatives cut costs.
Logsdon, G. Biocycle v.34(7): p.52-54. (1993 July)
Descriptors: animal-manures; composting; costs;
organic-farming
360.
NAL Call No.:
S1.M57
Marketing meat comes naturally to these
farmers.
Rotts, K. Small-farm-today v.10(4): p.50-51. (1993
Aug.)
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; alternative-
farming; rotational-grazing; beef-production; lamb-production;
marketing; beef; lamb-meat
361.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.M37-
1992
Marketing natural or organic meat, poultry and eggs :
information package.
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (Organization).
[Fayetteville, Ark. : Appropriate Technology Tranfer for Rural
Areas, 1991?] 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., Caption
title.
Descriptors: Meat-United-States-Marketing; Eggs-United-
States-Marketing; Organic-farming-United-States
362.
NAL Call No.:
SF5.B74
The marketing reality of alternative production
systems.
Guy, R. BSAP-occas-publ (17): p.77-81. (1993)
In
the series analytic: Safety and quality of food from animals /
edited by J.D. Wood and T.L.J. Lawrence.
Descriptors: chickens; alternative-farming; quality-
standards; marketing-techniques; public-relations; animal-welfare
363.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54-
1995
The Maryland Nutrient Management Program.
Steinhilber, P. M.; Meisinger, J. J. Clean water, clean
environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to
protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8,
1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE,
c1995.. v. 2 p. 219-222.
Includes references.
Descriptors: soil-fertility; phosphorus; potassium;
nitrogen; nitrate; soil-analysis; cooperative-extension-service;
fertilizer-requirement-determination; nutrient- requirements;
manures; low-input-agriculture; crop-yield; zea-mays; nitrate-
nitrogen; maryland; pre-sidedress-soil-nitrate-test
364.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.M379--
1995
Maryland Organic Certification Program.
Pooler, R. L.; Maryland. Office of Marketing and Agricultural
Development. Annapolis, Md. : State of Maryland, Dept. of
Agriculture, Marketing and Agricultural Development, [1995]
[3] leaves, Caption title. Maryland certified growers --
Maryland certified retailers -- Maryland certified
processor/distributors.
Descriptors: Maryland-Organic-Certification-Program;
Organic-farming-Certification-Maryland-Directories; Natural-
foods-Marketing-Certification-Maryland- Directories
365.
NAL Call No.: 421-
C16
Mating disruption for controlling the codling moth,
Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in organic
apple production in southwestern Ontario.
Trimble, R. M. Can-entomol v.127(4): p.493-505. (1995
July-1995 Aug.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: malus-pumila; cydia-pomonella; mating-
disruption; sex-pheromones; crop-damage; organic-farming;
biological-control; efficacy; ontario
366.
NAL Call No.:
S441.S855
A methodology for identifying social welfare maximizing
policies to promote sustainable agriculture with an application
to variable landscape farming in the Pacific Northwest
Palouse.
Young, D. L. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research
projects. [1988-. 1992. 16 p.
SARE Project Number: SA-N91-20C. Record includes several papers
on the research.
Descriptors: sustainability; triticum-aestivum; winter-
wheat; hordeum-vulgare; pisum-sativum; lens-culinaris; erosion;
crop-yield; nitrogen; leaching; hill-land; sloping- land; social-
welfare; agricultural-policy; economic-policy; washington;
sustainable-farm-practices
367.
NAL Call No.: S604.3.M84--
1991
A microcosm of farmers strategies in
Chitral.
Mulk, M.; Aga Khan Rural Support Programme. Gilgit, Northern
Areas, Pakistan : AKRSP, 1991. ix, 85 p. : maps, Includes
bibliographical references (p. 85).
Descriptors: Hill-farming-Pakistan-Chitral-District;
Agricultural-systems-Pakistan-Chitral-District; Sustainable-
agriculture-Pakistan-Chitral-District
368.
NAL Call No.: 57.09-
F41
Micronutrient focus in modern farming.
Stephen, R. M. Proc-annu-meet-Fert-Ind-Round-Table
(44th): p.62-65. (1994)
Meeting held November 7-9, 1994, Lake Buena Vista,
Florida.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; crops; trace-element-
fertilizers; application-rates; soil-test-values; crop-yield;
correlation; fertilizer-requirement-determination; illinois;
precision-agriculture
369.
NAL Call No.:
S1.N32
Mini-farm, maxi-profits: diverse crops and savvy
marketing give these high-value growers the edge.
Sinclair, W.; Peterson, C. New-farm v.16(3): p.28-
35, 37, 39. (1994 Mar.-1994 Apr.)
Descriptors: horticultural-crops; organic-farming;
small-farms; farm-management; marketing; farmers'-markets
370.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54-
1995
Modeling the benefits of best management practices on
groundwater quality.
Nieber, J. L.; Nguyen, H. V.; Cooper, D. T.; Blaine, M.
I.; King, J. S.; St Ores, J. L. Clean water, clean
environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to
protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8,
1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE,
c1995.. v. 2 p. 147-150.
Descriptors: nitrate; leaching; zea-mays; crop-yield;
nitrate-nitrogen; simulation-models; application-rates; low-
input-agriculture; plowing; moldboards; chiselling; groundwater-
pollution; water-quality; sandy-soils; minnesota; gleams-model
371.
NAL Call No.: 280.8-
J822
Multiattribute assessment of alternative cropping
systems.
Foltz, J. C.; Lee, J. G.; Martin, M. A.; Preckel, P. V.
Am-j-agric-econ v.77(2): p.408-420. (1995 May)
Includes references.
Descriptors: zea-mays; glycine-max; medicago-sativa;
cropping-systems; profitability; low-input-agriculture;
simulation-models; decision-analysis; corn-belt-states-of-
usa
Abstract: Multiattribute rankings of seventy-two
alternative midwestern cropping systems involving corn,
soybeans, and alfalfa hay are analyzed from profitability and
environmental quality perspectives. Environmental consequences
are simulated using EPIC and GLEAMS, and profitability is based
on budget analysis. Results are analyzed using an algorithm based
on multiattribute decision theory. A corn-soybean rotation using
low input levels and minimum tillage on high-productivity soil,
and continuous corn using low input levels and minimum tillage
on low-productivity soil are in the preferred set regardless of
whether profits or preserving the environment is the first
priority for the decision maker.
372.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.A43
Mycorrhizae in sustainable agriculture. I. Effects on
seed yield and soil aggregation.
Bethlenfalvay, G. J.; Barea, J. M. Am-J-altern-agric.
Greenbelt, MD : Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative
Agriculture. Fall 1994. v. 9 (4) p. 157-161.
Includes references.
Descriptors: pisum-sativum; glomus-mosseae; vesicular-
arbuscular-mycorrhizas; silt-loam-soils; clay-loam-soils; seeds;
crop-yield; roots; growth; length; colonization; aggregates;
stability; carbon; crop-production; soil-conservation;
sustainability; water-stable-soil-aggregates; carbon-
allocation
Abstract: Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi
colonize plant roots and the surrounding bulk soil. They
transport mineral nutrients from the soil to the plant and carbon
compounds from the plant to the soil, and have pervasive
effects on plant form and function and on the composition of the
soil microbiota. This experiment evaluated VAM effects on plants
and soil to determine if VAM fungi mediate a relationship between
changes in seed yield and soil aggregation. In a pot experiment
with peas, an isolate of the VAM fungus Glomus mosseae (Nicol &
Gerd.) Gerd. and Trappe did not significantly affect seed yield
(8%), but improved soil aggregation by 400% in one soil, a
gray silt-loam high in organic matter (OM) and phosphorus. In
another soil, a yellow clay-loam low in OM and phosphorus,
seed yield was enhanced significantly (57%), but there was
only a small change (50%) in aggregation. The results suggest
that carbon allocation between the plant (measured as seed yield)
and the soil (measured as the formation of water-stable
aggregates) is influenced by this VAM fungus. The soil appeared
to gain carbon at the expense of carbon lost by the plant.
Mycorrhizal fungi thus seem to affect two biologically controlled
aspects of sustainable
373.
NAL Call No.: 10-
J822
N, P and K on organic farms: herbage and cereal
production, purchases and sales.
Fowler, S. M.; Watson, C. A.; Wilman, D. J-Agric-
Sci v.120(pt.3): p.353-360. (1993 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: cereals; herbage; nitrogen-fertilizers;
phosphorus-fertilizers; potassium-fertilizers; marketing;
purchasing; organic-farming; rotations; crop-yield; site-
factors; england
374.
NAL Call No.:
HC79.P6W48
The national dialogue for sustainable
agriculture.
Lawrence, K. Why (13): p.30-31. (1993 Summer)
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-production; sustainability;
alternative-farming; conferences; social-participation; usa
375.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.A43
National policy options and strategies to encourage
sustainable agriculture: Lessons from the 1990 farm bill--
Concluding remarks.
Bergland, B. Am-J-altern-agric. Greenbelt, MD : Henry A.
Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture. Fall 1993. v. 8
(4) p. 160-161.
Papers presented at the 10th Annual Conference of the Wallace
Institute, "Alternative Agriculture Policy: A new time to
choose," March 1, 1993, Washington, D.C.
Descriptors: agricultural-policy; trends;
sustainability; usa
376.
NAL Call No.: 290.9-
Am32P
Need for selective mechanization for sustainable
agriculture in Pakistan.
Mughal, A. Q.; Colvin, T. S.; Koondher, I. B. Pap-Am-
Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of
Agricultural Engineers,. Summer 1991. (918001) 11 p.
Paper presented at the "1991 International Summer Meeting
sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers,"
June 23-26, 1991, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Descriptors: sustainability; mechanization; pakistan
377.
NAL Call No.:
SB610.W39
Net returns from stale seedbed plantings of soybean
(Glycine max) on clay soil.
Heatherly, L. G.; Wesley, R. A.; Elmore, C. D.; Spurlock,
S. R. Weed-technol v.7(4): p.972-980. (1993 Oct.-1993
Dec.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: glycine-max; seedbed-preparation; minimum-
tillage; clay-soils; weed-control; chemical-control; no-tillage;
glyphosate; metribuzin; trifluralin; irrigated- conditions; dry-
conditions; xanthium-strumarium; application-date; timing; low-
input-agriculture; sustainability; economic-analysis; returns;
mississippi
378.
NAL Call No.: HD2092.H577--
1994
A new era for agriculture. Shohan. Nogyo shinjidai :
kome ga chikyu o sukuu.
Hoshi, K. 1. Tokyo : Daiyamondosha, 1994. viii, 253 p.,
Descriptors: Agriculture-Economic-aspects-Japan; Organic-
farming-Japan; Rice-Japan; Rural-development-Japan-Yamagata-ken
379.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54-
1995
Nitrate and water transport as affected by fertilizer and
irrigation management.
Adamsen, F. J.; Rice, R. C. Clean water, clean
environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to
protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8,
1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE,
c1995.. v. 2 p. 1-4.
Descriptors: nitrogen-fertilizers; application-rates;
fertigation; irrigation-requirements; irrigation-scheduling;
nitrate; leaching; low-input-agriculture; crop-yield; triticum-
aestivum; nitrate-nitrogen; isotope-labeling; stable-isotopes;
soil-fertility; nitrogen-content; seeds; straw; preplant-
irrigation; best-management-practices
380.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.B5
Nitrate leaching, farming systems and diet--comparative
evaluation and research.
Stopes, C. Biol-agric-hortic v.11(1/4): p.33-40.
(1995)
Paper presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological
Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: farming-systems; intensification; social-
costs; intensification; social-costs; alternative-farming; low-
input-agriculture; assessment; sustainability; comparisons;
farming-systems-research; nitrate; leaching; water-pollution;
food-production; food-consumption; consumption-patterns; uk;
conventional-farming-systems
381.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.B5
Nitrate leaching from livestock manures in England and
the implications for organic farming of nitrate control
policy.
Unwin, R. J.; Smith, K. A. Biol-agric-hortic
v.11(1/4): p.319-327. (1995)
Paper presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological
Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: organic-farming; animal-manures; nitrate;
leaching; losses-from-soil; environmental-impact; water-
pollution; pollution-control; agricultural-policy; england
382.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54-
1995
Nitrate leaching in alternate cover crop
systems.
Herbert, S. J.; Mangan, F. X.; Liu, G.; Daliparthy, J.;
Barker, A. V.; Moffitt, L. J. Clean water, clean
environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to
protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8,
1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE,
c1995.. v. 2 p. 71-74.
Descriptors: vicia-villosa; cover-crops; secale-
cereale; zea-mays; nitrate; leaching; nitrogen-fertilizers;
application-rates; rotations; low-input-agriculture; crop-yield;
soil- water
383.
NAL Call No.: 4-
AM34P
Nitrogen credits in soybean-corn crop sequences on three
soils.
Bundy, L. G.; Andraski, T. W.; Wolkowski, R. P. Agron-
j v.85(5): p.1061-1067. (1993 Sept.-1993 Oct.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: glycine-max; zea-mays; sequential-
cropping; nitrogen-fertilizers; nutrient-uptake; nitrogen; soil-
fertility; nitrate; ammonia; crop-yield; grain; sandy-soils;
silt-loam-soils; fertilizer-requirement-determination; low-input-
agriculture; wisconsin
Abstract: Economic and environmental incentives to
accurately predict corn (Zea mays L.) N requirements emphasize
the need to assign appropriate N credits for soybean (Glycine max
L.) in soybean-corn crop sequences. This study was conducted to
determine corn response to N and N credits for soybean in crop
sequences. The effects of corn-corn (CC), soybean-corn (SbC),
and soybean-corn-corn (SbCC) crop. differing in climatic and
soil characteristics. Four-year mean yields in SbC were 1.4 and
2.2 Mg ha-1 higher than in CC at two sites with nonirrigated silt
loam soils, but yield effects due to crop sequence were small
on an irrigated sandy soil. Corn response to applied N varied
markedly among the three sites and between years at the sites on
silt loam soils. Mean corn N uptake in SbC was higher (51 kg N
ha-1) than in CC on silt loam soils but not on the sandy soil.
Soybean N credits estimated with a fertilizer replacement value
(FRV) approach and from the difference in N rates at maximum
yield in SbC and CC sequences (DNM) differed markedly among
locations and years and ranged from -22 to 210 kg N ha-1.
Soybean provided little N to subsequent crops on sandy soils due
to probable loss of residue N through leaching prior to use by
the following crop. On silt loam soils, crop sequence effects
on yield and N uptake indicate soybean. actual soybean N
contributions. Site-specific diagnostic tests are needed to
improve crediting of N supplied by soybean in crop sequences.
384.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.B5
Nitrogen cycling and nitrogen dynamics in ecological
agriculture.
Oomen, G. J. M. Biol-agric-hortic v.11(1/4): p.188-
192. (1995)
Paper presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological
Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; mixed-farming;
nitrogen-cycle; flow; farming-systems; farm-management; nitrogen;
leaching; losses-from-soil; identification; volatilization;
mineralization; nitrogen-flow
385.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.B5
Nitrogen leaching in ecological agriculture: summary and
recommendations.
Kristensen, L.; Stopes, C.; Kolster, P.; Granstedt, A.
Biol-agric-hortic v.11(1/4): p.331-340. (1995)
Paper
presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological
Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; farming-systems;
nitrate; leaching; losses-from-soil; environmental-impact; water-
pollution; pollution-control; sustainability
386.
NAL Call No.:
S590.C63
Nitrogen recovery by orchardgrass from dairy manure
applied with or without fertilizer nitrogen.
Kanneganti, V. R.; Klausner, S. D. Commun-soil-sci-plant-
anal v.25(15/16): p.2771-2783. (1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: dactylis-glomerata; cattle-manure;
application-to-land; nitrogen-fertilizers; application-rates;
nutrient-uptake; crop-yield; forage; dry-matter-accumulation
387.
NAL Call No.:
BJ52.5.J68
Nitrogen turnover on organic and conventional mixed
farms.
Halberg, N.; Kristensen, E. S.; Kristensen, I. S. J-
agric-environ-ethics v.8(1): p.30-51. (1995)
Includes references.
Descriptors: nitrogen; losses-from-soil; fertilizer-
requirement-determination; animal-production; stocking-rate;
crop-production; organic-farming; farming; dairy-farms; farming-
systems-research; denmark; conventional-farming
388.
NAL Call No.:
SB1.H6
A no-tillage tomato production system using hairy vetch
and subterranean clover mulches.
Abdul Baki, A. A.; Teasdale, J. R. HortScience
v.28(2): p.106-108. (1993 Feb.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: lycopersicon-esculentum; vicia-villosa;
trifolium-subterraneum; cover-crops; mulches; no-tillage; fruits;
maturity; crop-yield; planting-date; earliness; low- input-
agriculture; maryland
Abstract: A novel approach is described for using two
winter annual legumes - hairy vetch (Vicia villosa L. Roth.) and
'Mt. Barker' subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) - as
cover crops and plant mulches in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum
Mill.) production. The approach calls for sowing the cover crops
in the fall in prepared beds, mowing the cover crops with a
high-speed flail mower immediately before transplanting the
tomato seedlings into the field in early May, and then
transplanting the seedlings into the beds with minimal
interruption of the soil or mulch cover. Plants in the vetch
treatment with no tillage produced a higher yield than those
grown under black polyethylene, paper, or no mulch in
conventional systems. Both plant mulches delayed fruit maturity
by approximately 10 days relative to black polyethylene mulch.
The proposed approach eliminates tillage, reduces the need for
applying synthetic fertilizers and herbicides, and is adapted
to large- and small-scale tomato production in a low-input, no-
tillage system. It also may be used to produce other vegetables.
389.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.I5N65--
1993
Non-governmental organizations and the state in Africa :
rethinking roles in sustainable agricultural
development.
Wellard, K. 1.; Copestake, J. G. 1. London ; New York :
Routledge, 1993. xxx, 331 p., "Simultaneously published in
the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
Descriptors: Agriculture-Africa,-Sub-Saharan-
Technology-transfer; Agriculture-Research-Africa,-Sub-Saharan;
Agricultural-extension-work-Africa,-Sub-Saharan; Sustainable-
agriculture-Africa,-Sub-Saharan; Agriculture-and-state-Africa,-
Sub-Saharan; Non-governmental-organizations-Africa,-Sub-Saharan
390.
NAL Call No.: HN655.2.C6N66--
1993
Non-governmental organizations and the state in Asia :
rethinking roles in sustainable agricultural
development.
Farrington, J. London ; New York : Routledge, 1993. xxxii,
366 p. : ill., map, Includes bibliographical references (p.
345-353) and index.
Descriptors: Rural-development-Asia; Non-governmental-
organizations-Asia
391.
NAL Call No.: HD1790.5.Z8B43--
1993
Non-governmental organizations and the state in Latin
America : rethinking roles in sustainable agricultural
development.
Bebbington, A. 1.; Thiele, G. 1. London ; New York :
Routledge, 1993. xxviii, 290 p. : ill., map, Includes
bibliographical references (p. 264-277) and index.
Descriptors: Agriculture-and-state-Latin-America; Non-
governmental-organizations-Latin-America; Sustainable-
agriculture-Latin-America; Agricultural-innovations- Latin-
America; Rural-development-Latin-America
392.
NAL Call No.: 56.8-
J822
Nonpoint source pollution impacts of alternative
agricultural management practice in Illinois: a simulation
study.
Phillips, D. L.; Hardin, P. D.; Benson, V. W.; Baglio, J.
V. J-soil-water-conserv v.48(5): p.449-457. (1993 Sept.-
1993 Oct.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: erosion; carbon; nutrient-balance;
rotations; water-pollution; no-tillage; alternative-farming;
innovation-adoption; simulation-models; zea-mays; glycine- max;
crop-yield; nitrogen; phosphorus; runoff; illinois; erosion-
productivity-impact-calculator-epic-simulation-model; soil-
carbon; nutrient-exports
393.
NAL Call No.: SF229.5.N67--
1992
The North American organic dairy directory & farm case
studies.
Working Land Fund (U.S.). Montpelier, VT : Organic Dairy
Project, [1992?] 38 p., Cover title.
Descriptors: Dairy-farms-United-States-Directories;
Dairy-farms-Canada-Directories; Organic-farming
394.
NAL Call No.:
S441.S855
Novel rotation crops as alternatives to fu migant
nematicide treatment in deciduous tree fruit
production.
Halbrendt, J. M. Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE
research projects. [1988-. 1990. 20 p.
SARE Project Number: LNE 90-22.
Descriptors: fruit-trees; rotations; crops; brassica;
calendula; xiphinema; plant-parasitic-nematodes; tomato-ringspot-
nepovirus; disease-vectors; population-density; cultural-control;
nematode-control; glucosinolates; plant-extracts; toxicity;
bioassays; efficacy; low-input-agriculture; pennsylvania; west-
virginia; maryland
395.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.B5
Nutrient balances and measurement of nitrogen losses on
mixed ecological farms on sandy soils in the
Netherlands.
Werff, P. A. v. d.; Baars, A.; Oomen, G. J. M. Biol-
agric-hortic v.11(1/4): p.41-50. (1995)
Paper presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological
Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: dairy-farming; mixed-farming; organic-
farming; comparisons; nutrients; cycling; sandy-soils; nitrogen;
phosphorus; potassium; farm-inputs; nitrogen- fixation; losses-
from-soil; leaching; nitrate; ammonia; volatilization;
groundwater; water-quality; groundwater-pollution;
sustainability; farm-management; netherlands; nutrient-management
396.
NAL Call No.:
S539.5.J68
Nutrient, labor, energy, and economic evaluations
of two farming systems in Iowa.
Karlen, D. L.; Duffy, M. D.; Colvin, T. S. J-prod-
agric v.8(4): p.540-546. (1995 Oct.-1995 Dec.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; evaluation; farming-
systems; comparisons; economic-evaluation; feasibility;
nutrients; cycling; energy-balance; labor-requirements; farming-
systems-research; iowa; conventional-farming; farmer-researcher-
partnerships
Abstract: Farmer-researcher partnerships are needed to
ensure soil and crop management practices are productive,
environmentally safe, economically sound, and socially
acceptable. We developed a farmer-researcher partnership to
compare nutrient, labor, energy, and economic budgets for
two "conventional" 40-acre fields where a 2-yr corn (Zea mays L.)
and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] rotation is used with those
for two adjacent fields where a 5-yr corn, soybean, corn,
oat (Avena sativa L.), and hay rotation is used. Conventional
fields received commercial fertilizer and herbicides. Alternative
fields received no herbicides and a mixture of animal manure plus
municipal sewage sludge as the primary nutrient source. A 10-yr
nutrient budget suggests that N2 fixation would have to provide
at least 53% of the N removed by soybean grain to prevent
depletion of soil organic matter or other soil N sources from
conventional fields. By assuming similar amounts of N fixation in
the alternative fields, we show that 962 lb N/acre, 244 lb
P/acre, and 844 lb K/acre were applied (or fixed) in excess of
crop removal. Soil- test P, K, and organic matter changes
reflect these applications. More fieldwork hours per acre per
year were required to handle manure, avoid using herbicides,
and harvest hay than to use conventional practices. Energy
budgets were dependent on whether nutrients in the manure plus
municipal sludge were considered as (i) an input cost for the
crop, or (ii) a disposal cost that should be charged against an
animal enterprise. Economic budgets were dependent on assumptions
made regarding how to account for management costs. Overall,
developing farmer-researcher partnerships was an effective
method for evaluating alternative.
397.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.B5
Nutrient management in organic farming systems: the case
of nitrogen.
Kopke, U. Biol-agric-hortic v.11(1/4): p.15-29.
(1995)
Paper presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological
Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: organic-farming; farming-systems;
nitrogen; management; farm-inputs; organic-amendments; nitrogen-
fixation; nitrate; leaching; ammonia; volatilization; losses-
from-soil
398.
NAL Call No.: SB317.5.H68
Nutritional quality of organically grown
vegetables.
Reiners, S. HortTechnology v.3(3): p.363. (1993 July-
1993 Sept.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: vegetables; nutritive-value; organic-
farming; food-quality; opinions
399.
NAL Call No.: HD2006.A1R3--
nr.83
Nye produktionssystemer til svin : med fokus pa reduceret
kapitalindsats = Economic analyses of new pig production systems
: focused on reduced capital input.
Norgaard, N. H. Kobenhavn : Statens jordbrugs- og
Fiskeriokonomiske institut, 1995. 89 p. : ill., Includes
bibliographical references (p. 78-79).
400.
NAL Call No.:
S441.S855
On-farm research and demonstration of ridge tillage for
sustainable agriculture.
Exner, D. N. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research
projects. [1988-. 1992. 34 p.
SARE Project Number: LNC 92-44.
Descriptors: zea-mays; ridging; tillage; intercropping;
forage; cover-crops; nitrogen-fertilizers; application-rates;
manures; weed-control; economic-analysis; energy- consumption;
low-input-agriculture; sustainability; iowa
401.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54-
1995
On-the-go changes in fertilizer rates to agree with
claypan productivity.
Kitchen, N. R.; Kanwar, R. S. Clean water, clean
environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to
protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8,
1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE,
c1995. v. 2 p. 103-106.
Descriptors: nitrogen-fertilizers; fertilizer-
requirement-determination; application-rates; spatial-variation;
fields; crop-yield; variation; claypan-soils; mapping; maps; zea-
mays; glycine-max; sorghum-bicolor; triticum-aestivum; low-input-
agriculture; soil-fertility; nitrate; missouri; claypan-depth-
map; historical-yield-maps
402.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.A43
Opinion: alternative agriculture in the Third
World.
Santos, R. H. S.; Cardoso, I. M. Am-J-Alternative-
Agric v.7(3): p.98. (1992)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; quality-of-life;
organic-foods; food-prices; moral-values; land-reform; credit-
policy; federal-programs; income-distribution; developing-
countries; brazil
403.
NAL Call No.:
SB1.H6
Opportunities and challenges for the inclusion of soil-
improving crops in vegetable production systems.
Sarrantonio, M. HortScience v.27(7): p.754-758. (1992
July)
Paper presented at the "Colloquium on Sustainable Vegetable
Production, held at the 88th American Society of Horticultural
Science Annual Meeting, July 22, 1991, University Park,
Pennsylvania.
Descriptors: vegetables; crop-production;
sustainability; soil-fertility; soil-properties; summer-fallow;
fallow-systems; alternative-farming
404.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.I5O77--
1994
Opportunities, use, and transfer of systems research
methods in agriculture to developing countries : proceedings of
an international workshop on systems research methods in
agriculture in developing countries, 22-24 November 1993,
ISNAR, The Hague.
Goldsworthy, P. R.; Penning de Vries, F. W. T.; International
Workshop on Systems Research Methods in Agriculture in
Development Countries (1993 : Hague, N. Dordrecht ; Boston :
Kluwer Academic, c1994. xiii, 366 p. : ill., maps,
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Descriptors: Agricultural-systems-Developing-countries-
Research-Congresses; Agriculture-Technology-transfer-Congresses;
Sustainable-agriculture-Developing- countries-Congresses
405.
NAL Call No.: 281.8-Ag826-
Suppl.124
Optimum organization of alternative agriculture farms.
Zur optimalen organisation alternativer landwirtschaftlicher
betriebe : untersucht am Beispiel organisch-biologischer
Haupterwerbsbetriebe in Baden- Wurttemberg.
Dabbert, S. Frankfurt am Main : A. Strothe, 1990. x, 231 p.
: ill., Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-194).
406.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O672-
1989
The Oregon Tilth Certified Organically Grown standards
and guidelines handbook. Rev. ed.
MacCormack, H.; Oregon Tilth. Tualatin, Or. : Oregon Tilth
Organically Grown, [1989] 47 p., "December 1989."
Descriptors: Organic-farming-Standards-Oregon; Natural-
foods-industry-Standards-Oregon
407.
NAL Call No.:
SB950.2.A1J58
Oregonians put their money where their mouths
are.
Beal, C. A. J-pestic-reform v.13(1): p.14-15. (1993
Spring)
Descriptors: interest-groups; small-farms; investment;
sustainability; organic-farming; oregon; association-for-
agriculture-building-the-local-economy
408.
NAL Call No.:
S539.5.J68
Organic agriculture in Ohio: an economic
perspective.
Batte, M. T.; Forster, D. L.; Hitzhusen, F. J. J-prod-
agric v.6(4): p.536-542. (1993 Oct.-1993 Dec.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: organic-farming; profitability;
sustainability; economic-analysis; ohio
409.
NAL Call No.: SB363.2.U6O73-
1991
Organic and low-spray apple production : information
package. [Rev.].
Ames, G. K.; Rugen, C.; Appropriate Technology Transfer for
Rural Areas (Organization). Fayetteville, Ark. : Appropriate
Technology Transfer for Rural Areas, 1991. 28, [51] p. :
ill., Caption title.
Descriptors: Apple-United-States; Sustainable-
agriculture-United-States; Organic-farming-United-States;
Plants,-Protection-of-Research-United-States
410.
NAL Call No.:
SB249.N6
Organic certification program for cotton.
Wiseman, B. W. Proc-Beltwide-Cotton-Conf. Memphis, Tenn.
: National Cotton Council of America, 1991-. 1993. v. 3 p.
1401-1402.
Meeting held January 10-14, 1993, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Descriptors: gossypium; organic-farming; certification;
texas
411.
NAL Call No.:
SB249.N6
Organic cotton production in the Texas High
Plains.
Wiseman, B. W. Proc-Beltwide-Cotton-Conf. Memphis, Tenn.
: National Cotton Council of America, 1991-. 1993. v. 3 p.
1376-1378.
Meeting held January 10-14, 1993, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Descriptors: gossypium; crop-production; organic-
farming; farm-management; texas
412.
NAL Call No.:
SB379.A9A9
Organic experiences in codling moth control.
Caprile, J. Calif-Grow v.16(9): p.31-32. (1992
Sept.)
Descriptors: malus-pumila; cydia-pomonella; organic-
farming; pest-control; cover-crops; ryania-speciosa; bacillus-
thuringiensis; granulosis-viruses; bagging; thinning; cost-
benefit-analysis; plant-protection; cultivars; california
413.
NAL Call No.:
S1.N32
Organic family feud.
Freeman, P. New-farm v.11(7): p.26-27. (1989 Nov.-1989
Dec.)
Descriptors: prunus-dulcis; crop-production; organic-
farming; california
414.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.A37-
1992
Organic farming. Agricultura organica : experiencias de
cultivo ecologico en la Argentina.
Schnitman, G.; Lernoud, P.; Eco Agro (Organization). Buenos
Aires? Argentina : Eco Agro, c1992. 350 p. : ill. (some col.),
Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: Organic-farming; Organic-farming-Argentina
415.
NAL Call No.:
S1.N32
Organic farming moves south of the border.
Kraus, S. New-farm v.11(5): p.30-31, 41. (1989 July-
1989 Aug.)
Descriptors: organic-foods; fruit; vegetables; supply;
international-trade; mexico; usa
416.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.O745--
1993
Organic Farming Research Foundation 1993 National Organic
Farmers' Survey results. 1993 National Organic Farmers' Survey
results.
Organic Farming Research Foundation. Santa Cruz, CA (P.O. Box
440, Santa Cruz, CA 95061) : The Foundation, [1993?] 15
p., Caption title.
Descriptors: Organic-farming-United-States-States;
Organic-farming-United-States-States-Information-services; Farm-
produce-United-States-States-Marketing
417.
NAL Call No.: HD1765.A94--
1994
The organic farming threat to people and
wildlife.
Avery, D. T.; Hudson Institute. Indianapolis, Ind. : Hudson
Institute, 1994. 12 p., Caption title.
Descriptors: Organic-farming-Environmental-aspects;
Agricultural-ecology-United-States; Farm-management-United-
States; Environmental-policy-United-States
418.
NAL Call No.: aS441.D86--
1995
Organic food and fiber : an analysis of 1994 certified
production in the United States.
Dunn, J. A.; United States. Agricultural Marketing Service.
Transportation and Marketing Division. Washington, D.C. : U.S.
Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service,
Transportation and Marketing Division, [1995] 5 p.,
"September 1995."
Descriptors: Organic-farming-United-States-Statistics;Natural-foods-Certification-United-States; Crop-yields-United-
States; Livestock-productivity-United-States; Poultry-
Productivity-United-States
419.
NAL Call No.: 80-
Ac82
Organic foods and the vegetable industry.
Fritz, S. Acta-hortic (247): p.397-402. (1989
Sept.)
Paper presented at the Research and Development Conference on
Vegetables, the Market and the Producer, July 11-15, 1988,
Richmond, N.S.W., Australia.
Descriptors: organic-foods; vegetables; crop-
production; sustainability; organic-farming; quality; consumer-
attitudes; marketing; standards; australia
420.
NAL Call No.:
aS21.D27S64
Organic production: recent publications and current
information sources.
Gold, M. V. Spec-ref-briefs. Beltsville, Md. : Reference
Section, National Agricultural Library, 1983-. Mar 1995. (95-
01) 20 p.
Descriptors: organic-farming; publications;
information; sources; bibliographies
421.
NAL Call No.:
HD1476.U52C27
Organic registration and certification.
Klonsky, K.; Tourte, L. Small-farm-news. Davis, Calif.
: U.C.D. Small Farm Center. May/June 1994. p. 1, 4-5.
Descriptors: organic-foods; organic-farming; food-
production; food-marketing; regulations; law; registration;
standards; certification; guidelines; california
422.
NAL Call No.:
SB1.H6
Organic vegetable production and how it relates to
LISA.
Grubinger, V. P. HortScience v.27(7): p.759-760. (1992
July)
Paper presented at the "Colloquium on Sustainable Vegetable
Production, held at the 88th American Society of Horticultural
Science Annual Meeting, July 22, 1991, University Park,
Pennsylvania.
Descriptors: organic-farming; vegetables; crop-
production; low-input-agriculture; sustainability; terminology;
comparisons; farm-inputs; low-input-sustainable-agriculture
423.
NAL Call No.: HD1775.S8E262--
no.95-2
Organic versus sustainable fed cattle production : a
South Dakota case study.
Taylor, D. C.; Feuz, D. M.; Guan, M. Brookings, S.D. :
Economics Dept., South Dakota State University, [1995] iii,
21 p., "May 1995."
Descriptors: Beef-industry-South-Dakota; Beef-cattle-
Feeding-and-feeds; Sustainable-agriculture
424.
NAL Call No.: 80-
Ac82
Organically grown products: perception, preferences and
motives of Dutch consumers.
Hack, M. D. Acta-hortic (340): p.247-253. (1995
Jan.)
Paper presented at the XII International Symposium on
Horticultural Economics / edited by J.-C Montigaud, L.M.
Albisu, U. Avermaete, L. Ekelund, D. Meijaard, and E. de
Kleijn.
Descriptors: organic-farming; organic-culture; fruits;
vegetables; consumer-preferences; consumer-surveys; consumer-
behavior; purchasing-habits; perception; consumer-attitudes;
labeling; netherlands
425.
NAL Call No.: 80-
Ac82
Organisation of integrated fruit production in
Switzerland.
Bonauer, A. Acta-hortic. Wageningen : International Society
for Horticultural Science. Oct 1993. v. 347 p. 75-77.
Paper presented at the, "Second International Symposium on
Integrated Fruit Production", August 24-28, 1992,
Veldhoven, Netherlands.
Descriptors: tree-fruits; integrated-control; crop-
production; low-input-agriculture; switzerland
426.
NAL Call No.: HD1405.I58--
1991b
Papers of the plenary and invited paper sessions : XXI
International Conference of Agricultural Economists : August 22-
29, 1991, Tokyo, Japan. XXI International Conference of
Agricultural Economists.
International Conference of Agricultural Economists (21st : 1991
: Tokyo, J. [Tokyo?] : International Association of
Agricultural Economists, [1991?] 1 v. (various pagings) :
ill., Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: Agriculture-and-state-Congresses;
Agricultural-innovations-Economic-aspects-Congresses;
Agriculture-Environmental-aspects-Congresses; Sustainable-
agriculture-Government-policy-Congresses
427.
NAL Call No.: 1.90-
C2OU8
Partnerships for a sustainable agriculture: an
agricultural industry perspective.
Eld, R. F. Outlook. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture. Mar 1993. p. 696-700.
Paper presented at the conference "Agriculture's changing
horizon," December 1-3, 1992, Washington, DC.
Descriptors: sustainability; agribusiness;
partnerships; usa
428.
NAL Call No.: 1-
Ag84y
The pendletons of Kansas: doing better with asparagus and
tomatoes.
Jordan, C. Yearb-agric. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.,
[1980-. 1989. p. 94-98.
In the series analytic: Farm management: How to achieve your farm
business / edited by D.T. Smith.
Descriptors: family-farms; crop-enterprises;
alternative-farming; farm-management; kansas
429.
NAL Call No.: S589.7.E57-
1994
Perennial peanut in citrus groves--an environmentally
sustainable agricultural system.
Mullahey, J. J.; Rouse, R. E.; French, E. C.
Environmentally sound agriculture proceedings of the second
conference 20-22 April 1994 / p.479-483. (1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: citrus; crop-production; arachis-glabrata;
ground-cover; stand-establishment; plant-density; herbicides;
fertilizers; sustainability; farming-systems
430.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.A43
A perspective on the economic impacts of reducing
agricultural chemical use.
Lee, L. K. Am-J-Alternative-Agric v.7(1/2): p.82-88.
(1992)
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-chemicals; cost-benefit-
analysis; economic-impact; farm-income; farm-surveys; field-
tests; sustainability; environmental-degradation; risk-
analysis
Abstract: Adoption of agricultural practices that reduce
or eliminate chemical use creates tradeoffs among yields and
output, production costs and net income at the farm level. If
widespread adoption is to occur, potential improvements in
human health and the environment from reduced chemical use must
be weighed against effects on aggregate farm income and consumer
food prices. At present, these tradeoffs are subject to
considerable debate. I review available farm level and aggregate
economic studies of reductions in total agricultural chemical
use. At the farm level, available studies suggest that organic
and low-input farming systems result in declines in per acre
yields and in lower net returns than most conventional farming
systems, although the studies do indicate that net returns for
the two systems can be comparable under some conditions. Several
studies suggest that low-input systems perform well with respect
to risk criteria. I also discuss the potential influence of
government programs on the profitability of some low-input
farming systems. All aggregate economic models conclude that
widespread adoption of organic farming would result in decreased
yields, decreased aggregate output, increased farm income,
and large increases in consumer prices. These models have
limitations, however. Recommendations are made for further
economic research of the impacts of reducing agricultural
chemical use at both the farm and aggregate levels.
431.
NAL Call No.:
S494.5.S86S8
Perspectives from agricultural economics on research
methodology for sustainable agricultural
development.
Green, D. A. G. J-sustain-agric v.4(4): p.101-115.
(1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-economics; agricultural-
development; interdisciplinary-research; methodology;
sustainability
432.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86A97--
1993
Pest control & sustainable agriculture. Pest control and
sustainable agriculture.
Corey, S. A. S. A. 1.; Dall, D. J. D. J.; Milne, W. M. W.
M. 1.; Australian Applied Entomological Research Conference. (5th
: 1992 : Canberra, A. East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia :
CSIRO Information Services, c1993. xiii, 514 p. : ill.,
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Congresses;
Agricultural-pests-Congresses
433.
NAL Call No.:
S441.S855
Pest management and orchard floor management strategies
to reduce pesticide and nitrogen input.
Smith, M. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research
projects. [1988-. 1993. [41] 14 p.
SARE Project Number: LS91-36-93. Record includes 5 1/4 inch
floppy disk. Reporting period for this report is February 1993 to
January 1994. This is a final report. Record includes manuscripts
submitted for publication.
Descriptors: carya-illinoinensis; orchards; cover-
crops; legumes; beneficial-insects; insect-pests; biological-
control; insect-control; nitrogen-fertilizers; application-rates;
low-input-agriculture; economic-analysis; oklahoma; georgia
434.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.B5
Pineapples cultivated by conventional and organic methods
in a soil from a banana plantation. A comparative study of soil
fertility, plant nutrition and yields.
Alvarez, C. E.; Carracedo, A. E.; Iglesias, E.; Martinez,
M. C. Biol-Agric-Hort-Int-J v.9(2): p.161-171.
(1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: ananas-comosus; organic-farming; farming;
comparisons; soil-fertility; plant-nutrition; crop-yield; canary-
islands
435.
NAL Call No.: S441.P53-
1991
Planetor for SMART farming. Version 1.21.
Planetor.
Minnesota Extension Service. Center for Farm Financial
Management. St. Paul, MN : Center for Farm Financial
Management, Minnesota Extension Service, University of
Minnesota, [1991?] 3 computer disks 1 user's manual + 1
Planetor overview.
Demo version.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-United-States-
Software; Agricultural-conservation-United-States-Software;
Agriculture-Economic-aspects-United-States-Software; Agriculture-
Environmental-aspects-United-States-Software
436.
NAL Call No.: 442.8-
An72
A plant breeding contribution to sustainable
agriculture.
Innes, N. L. Ann-appl-biol v.126(1): p.1-18. (1995
Feb.)
Presidential address.
Descriptors: plant-breeding; crop-production; crop-
yield; sustainability; biotechnology; genotype-environment-
interaction; disease-resistance; pest-resistance; stress
437.
NAL Call No.: SB99.D4S67--
1995,-nr.17
Plant production on three ecological cattle farms.
Planteproduktion pa tre okologiske kvaegbedrifter.
Nielsen, A. L. Lyngby [Denmark] : Landbrugsministeriet,
Statens planteavlsforsog, 1995. 93 p. : ill., Includes
bibliographical references (p. 68-72).
438.
NAL Call No.: S441.P58--
1995
Planting the future : developing an agriculture that
sustains land and community. 1st ed.
Bird, E. A. R.; Bultena, G. L.; Gardner, J. C. Ames : Iowa
State University Press, 1995. xxiii, 276 p. : ill.,
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-276) and index.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-United-States;
Agriculture-United-States; Sustainable-agriculture-Research-
United-States; Agriculture-Research-United-States
439.
NAL Call No.: S674.43.G3K8--
Nr.168
Plastic materials for economical and ecological
production in agriculture. Kunststoffe fur eine okonomische und
okologische Produktion im Landbau : Vortrage der GKL-Jahrestagung
am 14./15. Oktober 1991 in Friedrichroda.
GKL Jahrestagung (1991 : Friedrichroda, G. Darmstadt :
Kuratorium fur Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft,
1992. 104 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references (p.
99).
440.
NAL Call No.:
HT401.R47
Policy instruments designed to foster sustainable
agriculture: an appraisal.
Black, A. W. Res-rural-sociol-dev. Greenwich, Conn. : JAI
Press Inc., c1984-. 1995. v. 6 p. 123-147.
In the series analytic: Sustaining agriculture and rural
communities / edited by H.K. Schwarzweller and T.A. Lyson.
Descriptors: agricultural-policy; sustainability;
ecosystems; educational-programs; regulations; fiscal-policy;
agroecosystems
441.
NAL Call No.: HD9000.1.W55--
no.92-2
A policy perspective on the sustainability of production
environments : toward a land theory of value.
Runge, C. F. C. F.; University of Minnesota. Center for
International Food and Agricultural Policy. St. Paul, Minn. :
Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy,
University of Minnesota, [1992] 14 p. : ill., "July 1992"--
Cover. dialogue, Berlin, Germany, January 13-18,
1992."
Descriptors: Agricultural-productivity; Agricultural-
productivity-Environmental-aspects; Sustainable-agriculture
442.
NAL Call No.: NBU S494.5-P75-
R86-1992
A policy perspective on the sustainability of production
environments : toward a land theory of value.
Runge, C. F. C. F.; University of Minnesota. Center for
International Food and Agricultural Policy. St. Paul, Minn. :
Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy,
University of Minnesota, 1992. 14 p. : ill., "July 1992"--
Cover. dialogue, Berlin, Germany, January 13-18,
1992."
Descriptors: Agricultural-productivity; Agricultural-
productivity-Environmental-aspects; Sustainable-agriculture
443.
NAL Call No.:
aHD1751.A42
Policy & sustainable agriculture.
Ikerd, J. Agric-Outlook-AO-U-S-Dept-Agric-Econ-Res-
Serv (193): p.14-16. (1993 Jan.-1993 Feb.)
Descriptors: agricultural-policy; sustainability;
industrialization; usa; industrial-agriculture
444.
NAL Call No.: HD1405.I58--
1991a
Poster sessions program. XXI International Conference of
Agricultural Economists.
International Conference of Agricultural Economists (21st : 1991
: Tokyo, J. [Tokyo?] : International Association of
Agricultural Economists, [1991?] ix, 67 p., "August 22-29,
1991, Tokyo, Japan"--Cover.
Descriptors: Agriculture-and-state-Congresses;
Agricultural-innovations-Economic-aspects-Congresses;
Agriculture-Environmental-aspects-Congresses; Sustainable-
agriculture-Government-policy-Congresses
445.
NAL Call No.:
QH301.A76
The potential and importance of oats under the reformed
CAP.
Laverick, R. M.; Hayes, J. H. Asp-appl-biol
(40,pt.1): p.125-132. (1994)
In the series analytic: Arable farming under CAP reform / edited
by J. Clarke, A. Lane, A. Mitchell, M. Ramans and P.
Ryan.
Descriptors: avena-sativa; fungal-diseases; fungicides;
application-rates; crop-yield; yield-response-functions; low-
input-agriculture; yield-increases; sowing-rates; west- midlands-
of-england; south-east-england
446.
NAL Call No.:
S605.5.A43
Potential effects on rural economies of conversion to
sustainable farming systems.
Dobbs, T. L.; Cole, J. D. Am-J-Alternative-Agric
v.7(1/2): p.70-80. (1992)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; farm-income;
sustainability; rural-economy; multipliers; cost-benefit-
analysis; south-dakota
Abstract: Conversions from conventional to sustainable
farming systems could affect local rural economies either
positively or negatively, by several means: changes in income
of agricultural households; backward linkages to input supply
firms; forward linkages to transportation, processing, and
marketing firms; and changes in consumer expenditures by
agricultural and other households. We estimated these effects for
five local rural economies in South Dakota, representing
different agroclimatic and population settlement patterns. Whole-
farm economic models of case study conventional and sustainable
farms in each area were used to estimate differences in input
purchase and marketing patterns. We found declines in on-farm
personal income (returns to farm labor and management) in four of
the five case comparisons under a conversion to sustainable
farming systems if organic price premiums are ignored; we found
increases in three of five cases if applicable organic premiums
are included. In all five study areas, total off-farm personal
income drops in the portions of local economies connected to
farming through backward linkages. It also drops in four of the
five study areas in the portions of local economies connected
through forward linkages if organic premiums are ignored (all
five if organic premiums are included). However, net forward
linkage effects are usually much smaller than net backward
linkage effects, and on- farm personal income effects are
substantially greater than either backward or forward off-farm
linkage effects in most cases. The total (on- and off-farm)
personal income effect of converting to sustainable systems is
positive in only one area without organic premiums, and in one
additional area with premiums. The ratio of total to on-farm
personal income effects within local economies, considering
only first round effects on backward- and forward-linked firms,
averages 1.2 without organic premiums, or 0.6 with them.
Taking account of more complete multiplier effects, which also
consider changes in consumer expenditures and changes in
expenditures for supplies by backward- and forward-linked firms,
the average is 1.8 without organic premiums, or 0.8 with them.
With more time for changes in sustainable production techniques
and in the structure of farms and the rural economy, the
overall economic effects of conversions to sustainable farming
are likely to be more positive than our estimates.
447.
NAL Call No.:
S631.F422
Potential for Eppawala Apatite as directly applied low-
cost fertilizer for rice production in Sri Lanka.
Dahanayake, K.; Ratnayake, M. P. K.; Sunil, P. A.
Fertil-res v.41(2): p.145-150. (1995)
Includes references.
Descriptors: oryza-sativa; rock-phosphate; mineral-
resources; apatite; triple-superphosphate; phosphorus-
fertilizers; comparisons; phosphorus; nutrient-availability;
crop-yield; soil-fertility; residual-effects; acid-soils;
fertilizer-analysis; chemical-composition; sri-lanka;
selectively-mined-eppawala-rock-phosphate
Abstract: Apatite in Sri Lanka is mined from Eppawala
(Eppawala Rock Phosphate or ERP). The finely ground product is
used as a direct application fertilizer for tea, rubber and
coconut. ERP is an indiscriminate mixture of more soluble primary
crystals and a less soluble secondary phosphate matrix rich in
ferruginous and aluminous compounds with an average P2O5 content
of 30%. The primary crystals can easily be separated from the
groundmass by mechanical separation to produce selectively mined
primary crystals (SERP) which has higher P2O5 (35 to 42%) and
lower R2O3 contents (around 1%) than the matrix. The ground SERP
shows promise, as measured using yield and bicarbonate-
extractable soil P, as fertilizer for rice grown in lowland and
midland acid soils. In the second crop residues of SERP produced
larger yields and bicarbonate-extractable P than Triple super
phosphate (TSP) for the first crop. TSP is imported and its price
is four times that of SERP. Therefore SERP is a potentially more
profitable alternative fertilizer for TSP for rice on Sri Lankan
acid soils.
448.
NAL Call No.: HD256.S37--
1991
Potential of natural areas and agricultural land use in
Darfur, Sudan. Naturraumpotential und agrare Landnutzung in
Darfur, Sudan : Vergleich der agraren Nutzungspotentiale und
deren Inwertsetzung im westlichen und ostlichen Jebel-Marra-
Vorland.
Schrenk, H. Munchen : Geobuch, 1991. 1 v. (various pagings) :
ill., maps, Summary in English.
Descriptors: Land-use,-Rural-Sudan-Darfur; Natural-
areas-Sudan-Darfur
449.
NAL Call No.: FU S49.I57-92-
10
Poverty reduction and sustainable agricultural
development in the Caribbean : the conflict and convergence
dilemma.
Davis, C. G. C. G. 1. Gainesville, Fla. : Food and Resource
Economics Dept., Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences,
University of Florida, [1992] 23 p., Title from cover.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Caribbean-Area;
Rural-poor-Caribbean-Area; Agriculture-Economic-aspects-
Caribbean-Area
450.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54-
1995
Precision farming technology: application to claypen
soils.
Sudduth, K. A.; Birrell, S. J.; Borgelt, S. C.; Hughes,
D. F. Clean water, clean environment, 21st century team
agriculture, working to protect water resources conference
proceedings, March 5-8, 1995, Kansas City, Missouri /.
St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE, c1995.. v. 3 p. 267-270.
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; crop-management;
claypan-soils; crop-yield; data-collection; spatial-variation;
fields; sensors; combine-harvesters; glycine-max; zea- mays;
sorghum-bicolor; phosphorus; soil-fertility; soil-depth; topsoil;
pilot-farms; research-projects; missouri; site-specific-crop-
management; management-systems; evaluation-areas
451.
NAL Call No.: HD796.G45--
1992
Problem solutions between agriculture and nature
protection. Problemlosungen zwischen Landwirtschaft und
Naturschutz : das Vorrang- und Ausgleichskonzept in der
Raumplanung : Ergebnisse aus der Fallstudie Okologische Planung
Bundner Rheintal.
Gfeller, M. Zurich : Verlag der Fachvereine an den
schweizerischen Hochschulen und Techniken, [1992] xviii,
241, 25 p., [6] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps (some
col.), Includes bibliographical references (p. A-5--A-25).
Descriptors: Regional-planning-Rhine-River-Valley;
Land-use-Switzerland; Agriculture-Environmental-aspects-
Switzerland; Nature-conservation-Switzerland
452.
NAL Call No.: SF196.U5P76-
1992
Proceedings of special symposium : sustainability of
quality food production in the twenty-first century at 1990
American Forage and Grassland Conference, June 9, 1990,
Blacksburg, Virginia. Sustainability of quality food
production in the twenty-first century.
American Forage and Grassland Council. Conference (1990 :
Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. : The Program, 1992. vii,
51 p., Cover title: Sustainability of quality food production
in the twenty-first century.
Descriptors: Beef-cattle-United-States-Congresses;
Sustainable-agriculture-United-States-Congresses; Food-supply-
United-States-Congresses; Food-industry-and-trade- United-States-
Congresses
453.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86T7-
1991
Proceedings of the 1991 farming for profit and
stewardship,sustainable agriculture in the Pacific Northwest :
West Cascades conference, Friday and Saturday, March 1 and
2, 1991, Portland Airport Holiday Inn, Portland, Oregon.
Farming for profit and stewardship, sustainable agriculture in
the Pacific Northwest.
Murray, H. [Corvalis, Or.? : Oregon State University?,
1991?] 90 p. : ill., Cover title: Farming for profit and
stewardship, sustainable agriculture in the Pacific Northwest.
USDA low-input sustainable agriculture programs in the Pacific
Northwest."
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Northwest,-
Pacific-Congresses
454.
NAL Call No.: S604.64.D44N67--
no.4
Proceedings of the Symposium on the Sustainability of
Agricultural Production Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, 4-7
September, 1989, Aas, Norway.
Symposium on the Sustainability of Agricultural Production
Systems in Sub Saharan Africa (1989 : Aas, N. Aas, Norway :
NORAGRIC, 1990. 320, v p. : ill., Includes bibliographical
references.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Africa,-Sub-
Saharan; Agricultural-systems-Africa,-Sub-Saharan
455.
NAL Call No.: 18-G313E-Heft-
407
Producer unions in ecological agriculture.
Erzeugerzusammenschlusse im okologischen Landbau : Vermarktung
alternativ erzeugter Produkte.
Hamm, U. Munster-Hiltrup : Landwirtschaftsverlag, 1992. v,
123 p., Includes bibliographical references.
456.
NAL Call No.:
TJ163.4.U6E36
Producing garden vegetables with organic soil
amendments.
Stephens, J. M.; Kostewicz, S. R. EES. Gainesville,
Fla. : Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of
Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida,. Mar
1994. (327) 6 p.
Descriptors: organic-amendments; vegetable-growing;
organic-matter; organic-fertilizers; green-manures; cover-crops;
mulches; composting; composts; animal- manures; florida
457.
NAL Call No.:
S441.S855
Producing vegetables in the southeastern U.S. using low-
input sustainable techniques: collection and analysis of
database.
Peet, M. M. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research
projects. [1988-. 1993. [35] 15 p.
SARE Project Number: LS 91-32-185. Record includes 3 1/2 inch
floppy disk. Reporting period for this report is December 1992 to
December 1993. Record includes the manual entitled,
"Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the
Southeastern U.S. (Draft)."
Descriptors: vegetables; crop-production;
sustainability; low-input-agriculture; organic-farming;
handbooks; databases
458.
NAL Call No.: 281.28-
R88
The production function, crop diversity, and the
debate between conventional and sustainable
agriculture.
Lyson, T. A.; Welsh, R. Rural-sociol v.58(3): p.424-
439. (1993 Fall)
Includes references.
Descriptors: sustainability; agricultural-production;
diversity; production-functions; farm-inputs; usa
Abstract: Organizational assumptions embedded in the
production function of neoclassical economics have served to
structure production agriculture in the United States for the
past 100 years. The narrow focus of the production function on
the inputs of land, labor, capital, and management and the
use of on-farm profitability as the primary definition of
sustainability have come under attack from sustainable
agriculturalists, who argue that the social and environmental
consequences of production are as important as the economic
outcomes. Using diversity of crops harvested as an indicator of
sustainability, the production function is operationalized to
inform the debate between the conventional, neoclassical model
of production and the alternative, sustainable model. Census
of agriculture data from 1978, 1982, and 1987 are used in
both cross-sectional and temporal models. Results show that
increases in expenditures for equipment and machinery,
prevalence of corporate farms, higher rates of tenancy, and
the prevalence of large farms are associated with lower levels of
diversity at the county level. Conversely, higher levels of
diversity are found in counties with greater farm labor
expenses, where there are more medium-size farms, and where
farmers are more likely to farm full-time.
459.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.K56--
1993
Production practices and sample costs for a diversified
organic vegetable operation in the Central Coast.
Klonsky, K.; Tourte, L.; Chaney, D.; University of
California (System). Cooperative Extension. Oakland, Calif. :
U. C. Cooperative Extension, [1993?] 99 p., Includes
bibliographical references (p. 99).
Descriptors: Organic-farming-California; Organic-
farming-Economic-aspects-California; Farm-produce-California;
Farm-produce-Economic-aspects-California
460.
NAL Call No.: 100-SO82-
3
Productivity of systems, 1985-1991.
Smolik, J. TB-Agric-Exp-Stn-S-D-State-Univ. Brookings,
S.D. : The Station. Oct 1992. (99) 8 p.
In the series analytic: Soil science research in the Plant
Science Department : 1991 Annual Report. Soil PR 91-5.
Descriptors: farming-systems-research; crop-yield;
livestock-farming; rotations; biomass-production; cost-benefit-
analysis; alternative-farming; minimum-tillage; row- tillage;
fertilizers; herbicides; rain; south-dakota