TITLE: Alternative Farming Systems: Economic Aspects PUBLICATION DATE: February 1993 ENTRY DATE: April 1995 EXPIRATION DATE: UPDATE FREQUENCY: CONTACT: Jane Gates Alternative Farming Systems Information Center National Agricultural Library Room 304, 10301 Baltimore Ave. Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 Telephone: (301) 504-6559 FAX: (301) 504-6409 Internet: afsic@nal.usda.gov DOCUMENT TYPE: text DOCUMENT SIZE: 83k (146 pages) To 1996 Update: QB 96-08, covers March 1993-June 1996 ============================================================== ISSN: 1052-5378 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library 10301 Baltimore Blvd. Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2351 Alternative Farming Systems - Economic Aspects January 1991 - January 1993 QB 93-17 Quick Bibliography SeriesBibliographies in the Quick Bibliography Series of the National Agricultural Library, are intended primarily for current awareness, and as the title of the series implies, are not indepth exhaustive bibliographies on any given subject. However, the citations are a substantial resource for recent investigations on a given topic. They also serve the purpose of bringing the literature of agriculture to the interested user who, in many cases, could not access it by any other means. The bibliographies are derived from computerized on- line searches of the AGRICOLA data base. Timeliness of topic and evidence of extensive interest are the selection criteria. The author/searcher determines the purpose, length, and search strategy of the Quick Bibliography. Information regarding these is available upon request from the author/searcher. Copies of this bibliography may be made or used for distribution without prior approval. The inclusion or omission of a particular publication or citation may not be construed as endorsement or disapproval. To request a copy of a bibliography in this series, send the series title, series number and self-addressed gummed label to: U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library Public Services Division, Room 111 Beltsville, Maryland 20705 Alternative Farming Systems - Economic Aspects January 1991 - January 1993 Quick Bibliography Series: QB 93-17 Updates QB 92-09 306 citations from AGRICOLA Karl R. Schneider Reference and User Services Branch February 1993National Agricultural Library Cataloging Record: Schneider, Karl, 1946- Alternative farming systems : economic aspects. (Quick bibliography series ; 93-17) 1. Alternative agriculture--Economic aspects--Bibliography. I. Title. aZ5071.N3 no.93-17AGRICOLA Citations in this bibliography were entered in the AGRICOLA database between January 1979 and the present. SAMPLE CITATIONS Citations in this bibliography are from the National Agricultural Library's AGRICOLA database. An explanation of sample journal article, book, and audiovisual citations appears below. JOURNAL ARTICLE: Article title. Author. Place of publication: Publisher. Journal Title. Date. Volume (Issue). Pages. (NAL Call Number). Example: Morrison, S.B. Denver, Colo.: American School Food Service Association. School foodservice journal. Sept 1987. v. 41 (8). p.48-50. ill. (NAL Call No.: DNAL 389.8.SCH6). BOOK: Title. Author. Place of publication: Publisher, date. Information on pagination, indices, or bibliographies. (NAL Call Number). Example: Exploring careers in dietetics and nutrition. Kane, June Kozak. New York: Rosen Pub. Group, 1987. Includes index. xii, 133 p.: ill.; 22 cm. Bibliography: p. 126. (NAL Call No.: DNAL RM218.K36 1987). AUDIOVISUAL: Title. Author. Place of publication: Publisher, date. Supplemental information such as funding. Media format (i.e., videocassette): Description (sound, color, size). (NAL Call Number). Example: All aboard the nutri-train. Mayo, Cynthia. Richmond, Va.: Richmond Public Schools, 1981. NET funded. Activity packet prepared by Cynthia Mayo. 1 videocassette (30 min.): sd., col.; 3/4 in. + activity packet. (NAL Call No.: DNAL FNCTX364.A425 F&N AV). ALTERNATIVE FARMING SYSTEMS - ECONOMIC ASPECTS SEARCH STRATEGY Line Command ---- ------- 1. SS (FARM? OR GARDEN? OR AGRICULTUR?)/TI,DE,ID,SH 2. SS (ORGANIC OR SUSTAINABLE OR ALTERNATIVE? ? OR REGENERATIVE OR LOW()INPUT OR BIODYNAMIC OR FRENCH()INTENSIVE OR ECOLOGIC?? OR NON()CHEMICAL OR NATUR??)/TI,DE,ID,SH 3. SS S4(3N)S21 4. SS S22 OR (AGROECOLOG? OR AGRO()ECOLOG? OR LISA OR GREEN()(MOVEMENT? OR COALITION OR PART???))/TI,DE,ID,SH 5. SS (NO OR LOW OR LESS OR LOWER OR LOWERS OR LOWERING OR LOWERED OR REDUC? OR WITHOUT)/TI,DE,ID,SH 6. SS (FERTILI?ER? OR INPUT? OR CHEMICAL? ? OR FUEL? OR DIESEL OR GAS OR GASOLINE OR PETROLEUM OR PETROCHEMICAL? OR POISON?)/TI,DE,ID,SH 7. SS (PESTICIDE? OR HERBICIDE? OR FUNGICIDE? OR MITICIDE? OR INSECTICIDE? OR RODENTICIDE? OR FUMIGA? OR ANTIBIOTIC? OR MEDICAT? OR MEDICIN? OR VACCIN? OR AGROCHEMICAL?)/TI,DE,ID,SH 8. SS S33 OR S43 (S) (S54 OR S67) 9. SS SH=E OR (ECONOM? OR VALU? OR COST? OR GAIN? OR LOSS?? OR LOSING OR RETURN? OR PROFIT? OR YIELD? OR PRODUC?? OR INCOME OR BOTTOM()LINE??)/TI,DE,ID,SH 10. SS S69 AND S85 11. SS S86 AND UD=9111:9999 1 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.C6A57 no.IR:85-1 Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics 1984 publications. Fiddler, Kathleen Colorado State University, Dept. of Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics Fort Collins, Colo. : Dept. of Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics, Colorado State University,; 1985. 17 p. ; 28 cm. (ANRE information report ; IR:85-1). February 1985. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture 2 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.C6A57 no.IR:87-2 Agricultural and resource economics 1986 publications.. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics 1986 publications Bode, Sylvia; Cary-Harris, Nancy Colorado State University, Dept. of Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics Fort Collins, Colo. : Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University,; 1987. i, 20 p. ; 28 cm. (ANRE information report ; IR:87-2). Cover title: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics 1986 publications. July 1987. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture 3 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Agricultural development in central Yucatan and its implications for the promotion of intensive diversified land-use systems. Neugebauer, B. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 297-306; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Mexico; Agricultural development; Sustainability; Shifting cultivation; Agricultural structure; Structural change; Organic farming; Land use planning; Multiple land use; Agroforestry; Intercropping; Land resources; Resource utilization; Tropical zones; Ecosystems; Environmental degradation; Sociology; Social barriers; Psychological factors; Extension; Research 4 NAL Call. No.: HD1405.A373 1991 Agricultural issues in the 1990s proceedings of the Eleventh Agriculture Sector Symposium. Garbus, Lisa, 1963-; Pritchard, Anthony J., 1931-; Knudsen, Odin International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agriculture Sector Symposium 11th : 1991 : World Bank. Washington, D.C. : World Bank,; 1991. viii, 256 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. "Symposium held January 9-11, 1991"--Foreword. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture; Agriculture and state 5 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Agriculture, economics, and eco-development. Soderbaum, P. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 93-102; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural economics; Organic farming; Farming; Economic evaluation; Resource utilization; Depletion; Environmental degradation; Pollution; Problem analysis; Valuation; Social values; Cost benefit analysis; Economic development; Ecology; Ethics; Agricultural policy; Environmental policy 6 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86S8 Agriculture in transition. Poincelot, R.P. Binghamton, N.Y. : Food Products Press; 1990. Journal of sustainable agriculture v. 1 (1): p. 9-40; 1990. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Farming systems; Alternative farming; Resource utilization; Environmental degradation; Water pollution; Air pollution; Energy expenditure; Problem analysis; Problem solving; Energy conservation; Soil conservation; Water conservation; Innovation adoption; Agricultural research; Public opinion; Agricultural policy; Agricultural production; Profitability 7 NAL Call. No.: HD2122.A39 Une Agriculture stabilisee pour la Tunisie au XXIe siecle colloque tuniso-americain, Tunis, 25-27 octobre 1988 [A stabilized agriculture for Tunisia to the 21st century].. Sustainable agriculture for Tunisia in the 21st century Tunisia, Wizarat al-Filahah Tunis : Le Ministere, [1989?]; 1989. 120 p. ; 24 cm. French and English. Title on added t.p.: Sustainable agriculture for Tunisia in the 21st century. Includes bibliographical references. Language: French; French; English Descriptors: Agriculture; Agricultural innovations; Agriculture and state 8 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65D87 1990 La agroecologia el nuevo paradigma : el debate de las tecnologias [Agroecology, the new paradigm]. Duran B., Jesus La Paz, Bolivia : SEMTA : ILDIS,; 1990. 98 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-98). Language: Spanish; Spanish Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Agricultural ecology 9 NAL Call. No.: S471.I4A66 1990 Agro-ecological regions of India.. Agroecological regions of India Sehgal, J. L. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning Nagpur, India : National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning, Indian Council of Agricultural Research,; 1990. 75 p. : maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. (NBSS publ. ; 24). One folded col. map in pocket. Cartographic classification and description of agricultural ecology, specially with reference to soils. Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-66). Language: English; English Descriptors: Agricultural ecology; Agricultural geography; Soils 10 NAL Call. No.: NBUS494.5 A65 A4 1991 Alternative agricultural opportunities a bibliography.. Alternative agricultural opportunities, a bibliography Center for Alternative Plant and Animal Products, United States, Extension Service St. Paul, MN : Center for Alternative Plant and Animal Products, University of Minnesota,; 1991. i, 106 p. ; 28 cm. Cover title. Funded by a special grant from the Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Includes index. Language: English Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Agriculture; Forests and forestry 11 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73 Alternative agriculture--a view from Brussels. Nychas, A.E.; Peter, D. Thornton : The Council; 1990. Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 31-37; 1990. In the series analytic: Crop protection in organic and low input agriculture / edited by R. Unwin. Proceedings of a symposium, September 4-6, 1990, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Belgium; Alternative farming; Sustainability; Regional agricultural policy 12 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Alternative approaches to agricultural development: the Philippine experience. Fernandez, J.S. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 249-252; 1988. Language: English Descriptors: Philippines; Green revolution; Alternative farming; Agricultural situation; Sustainability; Social change; Problem analysis; History; Agricultural structure; Land ownership; Environmental degradation; Soil exhaustion 13 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68 Alternative crop prospects in western Nebraska. Plett, S.; Nelson, L.A.; Clegg, M.D. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Apr. Journal of production agriculture v. 4 (2): p. 162-166; 1991 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Nebraska; Crop management; Grain crops; Rowcrops; Field crops; Summer fallow; Rotations; No-tillage; Tillage; Profits; Returns; Farm inputs; Variable costs; Fixed costs; Total digestible nutrients; Nutrient content 14 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Alternative cropping: field trials at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Nilsson, G. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. sweden; 1988. Language: English Descriptors: Rotations; Crop management; Organic farming; Field tests; Soil analysis; Soil fertility; Soil structure; Biological activity in soil; Plant analysis; Nutrient content; Weeds; Disease prevalence; Crop yield; Crop production 15 NAL Call. No.: 281.9 P942 Alternative farming enterprises for limited resource farmers in the 1990's and beyond. Dagher, M.A.; Gray, J. Tuskegee, Ala. : Tuskegee University; 1989. Proceedings of the ... Annual Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (47th): p. 169-177; 1989. In the series analytic: Outreach to the Rural Disadvantaged: issues and strategies for the 21st century / edited by N. Baharanyi, R. Zabawa, W. Hill. Meeting held December 3-5, 1989, Tuskegee, Alabama. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Small farms; Alternative farming; Farm enterprises; Resource utilization 16 NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3 Alternative farming systems--economic aspects: January 1990-October 1991. Schneider, K. Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1991 Nov. Quick bibliography series - U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (92-09): 30 p.; 1991 Nov. Updates QB 90-79. Bibliography. Language: English Descriptors: Alternative farming; Farming systems; Economic evaluation; Bibliographies 17 NAL Call. No.: SB187.U6A47 1990 Alternative field crops manual. University of Wisconsin--Extension, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Minnesota, Center for Alternative Crops and Products, Minnesota Extension Service Madison, WI? : University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension,; 1990. 1 v. (loose-leaf) ; 30 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Field crops; Alternative agriculture 18 NAL Call. No.: HD1751.A38 Alternative systems for achieving chemical use reduction with emphasis on environmental cross-compliance. Knutson, R.D.; Frisbie, R.E. College Station, Texas : Agricultural and Food Policy Center; 1989 Aug. AFPC policy issues paper (89-2): 15 p.; 1989 Aug. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agricultural chemicals; Integrated pest management; Farm management; Federal programs; Environmental protection 19 NAL Call. No.: KF26.A351 1992d Alternative uses of agricultural commodities investigating impediments to commercialization : hearing before the Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second session ... March 6, 1992. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office,; 1992; Y 4.Ag 8/3:S.hrg.102-675. iii, 113 p. ; 24 cm. (S. hrg. ; 102-675). Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche. Shipping list no.: 92-0490-P. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Farm produce; Plant products; New products 20 NAL Call. No.: 79.9 SO8 (P) Alternatives for agriculture. Jordan, L.S.; Jordan, J.L. Raleigh, N.C. : The Society :.; 1991. Proceedings - Southern Weed Science Society v. 44: p. 13-25; 1991. Paper presented at the meeting on "Perception: Fact or Fiction", held January 14-16, 1991, San Antonio, Texas. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Alternative farming; Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides; Integrated pest management; Fertilizers; Manures; Legumes 21 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Alternatives for small-scale agriculture: organic farming systems in Southern California. Munoz, F.N. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 377-388; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: California; Organic farming; Farm management; Resource management; Guidelines; Crop enterprises; Crop production; Organic foods; Marketing; Commodity markets; Applied research; Projects; Educational programs 22 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5 Alternatives to regular insecticide applications for control of lepidopterous pests of Brassica oleracea var. capitata. Endersby, N.M.; Morgan, W.C.; Stevension, B.C.; Waters, C.T. Oxon : A B Academic Publishers; 1992. Biological agriculture and horticulture : an international journal v. 8 (3): p. 189-203; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Victoria; Brassica oleracea var. capitata; Integrated pest management; Biological control; Insect control; Plutella xylostella; Pieris rapae; Biological control agents; Rotenone; Pyrethrins; Bacillus thuringiensis; Fenvalerate; Parathion-methyl; Plastic nets; Crop damage; Crop quality; Crop yield; Organic farming 23 NAL Call. No.: TD930.A32 Anaerobic treatment of kraft pulp-mill waste activated-sludge: gas production and solids reduction. Puhakka, J.A.; Alavakeri, M.; Shieh, W.K. Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1992. Bioresource technology v. 39 (1): p. 61-68; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Finland; Kraft mill effluent; Pulp mill effluent; Waste water treatment; Anaerobic digestion; Activated sludge; Methane production; Lignin; Digesters; Design; Operation; Performance 24 NAL Call. No.: HD9000.A1J68 Analysis of consumer attitudes toward oragnic produce and purchase likelihood. Byrne, P.J.; Toensmeyer, U.C.; German, C.L.; Muller, H.R. Beltsville, Md. : Food Distribution Research Society; 1991 Jun. Journal of food distribution research v. 22 (2): p. 49-62; 1991 Jun. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Delaware; Organic farming; Fresh products; Consumer attitudes; Purchasing habits; Consumer surveys; Demography; Probability analysis 25 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Animal production problems in European agriculture and possible solutions in organic farming systems. Boehncke, E. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 317-322b; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Europe; Animal production; Problem analysis; Costs; Environmental degradation; Problem solving; Organic farming; Economic viability; Animal health; Animal nutrition 26 NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6 Applying LISA concepts on southern farms. Ikerd, J.E. Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1991 Jul. Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern Agricultural Economics Association v. 23 (1): p. 43-52; 1991 Jul. Discussion by M.R. Dicks, p. 53-55. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainability; Farm inputs; Systems approach; Synergism; Knowledge 27 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Basic concepts of alternative agriculture. Mansvelt, J.D. van Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 135-145; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Alternative farming; Ecology; Agricultural research; Values; Ethics; Natural resources; Social sciences; Biology; Ecosystems; Imbalance; Growth; Models 28 NAL Call. No.: SB13.V43 no.91-8 Biologicke zemedelstvi a alternativni vyroba potravin ekonomicke otazky : studie VTR = Biologicheskaia kul'tura zemledeliia i al'ternativnoe proizvodstvo pishcheproduktov : ekonomicheskie voprosy : obzor = Biological agriculture and alternative food production : economic issues : review.. Biologicheskaia kul'tura zemledeliia al'ternativnoe proizvodstvo pishcheproduktov : ekonomicheskie voprosy Biological agriculture and alternative food production : economic issues Jilkova, Jirina Praha : Ustav vedeckotechnickych informaci pro zemedelstvi,; 1991. 59 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. (Vedeckotechnicky rozvoj v zemedelstvi. Rostlinna vyroba ; 91/8.). In Czech; summary in English and Russian. Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-58). Language: Czech 29 NAL Call. No.: S1.N32 Bright future for better-life grain: but will a year without pesticides encourage sustainable systems?. Cicero, K. Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Institute; 1992 Feb. The New farm v. 14 (2): p. 34-38; 1992 Feb. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Grain; Crop production; Sustainability; Cost benefit analysis 30 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1362 Building an organic soil produced by the Natural Organic Farmers Association ; producer/narrator, Jack Kittredge. Natural Organic Farmers Association Barre, MA : The Association,; 1989. 1 videocassette (31 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Videotape of parts of a 1989 workshop on organic soils. Language: English Descriptors: Histosols; Soils; Organic farming Abstract: Discusses the structure, composition and genesis of soils, the types of soils found in the Northeastern region of United States, and roots' and organisms' symbiotic relationship with the soil. Discusses various components needed to create organic soil. 31 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5 Changing perceptions of allelopathy and biological control. Lovett, J.V. Oxon : A B Academic Publishers; 1991. Biological agriculture and horticulture : an international journal v. 8 (2): p. 89-100; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Alternative farming; Sustainability; Farming systems; Biological control; Allelopathy; Allelochemicals; Responses; Plant protection; Weed control; Biological control agents; Mycoherbicides; Cost benefit analysis; Control methods; Crop production; Reviews 32 NAL Call. No.: 281.9 R93 no.381 Characteristics of organic vegetable farms in New Jersey with estimated costs and returns for selected organic crops. Dhillon, Pritam S. New Brunswick, N.J. : Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Cook College,; 1981. v, 31 p. : map ; 28 cm. (A.E. (New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 381.). March 1991. Includes bibliogra phical references. Language: English 33 NAL Call. No.: S441.G87 1991 Chicken Little, tomato sauce, and agriculture who will produce tomorrow's food?.. Chicken Little, tomato sauce & agriculture Gussow, Joan Dye New York : Bootstrap Press,; 1991. viii, 143 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (TOES books). Cover title: Chicken Little, tomato sauce & agriculture. Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-132). Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Agriculture; Food supply; Food industry and trade 34 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1068 The Close to nature garden Rodale Press ; produced by Margie Kamine ; script, Larry Korn. Rodale Press, Bullfrog Films, Inc Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films,; 1982. 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Edited from a Japanese television documentary. "CNG VH S0007"--Container. Language: English Descriptors: Fukuoka, Masanobu; Organic farming; Organic farming; Rice Abstract: Deals with the feasibility of organic farming through the example of Masanobu Fukuoka who does not plow, does not grow rice in flooded fields, does not use chemicals or use machinery to sow or harvest his rice and yet has higher yields of rice than his neighbors. 35 NAL Call. No.: HT401.A36 Communication and sustainable agriculture: building agendas for research and practice. Walter, G. Gainesville, Fla. : Agriculture and Human Values, Inc; 1992. Agriculture and human values v. 9 (2): p. 27-37; 1992. In the special issue: Value issues agricultural information / edited by A. Reisner and R.G. Hays. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainability; Communication; Diffusion of information; Information systems; Agricultural research 36 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.N9C46 Community and economic development resources: NDSU Extension Service and NDSU Experiment Station. Naze, D.W.; Anderson, R. Fargo, N.D. : The University; 1991 Dec. NDSU Extension Service [publication] - North Dakota State University (EC-1019): 19 p.; 1991 Dec. Bibliography. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: North Dakota; Community programs; Public services; Economic development; Bibliographies; Small businesses; Alternative farming; Home-based businesses; Leadership training; Human resources 37 NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A2N6 Comparative economics of alternative agricultural production systems: a review. Fox, G.; Weersink, A.; Sarwar, G.; Duff, S.; Deen, B. Morgantown, W.Va. : The Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association; 1991 Apr. Northeastern journal of agricultural and resource economics v. 20 (1): p. 124-142; 1991 Apr. Paper submitted in response to call for papers on the theme "The Effects of Agricultural Production on Environmental Quality.". Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: North America; Crops; Vegetables; Conservation tillage; Erosion; Pest control; Environmental protection; Valuation; Externalities; Agricultural production; Profitability; Economic impact; Literature reviews; Alternative farming; Organic farming; Traditional farming 38 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Comparative profitability of organic and conventional crop production systems in east-central Nebraska. Sahs, W.W.; Helmers, G.A.; Langemeier, M.R. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 397-405; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Nebraska; Zea mays; Glycine max; Avena sativa; Melilotus alba; Organic farming; Farming systems; Profitability; Crop production; Risk; Returns; Stability; Rotations; Continuous cropping; Animal manures; Fertilizers; Herbicides; Operating costs; Economic viability; Economic analysis; Data analysis; Crop yield 39 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5 Comparison of weed biomass and flora in four cover crops and a subsequent lettuce crop on three New England organic farms. Schonbeck, M.; Browne, J.; Deziel, G.; DeGregorio, R. Oxon : A B Academic Publishers; 1991. Biological agriculture and horticulture : an international journal v. 8 (2): p. 123-143; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Fagopyrum esculentum; Fagopyrum tataricum; Secale cereale; Avena sativa; Sorghum bicolor; Trifolium pratense; Lolium multiflorum; Echinochloa crus-galli; Cover crops; Lactuca sativa; Cultural weed control; Weeds; Biomass; Botanical composition; Dry matter accumulation; Coverage; Crop residues; Crop weed competition; Environmental factors; Climatic factors; Soil fertility; Crop yield; Establishment; Regrowth; Suppression; Tillage 40 NAL Call. No.: S541.5.W2R47 Competing paradigms: the debate between alternative and conventional agriculture. Beus, C.E.; Dunlap, R.E.; Jimmerson, R.M.; Holmes, W.L. Pullman, Wash. : The Center; 1991. Research bulletin XB - Washington State University, Agricultural Research Center (1020): 80 p.; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Alternative farming; Agribusiness; Farming systems; Farming systems research; Monoculture; Centralization; Decentralization; Agricultural credit; Agricultural development 41 NAL Call. No.: 442.8 AN72 The complementary effects of plant resistance and reduced pesticide dosage in field experiments to control the turnip root fly, Delia floralis, in swedes. Taksdal, G. Warwick : Association of Applied Biologists; 1992 Feb. Annals of applied biology v. 120 (1): p. 117-125; 1992 Feb. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Norway; Brassica napus; Cultivars; Delia floralis; Delia radicum; Chlorfenvinphos; Dosage; Varietal resistance; Integrated control; Crop damage; Crop yield 42 NAL Call. No.: 57.8 C734 Composting food and vegetative waste. Jones, B.J. Emmaus, Pa. : J.G. Press; 1992 Mar. BioCycle v. 33 (3): p. 69-71; 1992 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Maine; Composting; Food wastes; Organic wastes; Agricultural wastes; Economic impact; Farmers; Businesses; Cooperation 43 NAL Call. No.: 10 OU8 Constraints on sustainable growth in agricultural production: into the 21st century. Ruttan, V.W. Oxon : C.A.B. International; 1991 Dec. Outlook on agriculture v. 20 (4): p. 225-234. ill; 1991 Dec. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural production; Food production; Natural resources; Sustainability; Technology; World food problems 44 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Consumer support of organic agriculture: problems and potential solutions. Clancy, K.L. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 199-204; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Organic foods; Markets; Consumer satisfaction; Organic farming; Problem analysis; Food safety; Nutrition; Nutrient content; Costs; Supply balance; Agricultural policy; Environmental protection; Resource conservation; Problem solving 45 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S95J68 Consumption aspects of sustainable agriculture: project methods and linkages in the Philippines. Prehm, M.S. Tucson, Ariz. : Association of Farming Systems Research-Extension; 1991. Journal of farming systems research-extension v. 2 (3): p. 11-29; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Philippines; Sustainability; Consumption; Development projects; Ecology; Economic viability; Innovations; Farming systems; Nutrition; Agricultural development; Methodology 46 NAL Call. No.: 100 Io9Sp no.91 Conventional and organic-related farming systems research an assessment of USDA and state research projects.. An Assessment of USDA and state research projects Schaller, Frank W.,; Thompson, Harvey E.,_1920-; Smith, C. M. United States, Cooperative State Research Service Ames, Iowa : Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Iowa State University of Science and Technology,; 1986. 74 p. ; 28 cm. (Special report (Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station) ; 91.). Cover title. Conducted under a cooperative agreement between the Cooperative State Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Iowa State University. CODEN:IWSRBC(91)1-76-(1986). Bibliography: p. 21. Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural systems; Farm management; Organic farming 47 NAL Call. No.: S540.A2F62 Corn grain yield response to pesticides in conventional and no-tillage management. Gallaher, R.N. Gainesville, Fla. : The Stations; 1986. Agronomy research report AY - Agricultural Experiment Stations, University of Florida (86-09): 7 p.; 1986. Language: English Descriptors: Florida; Zea mays; No-tillage; Pesticides; Yield response functions 48 NAL Call. No.: S540.A2F62 Corn yield response to tillage, hybrids, and insecticides. Espaillat, J.R.; Gallaher, R.N. Gainesville, Fla. : The Stations; 1989. Agronomy research report AY - Agricultural Experiment Stations, University of Florida (89-06): 15 p.; 1989. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Florida; Zea mays; Yield response functions; No-tillage; Insecticides; Hybrids 49 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P Cost and return estimator (CARE) a tool for alternative agriculture. Christensen, D.A.; Langemeier, D.L. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1990. Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (90-1565): 10 p.; 1990. Paper presented at the "1990 International Winter Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 18-21, Chicago, Illinois. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Nebraska; Alternative farming; Budgets; Cost benefit analysis; Crop management; Computer software 50 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822 Costs of conventional and conservation tillage systems. Weersink, A.; Walker, M.; Swanton, C.; Shaw, J.E. Ankeny, Iowa : Soil and Water Conservation Society of America; 1992 Jul. Journal of soil and water conservation v. 47 (4): p. 328-334; 1992 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Ontario; Zea mays; Glycine max; Clay soils; Clay loam soils; Sandy soils; Farm size; Cost analysis; Chiselling; Ridging; No-tillage; Plowing; Conservation tillage; Comparisons; Total costs; Farm inputs; Farm machinery; Labor costs; Labor requirements; Variable costs; Herbicides; Seasonal variation 51 NAL Call. No.: SB187.S8D6 Costs of production and net returns for alternative farming systems in northeastern South Dakota 1986 and "normalized" situations. Dobbs, Thomas L.; Weiss, Lyle A.; Leddy, Mark G. South Dakota State University, Economics Dept Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State University,; 1987. iv, 79 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Research report (South Dakota State University. Economics Dept.) ; no. 87-5.). July 1987. Bibliography: p. 79. Language: English; English Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Agriculture 52 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8R47 no.90-2 Crop enterprise and principal rotation budgets for sustainable agriculture case farms in South Dakota. Becker, David L.; Dobbs, Thomas L.; Taylor, Donald C. South Dakota State University, Economics Dept Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State University,; 1990. iii, 79 p. : ill., 1 map ; 28 cm. (Research report (South Dakota State University. Economics Dept.) ; no. 90-2.). May 1990. Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-71). Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture; Agricultural systems; Sustainable agriculture 53 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34 Crop residue effects on nitrogen yield in water and sediment runoff from two tillage systems. Mostaghimi, S.; Younos, T.M.; Tim, U.S. Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1992 Apr. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 39 (3/4): p. 187-196; 1992 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Virginia; Crop residues; No-tillage; Tillage; Yields; Nitrogen; Runoff water; Rain; Simulation; Nitrogen fertilizers; Losses from soil systems; Soil management 54 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68 Crop yields and economic returns accompanying the transition to alternative farming systems. Smolik, J.D.; Dobbs, T.L. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Apr. Journal of production agriculture v. 4 (2): p. 153-161; 1991 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: South Dakota; Northern plains states of U.S.A.; Farming systems; Organic farming; Crop yield; Tillage; Ridging; Minimum tillage; Rowcrops; Field crops; Grain crops; Rotations; Herbicides; Fertilizers; Precipitation; Economic evaluation; Returns; Profits; Farm income; Production costs; Comparisons 55 NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A2N6 A decision support system for sustainable farming. Ikerd, J.E. Morgantown, W.Va. : The Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association; 1991 Apr. Northeastern journal of agricultural and resource economics v. 20 (1): p. 109-113; 1991 Apr. Paper submitted in response to call for papers on the theme "The Effects of Agricultural Production on Environmental Quality.". Language: English Descriptors: Farm management; Sustainability; Farm planning; Computer software; Resource management; Microcomputers; Decision making 56 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73 The derivation of economic thresholds for insect crop pests, and their role in crop protection decision-making in low input and organic farming systems. Parker, W.E. Thornton : The Council; 1990. Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 209-212; 1990. In the series analytic: Crop protection in organic and low input agriculture / edited by R. Unwin. Proceedings of a symposium, September 4-6, 1990, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Organic farming; Decision making; Economic thresholds; Insect control; Plant protection 57 NAL Call. No.: aS21.R44A7 Developing low-input management strategies for native pecan orchards. Reid, W.; Eikenbary, R.D. Beltsville, Md. : The Service; 1991 Dec. ARS - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (96): p. 69-76; 1991 Dec. In the series analytic: Pecan husbandry: challenges and opportunities / edited by B.W. Woods and J.A. Payne. Proceedings of the First National Pecan Workshop, July 23-24, 1990, Unicor State Park, Georgia. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Oklahoma; Kansas; Missouri; Carya illinoensis; Crop management; Farming systems; Orchards 58 NAL Call. No.: HT401.A36 Developing sustainable agriculture education in Canada. Hill, S.B.; MacRae, R.J. Gainesville, Fla. : Humanities and Agriculture, University of Florida; 1988. Agriculture and human values v. 5 (4): p. 92-95; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Canada; Sustainability; Agricultural education; Educational courses; Program development 59 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1989 Development of organic faming practices for sugarcane based farms. Mendosa, T.C. Witzenhausen? : Ekopan; 1990. Agricultural alternatives and nutritional self-sufficiency : for a sustainable agricultural system that respects man and his environment : proc of the IFOAM Seventh Int Scientific Conference, Ouagadougou, January 2-5, 1989. p. 189-202; 1990. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Saccharum officinarum; Glycine max; Vigna radiata; Rhizobium; Organic farming; Farming systems; Intercropping; Green manures; Crop residues; Biodegradation; Row spacing; Row orientation; Planting; Harvesting; Crop yield; Soil degradation; Land productivity 60 NAL Call. No.: S530.J6 Dick and Sharon Thompson's "problem child": a decision case in sustainable agriculture. Crookston, R.K.; Stanford, M.J. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992. Journal of natural resources and life sciences education v. 21 (1): p. 15-19; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Iowa; Zea mays; Potassium; Nutrient deficiencies; Sustainability; Farm management; Case studies; Decision making; Farming systems; Rotations 61 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Direct marketing organic produce in Japan. Amano, K.; Ichiraku, T. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 177-180; 1988. Language: English Descriptors: Japan; Organic farming; Organic foods; Organizations; Agricultural development; Partnerships; Food safety; Environmental impact 62 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1053 Diversifying your farm operation produced under the direction of Roger Williams ; director/editor, Richard Geier.. Economic options for Wisconsin farm families Williams, Roger T. University of Wisconsin--Madison, Health and Human Issues Madison, Wis. : Health and Human Issues, University of Wisconsin-Madison,; 1989. 1 videocassette (16:13 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in + 1 study guide. (Signs of change ; part 2). VHS format. Title on study guide: Economic options for Wisconsin farm families. Language: English Descriptors: Crops; Agriculture; Alternative agriculture Abstract: This video examines ways of diversifying the farm operation and how and where to find help in doing so. Examples shown are a cut-flower operation on a tobacco farm, an organic farming or sustainable agriculture operation, and growing specialty foods for farmers' markets. 63 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 The diversity of alternative farming in Finland. Mela, T. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 371-375; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Finland; Alternative farming; Agricultural development; Farm surveys; Interviews; Sampling; Plant nutrition; Nutrient sources; Animal manures; Legumes; Fertilizers; Nutrient availability; Weed control; Crop yield; Grain; Sustainability 64 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86S8 Do we have a moral obligation to practice a sustainable agriculture?. George, K.P. Binghamton, N.Y. : Food Products Press; 1990. Journal of sustainable agriculture v. 1 (1): p. 81-96; 1990. Commentary. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainability; Moral values; Philosophy 65 NAL Call. No.: SB950.2.A1J58 Dollars an sense: the economic benefits of reducing pesticide use. Brenner, L. Eugene, Or. : The Coalition; 1991. Journal of pesticide reform : a publication of the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. 11 (2): p. 18-20; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Pesticides; Uses; Environmental impact; Social costs; Economic impact; Integrated pest management; Alternative farming; Case studies 66 NAL Call. No.: 100 C125 (2) no.402 Dollars and sense in conservation. Ciriacy-Wantrup, S. V. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station,; 1951. 39 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (Circular (California Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 402.). Cover title. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture; Conservation of natural resources; Soil conservation; Farm management 67 NAL Call. No.: S63.A33 Doublecropping with sunflowers. Lamond, R.E.; Bonczkowski, L.C.; Figurski, D.L.; Shroyer, J.P. Manhattan, Kan. : The Service; 1985 Jan. Ag facts - Kansas State University, Cooperative Extension Service (127): 3 p.; 1985 Jan. Language: English Descriptors: Kansas; Helianthus annuus; Double cropping; Crop yield; No-tillage; Fertilizers; Weed control; Herbicides; Pest control; Harvesting; Storage; Cost benefit analysis 68 NAL Call. No.: FU100 F637iw IW91-11 Driving forces economics of animal agriculture in relation to natural resources. Simpson, James R. Gainesville, Fla. : Food and Resource Economics Dept., Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida,; 1991. 34 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (International working paper series ; IW 91-11). Cover title. November 1991. Includes bibliographical references (p. 34). Language: English; English Descriptors: Livestock; Agricultural development projects 69 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Ecological agriculture in a marginal area: the drumighigha experiment. Kiley-Worthington, M. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 273-283; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Scotland; Sustainability; Alternative farming; Agricultural development; Projects; Marginal land; Case studies; Resource conservation; Ecology; Environmental protection; Biological production; Stability; Species diversity; Economic viability; Education; Tourism; Aesthetic value; History; Agricultural production 70 NAL Call. No.: HD75.6.E29 1991 Ecological economics the science and management of sustainability. Costanza, Robert; Wainger, Lisa New York : Columbia University Press,; 1991. xiii, 525 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm. Based on papers presented at a workshop held May 24-26, 1990 at the Aspen Institute. Includes bibliographical references and index. Language: English Descriptors: Economic development 71 NAL Call. No.: 281.8 C16 Economic comparison of alternative tillage systems under risk. Weersink, A.; Walker, M.; Swanton, C.; Shaw, J. Ottawa : Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Society; 1992 Jul. Canadian journal of agricultural economics; Revue Canadienne d'economie rurale v. 40 (2): p. 199-217; 1992 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Ontario; Maize; Soybeans; Cash crops; Tillage; No-tillage; Chiselling; Production costs; Farm comparisons; Risk; Ranking; Farm income; Farm size; Soil types; Stochastic processes; Conservation tillage; Alternative farming; Ridging; Crop yield; Zea mays; Glycine max 72 NAL Call. No.: SF395.E26 1989 Economic evaluation of swine manure utilization in a sustainable agricultural production system. Pierce, Vern Ames, Iowa? : Iowa State University, Dept. of Economics?, 1989?; 1989. 34, [vi] leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. (Staff papers series (Iowa State University. Dept. of Economics) ; no. 209.). Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. vi). Language: English Descriptors: Swine; Sustainable agriculture 73 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.V8H6 Economic impacts and environmental tradeoffs of low-input agriculture in eastern Virginia. Taylor, D.B. Blacksburg, Va. : Rural Economic Analysis Program; 1992 Mar. Horizons v. 4 (2): 3 p.; 1992 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Virginia; Farming systems; Environmental impact; Economic impact; Farm income; Water pollution; Nitrogen; Atrazine; Sediment 74 NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6 Economic impacts of chemical use reduction on the South. Taylor, C.R.; Penson, J.B. Jr; Smith, E.G.; Knutson, R.D. Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1991 Jul. Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern Agricultural Economics Association v. 23 (1): p. 15-23; 1991 Jul. Discussion by J.R. Schaub, p. 25-26. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Southern states of U.S.A.; Agricultural chemicals; Pesticide residues; Water quality; Groundwater; Contamination; Food safety; Agricultural policy; Models; Economic impact; Income 75 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43 Economic impacts of extended grazing systems. D'Souza, G.E.; Maxwell, E.W.; Bryan, W.B.; Prigge, E.C. Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1990. American journal of alternative agriculture v. 5 (3): p. 120-125; 1990. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: West Virginia; Dactylis glomerata; Festuca arundinacea; Farm management; Alternative farming; Animal production; Beef cows; Calf production; Grazing effects; Grazing time; Meadows; Hay; Harvesting; Crop production; Economic analysis; Profitability; Feasibility; Production costs; Labor requirements; Farm inputs Abstract: Extended grazing is a management system in which the usual grazing season is lengthened by utilization of hay fields for pasture. Extended grazing systems are a low-input alternative to conventional systems to the extent that they decrease the reliance on inputs such as machinery and energy to harvest forage. Substituting pasturing for harvested forage can therefore potentially decrease production costs and enhance the profitability of livestock production. However, the farm-level economic impacts of such a substitution are not well known. This analysis quantifies these impacts for beef cow/calf production. Specifying alternative meadow management systems for different grasses and using an economic-engineering approach, we have found that extended grazing can be a more profitable option for cow/calf production. Other findings suggest that, in an extended grazing system, the type of meadow, the hay baling method and the associated hay spoilage level also have important effects on production costs and profitability. 76 NAL Call. No.: QC981.8.C5E24 1992 Economic issues in global climate change agriculture, forestry, and natural resources. Reilly, John M._1955-; Anderson, Margot Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press,; 1992. xviii, 460 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Language: English Descriptors: Climatic changes; Forests and forestery; Agriculture 77 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 An economic model of a farm's transition to organic agriculture. Dabbert, S.; Madden, P. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 45-54a; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Organic farming; Sustainability; Conversion; Farming systems; Simulation models; Economic accounts; Farm accounts; Farm income; Profits; Farm inputs; Costs; Returns; Crop yield; Time; Economic evaluation; Trends 78 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65D63 1989 Economic results of SDSU alternative farming systems trials 1988 compared to 1987.. Outlook for generic certificates Dobbs, Thomas L.; Mends, Clarence; Peterson, Donald L. South Dakota State University, Economics Dept Brookings, SD : Economics Dept., South Dakota State University,; 1989. 4 p. : photos. ; 28 cm. (Economics commentator ; no. 270). February 22, 1989. Language: English Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Agriculture 79 NAL Call. No.: 79.8 W41 The economics of alternative tillage systems, crop rotations, and herbicide use on three representative East-Central Corn Belt farms. Martin, M.A.; Schreiber, M.M.; Riepe, J.R.; Bahr, J.R. Champaign, Ill. : Weed Science Society of America; 1991 Apr. Weed science v. 39 (2): p. 299-307; 1991 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Indiana; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; Glycine max; Cost benefit analysis; Conservation tillage; Sustainability; Integrated pest management; Alternative farming; Farm income; Farm inputs; Herbicides; Weed control; Rotations; Farm size; No-tillage; Farm results; Crop yield; Continuous cropping; Chiselling; Mathematical models; Linear programming Abstract: A linear programming model was used to determine which crop rotations and weed management systems result in the highest net farm income for each of three farm sizes (120, 240, and 480 hectares) under alternative tillage systems. Test plot data for the years 1981 through 1988 from the Purdue University Agronomy Farm, which has highly productive, well-drained soils, were analyzed. Net incomes for no-till tillage systems on all farms in the model were consistently and significantly lower than incomes for moldboard and chisel plow tillage systems due to slightly lower yields and substantially higher herbicide costs. Generally, net farm incomes were slightly higher with a moldboard plow versus chisel plow tillage system. Also, as farm size increased, per hectare net incomes increased. About 80% of the time under moldboard or chisel plow tillage systems, the model chose as optimal the lowest of three herbicide application rates. A corn/soybean rotation was chosen as optimal on 56% of the farm area analyzed, versus 25% for continuous corn and 13% for a corn/soybean/wheat rotation. 80 NAL Call. No.: HD9000.1.R47 The economics of an environmentally sound agriculture (ESA). Tweeten, L. Greenwich, Conn. : JAI, Press; 1992. Research in domestic and international agribusiness management v. 10: p. 39-83; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Agricultural production; Sustainability; Environmental protection; Environmental policy; Farming systems; Case studies; Economic viability; Farm inputs; Farm size; Literature reviews; Alternative farming 81 NAL Call. No.: 100 N27 (3) no.208 The economics of classifying farmland between alternative uses with special reference to the crop-range margin in Kimball County, Nebraska. Willsie, Roger H., Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station,; 1963. 48 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. (Research bulletin (University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus). Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 208.). Caption title. "Cooperating with Resource Development Economics Division, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture." -- Cover. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Land use, Rural; Land capability for agriculture 82 NAL Call. No.: HD1751.A1S73 no.156U100 F637fs 156 The economics of organic agriculture does climate make a difference?. Canler, Edward E.,; Colette, W. Arden Gainesville : Food and Resource Economics Dept., Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida,; 1980. 10 p. ; 28 cm. (Staff paper (University of Florida. Food and Resource Economics Dept.) ; 156.). June 1980. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English; English Descriptors: Crops and climate; Organic farming; Vegetables 83 NAL Call. No.: 442.8 AN72 The economics of reduced-rate insecticide applications to control aphids in winter wheat. Mann, B.P.; Wratten, S.D.; Poehling, M.; Borgemeister, C. Warwick : Association of Applied Biologists; 1991 Dec. Annals of applied biology v. 119 (3): p. 451-464; 1991 Dec. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: German federal republic; Triticum aestivum; Winter wheat; Cultivars; Aphidoidea; Fenvalerate; Pirimicarb; Chemical control; Insect control; Population density; Spraying; Application rates; Application date; Crop growth stage; Flowering; Crop yield; Grain; Costs; Profitability 84 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Ecosystem agriculture: the marriage of ecology and agriculture. Jackson, W. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 15-19; 1988. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture; Farming systems; Perennials; Energy cost of production; Ecology; Cropping systems; Community involvement 85 NAL Call. No.: 56.9 SO3 Effect of chemical and mechanical fallow methods on moisture storage, wheat yields, and soil erodibility. Black, A.L.; Power, J.F. Madison, Wis. : The Society; 1965 Jul. Soil Science Society of America proceedings v. 29 (4): p. 465-468; 1965 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Fallow; No-tillage; Stubble mulching; Triticum aestivum; Soil water; Crop yield; Chemical vs. cultural weed control; Erodibility; Dry conditions 86 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1989 Effect of fertilizer practices on the nutritional quality of crops. Hornick, S.B.; Parr, J.F. Witzenhausen? : Ekopan; 1990. Agricultural alternatives and nutritional self-sufficiency : for a sustainable agricultural system that respects man and his environment : proc of the IFOAM Seventh Int Scientific Conference, Ouagadougou, January 2-5, 1989. p. 244-254; 1990. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Phaseolus vulgaris; Beta vulgaris; Brassica oleracea; Prunus persica; Beans; Spinach; Beets; Kale; Peaches; Organic fertilizers; Agricultural chemicals; Fertilizers; Organic farming; Farming systems; Crop management; Farmyard manure; Composts; Sewage sludge; Application rates; Nutritive value; Mineral content; Vitamin content; Ascorbic acid; Beta-carotene; Crop yield; Soilless culture; Nutrient solutions 87 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73 Effect of seed rates and within crop cultivations in organic winter wheat. Samuel, A.M.; Guest, S.J. Thornton : The Council; 1990. Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 49-54; 1990. In the series analytic: Crop protection in organic and low input agriculture / edited by R. Unwin. Proceedings of a symposium, September 4-6, 1990, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Triticum aestivum; Organic farming; Tillage; Sowing rates; Crop yield; Weeds 88 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8E262 no.91-1 Effects of including alfalfa in whole-farm plans comparison of conventional, ridge till, and alternative farming systems. Mends, Clarence; Dobbs, Thomas L. South Dakota State University, Economics Dept Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State University,; 1991. ii, 21 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Eco nomics staff paper series ; no. 91-1.). April 1991. Includes bibliographical references (p. 21). Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural systems; Alternative agriculture; Alfalfa; Tillage 89 NAL Call. No.: A00126 Effects of public policies on the relative profitability of conventional and sustainable farming systems. Dobbs, T.L.; Becker, D.L.; Taylor, D.C. Brookings, S.D. : Cooperative Extension Service, Economics Dept., S.D. State University; 1990 Nov06. Economics commentator (290): p. 1-4; 1990 Nov06. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: South Dakota; Farming systems; Sustainability; Agricultural policy; Research projects; Profitability; Economic viability; Ecological balance; Target prices; University research 90 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34 Effects of uncultivated corridors on arthropod abundances and crop yields in soybean agroecosystems. Rodenhouse, N.L.; Barrett, G.W.; Zimmerman, D.M.; Kemp, J.C. Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1992 Feb. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 38 (3): p. 179-191; 1992 Feb. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Ohio; Glycine max; Corridor systems; Monoculture; Crop yield; Arthropod pests; Predatory arthropods; Population density; Uncultivated ground; Integrated pest management; Alternative farming 91 NAL Call. No.: SB951.P47 Efficacies of low- to high-volume (960-10 700 litre ha-1) citrus sprayers for applying petroleum spray oil to control Chinese wax scale. Beattie, G.A.C.; Clift, A.D.; Allender, W.J.; Jiang, L.; Wang, Y.A. Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1991. Pesticide science v. 32 (1): p. 47-56; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: New South Wales; Citrus sinensis; Ceroplastes; Insect control; Petroleum; Low volume spraying; High volume spraying; Low volume sprayers; High volume sprayers; Application rates; Coverage; Mortality; Cost benefit analysis Abstract: Petroleum spray oil (2, 4 and 6% in water) was applied to Valencia orange, Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, for the control of Chinese wax scale, Ceroplastes sinensis del Guercio, using a low-volume (< 2000 litre ha-1) air-blast (LV AB) sprayer, a low- to high-volume (L-HV) (up to 7000 litre ha-1) sprayer with four fan-assisted rotary atomiser (FARA) spray heads mounted on a vertical tower, and a high-volume (> 7000 litre ha-1) oscillating boom (HV OB) sprayer. The most effective sprayer was the L-HV FARA sprayer. The most cost-effective treatment was a 20 ml litre-1 (60 litre oil ha-1) spray applied at 3000 litre ha-1 by the L-HV FARA sprayer. It gave mortality equivalent to a standard 20 ml litre-1, 10 700 litre ha-1 spray (214 litre oil ha-1) applied by the HV OB sprayer but with 72% less spray and significantly less oil deposited per cm2 of leaf area. Equivalent or significantly (P = 0.05) higher mortality, than that given by the 10 700 litre ha-1 HV OB spray, was given by the 40 ml litre-1, 3000 (120 litre oil ha-1) and 60 ml litre-1, 2180 and 3000 litre ha-1 (130.8 and 180 litre oil ha-1) L-HV FARA sprays, but the 60 ml litre-sprays deposited more oil per cm2 than the 20 ml litre-1 HV OB spray and were considered to be potentially phytotoxic. The least effective sprayer was the LV AB sprayer, which applied a 60 ml litre-1 spray (57.6 litre oil ha-1) at 960 litre ha-1. Linear relationships were established for Chinese wax scale mortality, transformed using an angular transformation (aresin proportion), versus log10 spray volume for the 20, 40 and 60 ml litre-1 sprays applied by L-HV FARA at 1260, 2180 and 3000 litre ha-1, mortality versus log10 micrograms oil cm2 and log10 micrograms oil versus log10 volume of oil sprayed. 92 NAL Call. No.: 79.8 W41 Efficiency and economics of herbicides for Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) control in no-till spring wheat (Triticum aestivum). Donald, W.W.; Prato, T. Champaign, Ill. : Weed Science Society of America; 1992 Apr. Weed science v. 40 (2): p. 233-240; 1992 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Triticum aestivum; No-tillage; Weed control; Chemical control; Cirsium arvense; Chlorsulfuron; Clopyralid; 2,4-d; Mcpa; Bromoxynil; Herbicide mixtures; Application rates; Perennial weeds; Adventitious roots; Buds; Cost benefit analysis; Returns Abstract: The objective of this field research was to compare relative effectiveness and profitability of alternative herbicides applied to the same plots for four consecutive years for controlling and reducing dense Canada thistle infestations in no-till spring wheat. Chlorsulfuron at 30 g ai ha-1 plus nonionic surfactant or clopyralid plus 2,4-D at 70 plus 280 g ae ha-1, respectively, applied annually for 4 yr controlled Canada thistle and was more effective for gradually reducing Canada thistle stands than 2,4-D at 560 g ae ha-1, MCPA plus bromoxynil at 280 plus 280 g ae ha-1, or tribenuron at 20 g ai ha-1. Chlorsulfuron and clopyralid plus 2,4-D also controlled Canada thistle greater than or equal to 90% earlier (by 2 yr) than other treatments. Stochastic dominance analysis, a form of economic analysis, predicted that either chlorsulfuron or clopyralid plus 2,4-D would be preferred by farmers to the untreated check, MCPA plus bromoxynil, or 2,4-D treatments. Chlorsulfuron also would be preferred to clopyralid plus 2,4-D by risk-neutral farmers, whereas clopyralid plus 2,4-D would be preferred to chlorsulfuron by highly risk-averse farmers, those who are most likely to pick only consistently effective herbicides. 93 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P Efficient herbicide application to reduce environmental losses. Mickelson, S.K.; Baker, J.L. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1990. Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (90-1577): 19 p. ill; 1990. Paper presented at the "1990 International Winter Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 18-21, Chicago, Illinois. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Iowa; Zea mays; Setaria (gramineae); Herbicides; Applicators; Injectors; Nature conservation; Weed control 94 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65A48 nr.2 Ekonomiska effekter av omstallningsbidrag till alternativ odling [Economical consequences of subsidies for change-over to organic farming]. Brorsson, Kjell-Ake Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Forsknings- och forsoksnamnden for alternativ odling,; 1989. 39 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (Alternativ odling ; nr 2.). Summary and abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-39). Language: Swedish 95 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34 Energy analysis of agricultural ecosystem management: human return and sustainability. Giampietro, M.; Cerretelli, G.; Pimentel, D. Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1992 Feb. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 38 (3): p. 219-244; 1992 Feb. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Ecosystems; Sustainability; Analysis; Energy; Biomass; Land productivity; Stability; Closed systems; Systems; Ecological balance; Cost benefit analysis; Farming systems; Human activity; Environmental degradation; Energy expenditure; Energy intake; Habitats 96 NAL Call. No.: HT390.G74 Energy for sustainable agricultural development in Zimbabwe. Weiner, D.; Munslow, B.; Moyo, S. Lexington, Ky. : College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky; 1992. Growth and change v. 23 (3): p. 335-362; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Zimbabwe; Energy consumption; Agricultural development; Sustainability; Agrarian reform; History; Farming systems; Efficiency 97 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1339 Energy in alternative agriculture Central Pennsylvania Energy Center, SEDA-Council of Governments ; producer, Steve Naugle. Central Pennsylvania Energy Center, Pennsylvania Energy Office Lewisburg, Pa. : The Center : Pennsylvania Energy Office [Distributor?],; 1990. 1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Title from cassette spine label. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture and energy; Agriculture; Sustainable agriculture; Alternative agriculture Abstract: Discusses costs in agriculture and optimum ways of producing maximum crop yields with minimum costs. Also discusses energy uses in agriculture such as running farm machinery and creating fertilizers and pesticides and how to reduce energy costs by returning to farm diversification, alternative farming methods, and renewable energy sources to heat buildings or run machinery. 98 NAL Call. No.: S589.7.A72 1988 The environmental effects of conventional and organic/biological farming systems. Arden-Clarke, C. Political Ecology Research Group, World Wide Fund for Nature, Elmgrant Trust Oxford, England : Political Ecology Research Group,; 1988. 156 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. (Research report (Political Ecology Research Group) ; RR-17.). A report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature, Elmgrant Trust. Part I. Soil erosion, with special reference to Britain / C. Arden-Clarke and R.D. Hodges published in Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, v. 4, 1987, pp. 309-357, Part II, Soil ecology, soil fertility and nutrient cycles / C. Arden-Clarke and R.D. Hodges published in Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, v. 5, 1988, pp. 223-287. Bibliography: p. 128-156. Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural ecology; Biotic communities; Agricultural pests; Pesticides and wildlife; Organic farming 99 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Environmental problems and the role of ecological agriculture in the third world. Gerrits, R. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 153-158; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Developing countries; Sustainability; Environment; Problem analysis; Problem solving; International cooperation; International organizations; Ecosystems; Agriculture; Ecology; Social values; Economics; Objectives; Technology transfer; Agricultural development; Traditional farming 100 NAL Call. No.: S560.3.E78 1991 Erwerbs- und Einkommensalternativen fur landwirtschaftliche Familien Freizeitwirtschaft, Direktvermarktung : ausgewahlte Vortrage von Zentralen Informationsveranstaltungen der Agrarsozialen Gesellschaft e.V. [Earnings and income alternatives for farm families]. Bendixen, Ernst Otto Agrarsoziale Gesellschaft Gottingen : Agrarsoziale Gesellschaft,; 1991. 165 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. (ASG-Kleine Reihe, Nr. 44). Includes bibliographical references. Language: German Descriptors: Farm income; Rural families 101 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73 Establishment, diseases and yield of organically-grown wheats. Guest, S.J.; Samuel, A.M.; Davies, W.P. Thornton : The Council; 1990. Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 223-226; 1990. In the series analytic: Crop protection in organic and low input agriculture / edited by R. Unwin. Proceedings of a symposium, September 4-6, 1990, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Uk; Triticum aestivum; Organic farming; Plant diseases; Crop establishment; Crop yield 102 NAL Call. No.: GV191.6.I52 1989 Evaluating the feasibility of alternative agriculture and natural resource-based enterprises. Gross, D.W. Morgantown, W.Va. : West Virginia University Extension Service; 1990. Conference proceedings : Income Opportunities for the Private Landowner Through Management of Natural Resources and Recreational Access / edited by William N. Grafton ... [et al.].. p. 72-77; 1990. (Rural development publication :). Conference held April 9-12, 1989, Wheeling, W.Va. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Landowners; Entrepreneurship; Rural areas; Economic evaluation; Marketing; Profitability; Feasibility; Decision making; Production 103 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1329 Excellence in agriculture Land Stewardship Project ; produced by Patrick Moore ; written by Denney Caneff. Land Stewardship Project (U.S.) Marine-on-St. Croix, Minn. : The Project,; 1988. 1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 discussion guide + 1 introduction to the video sheet. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Alternative agriculture; Agriculture; Farmers Abstract: In the promotion of a stewardship attitude to the land, this video emphasizes the three basics for excellence in agriculture: soil conservation, farmers' ingenuity, and diversification. Various farmers discuss how they apply these basics to improve their farms' productivity and soil quality and how they are eliminating or curtailing their use of agricultural chemicals. 104 NAL Call. No.: HT401.A36 Export agriculture, ecological disruption, and social inequity: some effect of pesticides in Southern Honduras. Murray, D.L. Gainesville, Fla. : Humanities and Agriculture, University of Florida; 1991. Agriculture and human values v. 8 (4): p. 19-29; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Honduras; Pesticides; Crop production; Economic impact; Exports; Agricultural development; Social impact; Agricultural crises; Structural change; Environmental impact; Ecology 105 NAL Call. No.: SB249.N6 A farm level decision model for analysis of reduced pesticide scenarios. Robinson, J.R.C.; Lacewell, R.D.; Sansone, C. Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America; 1992. Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conferences v. 1: p. 377-381; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Texas; Pesticides; Farm management; Decision making 106 NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6 Farm level impacts of reduced chemical use on southern agriculture. Richardson, J.W.; Smith, E.G.; Knutson, R.D.; Outlaw, J.L. Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1991 Jul. Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern Agricultural Economics Association v. 23 (1): p. 27-38; 1991 Jul. Discussion by T.H. Foster, p. 39-41. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Southern states of U.S.A.; Dairy farms; Grain; Pigs; Farm management; Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides; Nitrogen fertilizers; Usage; Economic viability; Farm income; Simulation models 107 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8R47 no.92-4 Farm management innovators characteristics of eastern South Dakota farm operators. Franklin, Douglas R.; Ahmed, Abdirizak South Dakota State University, Economics Dept Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State University,; 1992. 23 leaves ; 28 cm. (Economics research report (South Dakota State University. Economics Dept.) ; 92-4.). June 1992. Includes bibliographical references ( . 23). Language: English; English Descriptors: Farmers; Farm management; Sustainable agriculture 108 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8R47 no.91-9 Farm program flexibility options and sustainable agriculture. Dobbs, Thomas L.; Becker, David L. South Dakota State University, Economics Dept Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State University,; 1991. iv, 42 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Research report (South Dakota State University. Economics Dept.) ; no. 91-9.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 23). Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural administration; Agriculture and state; Sustainable agriculture 109 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43 Farm program impacts on incentives for greenmanure rotations. Young, D.L.; Painter, K.M. Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1990. American journal of alternative agriculture v. 5 (3): p. 99-105; 1990. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Alternative farming; Sustainability; Rotations; Green manures; Agricultural policy; Legislation; Economic analysis; Profitability; Costs; Returns; Seasonal variation; Incentives Abstract: Farm programs influence the profitability of a crop rotation through five effects: (1) a deficiency payment (DP) effect, (2) an acreage reduction (ARP) effect, (3) a base effect, (4) a crop price effect, and (5) a risk reduction effect. This study initially examines ARP and DP effects of the 1985 Farm Bill on the relative profitability Of a low-input rotation and a grain-intensive conventional rotation in Washington state over 1986-1990. In years of low deficiency payments or high foregone returns from ARP land, the low-input green manure rotation was competitive with the conventional rotation but lost its advantage in years of low ARP costs or high deficiency payments. Long-run incentives to maintain wheat base introduced a consistent bias against the low-input green manure rotation. Planting flexibility options proposed during the 1990 Farm Bill debate could reduce farm program barriers to green manure and other low-input rotations. The Bush Administration's Normal Crop Acreage (NCA) proposal, which was not accepted in the 1990 legislation, would have largely eliminated base erosion for the green manure rotation in this study. More importantly, non-ARP green manure acreage would have qualified for deficiency payments under the NCA, thereby sharply increasing the low-input rotation's relative profitability. Proposals like the NCA might receive further attention in the future due to environmental concerns, fiscal pressures, or possible trade agreements requiring multilateral phaseout of agricultural subsidies coupled to commodities. 110 NAL Call. No.: ArUS494.5.S86F27 1991 Farm program options guide to sustainable agriculture, conservation and water quality incentive programs in the 1990 Farm Bill. Hoefner, Ferd; Cramer, Craig; Thorpe, Kris; Cleaveland, Marta Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Walthill, Neb. : The Sustainable Agriculture Working Group,; 1991. iii, 32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. January 1991. Language: English; English Descriptors: Agricultural laws and legislation; Rural development; Sustainable agriculture; Alternative agriculture; Water quality; Agricultural conservation; Agricultural subsidies 111 NAL Call. No.: 100 SO82 (1) Farm, rural economy, and policy implications of sustainable agriculture in South Dakota. Dobbs, T.L.; Taylor, D.C. Brookings, S.D. : The Station; 1992 May. Bulletin - Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University (713): 20 p.; 1992 May. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: South Dakota; Sustainability; Rotations; Organic fertilizers; Livestock farming; Crop production; Crop yield; Profitability 112 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1212 Farmer to farmer strategies for sustainable agriculture.. Field crops Rotational grazing Vegetables IPM for vegetables and small fruits IPM for apples High-value marketing High value marketing Rooy Media (Firm) Frederick, Md. : Rooy Media ; Emmaus, Pa. : Distributed by Rodale Institue,; 1991. 6 videocassettes (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 video resource and viewing guide (13 p.).. "Partial funding for this video series and the ... guide was provided by a grant from USDA's Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture Program, Northeast Region"--P. [i] of guide. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Pests; Grazing Abstract: Using farmers to talk to their peers informally and frankly about their experiences with sustainable agriculture, the videos are designed to help farmers get acquainted with six key strategies for sustainable agriculture. Photographed over the course of a growing season, the structure allows for an introduction to the six subjects, while promoting follow-up discussion after viewing each video. 113 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1212 Farmer to farmer strategies for sustainable agriculture.. Field crops Rotational grazing Vegetables IPM for vegetables and small fruits IPM for apples High-value marketing High value marketing Rodale Institute, Rooy Media (Firm) Frederick, Md. : Rooy Media ; Emmaus, Pa. : Distributed by Rodale Institue,; 1991. 6 videocassettes (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 video resource and viewing guide (13 p.).. "Partial funding for this video series and the ... guide was provided by a grant from USDA's Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture Program, Northeast Region"--P. [i] of guide. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Pests; Grazing Abstract: Using farmers to talk to their peers informally and frankly about their experiences with sustainable agriculture, the videos are designed to help farmers get acquainted with six key strategies for sustainable agriculture. Photographed over the course of a growing season, the structure allows for an introduction to the six subjects, while promoting follow-up discussion after viewing each video. 114 NAL Call. No.: 100 N46S no.375 Farmers can reduce fertilizer cost. Blair A. W. New Brunswick, N.J. : New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station,; 1938. 3 p. ; 23 cm. (Circular (New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 375.). Caption title. Language: English; English Descriptors: Fertilizers 115 NAL Call. No.: HD1773.A3N6 A farmer's choice of weed control method and the impacts of policy and risk. Olson, K.D.; Eidman V.R. East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University; 1992 Jan. Review of agricultural economics v. 14 (1): p. 125-137; 1992 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Minnesota; Maize; Weed control; Decision making; Herbicides; Mechanical methods; Agricultural policy; Federal programs; Economic impact; Farm income; Taxes; Subsidies; Market economics; Incentives; Risk; Constraints; Deficiency payments; Innovation adoption; Motad Abstract: The importance of risk in a farmer's decision to use herbicides should not be forgotten. This paper presents a theoretical model of the weed control decision and develops a MOTAD programming model. The model uses herbicides at levels of risk aversion found in previous empirical studies. This result was not changed by equal (or even higher) ASCS yields for not using herbicides, a tax on herbicides, or the elimination of deficiency payments. The variability of returns was more important in influencing a farmer to choose herbicides than the higher expected returns in a nonherbicide system. 116 NAL Call. No.: S633.5.A8F74 1991 Fertiliser the key to profitable and sustainable pastures : a progress report on a major pasture fertiliser research program for the northern slopes, northern plains, central west slopes, central west plains and Upper Hunter. Freebairn, Robert; Mullen, C. L.; Roberts, E. Dubbo? : NSW Agriculture,; 1991. 74 p. : ill., map ; 30 cm. September 1991. "Agdex 130/540"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 36-39). Language: English Descriptors: Fertilizers; Sustainable agriculture 117 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P Fertilizer management effect on recovery of labeled nitrogen by continuous no-till. Timmons, D.R.; Baker, J.L. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 May23. Agronomy journal v. 84 (3): p. 490-496; 1992 May23. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Iowa; Zea mays; Continuous cropping; No-tillage; Nitrogen fertilizers; Use efficiency; Application rates; Radioactive tracers; Application methods; Crop yield Abstract: Improved fertilizer N management with respect to placement and timing is especially important in high-residue systems designed to improve N-use efficiency and to speed adoption of erosion controlling tillage practices. By means of point-injection technology, fertilizer solutions now can be applied and soil-incorporated with minimal disturbance of surface residue or existing plants. This study was conducted in large non-weighing lysimeters (with reconstituted soil horizons) to determine the recovery of 15N-labeled urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN) solution by continuous no-till corn (Zea mays L.) during the initial year of application and two subsequent years for four N management systems. The UAN solution was point-injected in split applications at rates of 125 or 200 kg N ha-1, or knifed-in or surface-banded right after plant emergence at 200 kg N ba-1. For the initial year of 15N application, the percent recovery of labeled N (NR) in grain was 48, 39, 33, and 30% for point-injected (low rate/split), point-injected (high rate/split), knifed-in, and surface-banded, respectively. The percentage of total grain N derived from labeled N (Nf) ranged from 57 to 67% and was in the order of point-injected (high rate/split) > knifed-in > point-injected (low rate/split) > surface-banded. Residual labeled N recovery in grain ranged from 2.3 to 4.6% for the second season and from 0.9 to 1.0% for the third season with no significant differences among application treatments for either season. After rive seasons the NR values for labeled N determined in the soil N pool still ranged from 20 to 26%. UAN solution applied in split applications with the point injector was used more efficiently by corn than when knifed-in or surface-banded in a single application, indicating the point-injection/split application system is an option for improved N management in no-till corn. 118 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1236 First steps moving toward sustainability : economic management.. First steps; moving toward sustainability Economic management Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990. 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. Program was prepared with the support of USDA Agreement 88-COOP-1-3523. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture Abstract: Examines how sustainable agriculture allocates land, labor, management, and capital resources into a system which can be adapted to meet individual farmers' goals in terms of productivity and environmental effects. Presents several sustainable agricultural projects in terms of what realistic returns are recieved from low and high management farming systems. 119 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1234 First steps moving toward sustainability : livestock management (hogs).. First steps; moving toward sustainability Livestock management (hogs) Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. Program was prepared with the support of USDA Agreement 88-COOP-1-3523. Language: English Descriptors: Swine; Swine farrowing facilities; Manure handling; Sustainable agriculture Abstract: Presents three hog producers who have made changes in their production methods, based on sustainable agricultural decisions involving productivity, high volume, and environmental concerns and effects. The changes range from a totally pasture farrowing and finishing process to a drug-free finishing process to having hogs pastured on a corn stubble field to provide manure to the field while they feed off the corn stubble and fallen cobs. 120 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1232 First steps moving toward sustainability : machinery management.. First steps; moving toward sustainability Machinery management Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990. 1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural machinery; Sustainable agriculture Abstract: Discusses proper machinery to use for conservation tillage; how to increase soil cover to control erosion by using the proper machinery; how to adjust a cultivator; and how to use a rotary hoe, a grain drill, and a manure spreader. 121 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1235 First steps moving toward sustainability : nitrogen management.. First steps; moving toward sustainability Nitrogen management Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990. 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. Program was prepared with the support of USDA Agreement 88-COOP-1-3523. Language: English Descriptors: Nitrogen fertilizers; Manure handling; Manures; Cropping systems; Sustainable agriculture Abstract: Discusses environmental aspects of good and bad nitrogen management, water pollution from nitrogen runoff, manure usage in relation to nitrogen amounts needed and what to do with unused manure, and the results of several projects researching nitrogen control and getting farmers to change their farming systems to be more in line with sustainable agricultural practices. 122 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1237 First steps moving toward sustainability : pest management.. First steps; moving toward sustainability Pest management Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. Program was prepared with the support of USDA Agreement 88-COOP-1-3523. Language: English Descriptors: Pests; Sustainable agriculture; Organic farming; Herbicides; Tillage Abstract: Discusses integrated control of pests and weeds, new methods of less herbicide usage tied in with mechanical cultivation methods, sustainable agricultural tillage practices, and alternatives to pesticides, specifically for alfalfa weevil, horn flies, and corn beetles. 123 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1233 First steps moving toward sustainability : soil management.. First steps; moving toward sustainability Soil management Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service Ames, Iowa? : Extension, [1990?]; 1990. 1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. Program was prepared with the support of USDA Agreement 88-COOP-1-3523. Language: English Descriptors: Soil management; Soil erosion; Soil conservation; Sustainable agriculture Abstract: Discusses sustainable agriculture in terms of soil conservation, agricultural ecology, soil erosion control, conservation tillage, and effects of erosion on crop productivity, 124 NAL Call. No.: SF395.G73 1991 Fit for a pig low-cost/sustainable strategies of resourceful hog farmers. Gralla, Shawn Hartington, NE : Beginning Farmer Support Network, Center for Rural Affairs, [1991?]; 1991. 46 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Cover title. "Prepared with the partial support of USDA Agreement no. 88-COOP-1-3523"--P. [i]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-46). Language: English Descriptors: Swine; Sustainable agriculture 125 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86S8 Flood-tolerant crops for low input sustainable agriculture in the Everglades agricultural area. Porter, P.S.; Snyder, G.H.; Deren, C.W. Binghamton, N.Y. : Food Products Press; 1991. Journal of sustainable agriculture v. 2 (1): p. 77-101; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Florida; Colocasia esculenta; Echinochloa polystachya; Saccharum; Oryza sativa; Subtropics; Wetlands; Drainage; Flooding; Land use; Agricultural production; Sustainability; Cropping systems; Environmental impact; Subsidence; Losses from soil systems; Oxidation; Soil degradation; Water storage; Drainage water; Runoff; Enrichment; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Mineralization; Cycling; Seasonal fluctuations; Dry season; Wet season; Precipitation; Flooding tolerance; Crop yield; Biomass; Dry matter accumulation; Water use; Energy value; Economic viability; Ecological balance 126 NAL Call. No.: aHD1751.A42 Food prices--no fuel for inflation. Parlett, R. Rockville, Md. : The Service; 1992 Jul. Agricultural outlook AO - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (187): p. 21-24; 1992 Jul. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Food prices; Inflation 127 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.F67 Forefront. Purdue University, Agricultural Experiment Station West Lafayette, IN : The Station,; 1989-9999. v. : ill. ; 43 cm. Description based on: Vol. 1, issue 3 (spring 1990); title from caption. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture; Food; Natural resources 128 NAL Call. No.: 281.28 R88 From an agrarian to an environmental, food, and natural resource base for agricultural policy: some reflections on the case the EC. Bonanno, A. Bozeman, Mont. : Rural Sociological Society; 1991. Rural sociology v. 56 (4): p. 549-564; 1991. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Europe; Cap; Agrarian reform; European communities; Natural resources; Food production; Environmental policy Abstract: The agriculture of the European Community (EC) has experienced significant changes in the last decade. From a situation of deficiency in agricultural and food production, the twelve-nation community has shifted to a situation of food overproduction. This change has also been characterized by a rapid decrease in the agricultural labor force and a decrease of its importance in the employment structure which has manifested itself in fewer, more efficient farms. This alteration of structural conditions has led to the emergence of a new set of agricultural issues. This article discusses these changes by underscoring the decline of agrarian-based issues and the emergence of environmental, food, and natural resource-based issues. It is maintained that EC agricultural policies have been instrumental in both the resolution of agrarian-based issues and in the creation of new problems embodied in the environmental, food, and natural resource-based policies. The combination of the demise of agrarian-based policies and the emergence of environmental, food, and natural resource-based policies is also employed as a theoretical perspective from which the evolution of the agricultural sector in the EC can be interpreted. 129 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 From domination to cooperation: ethical and economic motivations toward sustainable food production systems. Kaufman, M. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 75-82; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Organic farming; Sustainability; Ethics; Economics; Ecology; Land productivity; Cycling; Traditional farming; Crop production; Energy expenditure; Fuel consumption 130 NAL Call. No.: HC79.E5E363 1992 The Gaia atlas of green economics wealth beyond measure., 1st Anchor Books ed.. Ekins, Paul; Hillman, Mayer; Hutchinson, Robert, New York : Anchor Books,; 1992. 191 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. A Gaia original. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Green movement; Economic development; Human ecology; Gaia hypothesis 131 NAL Call. No.: HT401.J68 Going Green in Britain? Votes for the Green Party and attitudes to Green issues in the late 1980s. Pattie, C.J.; Russell, A.T.; Johnston, R.J. Elmsford, N.Y. : Pergamon Press; 1991. Journal of rural studies v. 7 (3): p. 285-297; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Uk; Environmental protection; Political attitudes; Behavior patterns; Social policy; Regional surveys Abstract: The electoral success of the Green Party in 1989 suggested substantial support for pro-environment policies within the British population. Ecological analysis of that electoral performance suggests that Green support was greatest among the affluent middle class in the south of England. Analysis of 1987 electoral survey data, however, indicates not one but three separate dimensions to environmental concern within the country, with clear implications for mobilisation of the pro-Green electorate. 132 NAL Call. No.: 80 AM371 Going organic. Garrett, J.H. Chicago, Ill. : American Nurseryman Publishing Company; 1992 Oct01. American nurseryman v. 176 (7): p. 70-72, 74-75; 1992 Oct01. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Organic farming; Organic fertilizers; Retail marketing 133 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1989 Green manures in irrigated crop systems. Razongles, C. Witzenhausen? : Ekopan; 1990. Agricultural alternatives and nutritional self-sufficiency : for a sustainable agricultural system that respects man and his environment : proc of the IFOAM Seventh Int Scientific Conference, Ouagadougou, January 2-5, 1989. p. 255-262; 1990. Language: English Descriptors: Organic farming; Cropping systems; Green manures; Irrigation; Environmental impact; Temporal variation; Seasonal growth; Seasons; Residual effects; Nitrates; Crop yield 134 NAL Call. No.: JA75.8.G74 1991 The Green reader essays toward a sustainable society. Dobson, Andrew San Francisco : Mercury House,; 1991. xii, 280 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Language: English Descriptors: Green movement; Economic development 135 NAL Call. No.: HD9007.T4H35 1991 A guide to marketing organic produce. Hall, Charles R.; Edwards, Richard A.,_1927-; Johnson, Jeff L. College Station, Tex. : Texas Agricultural Extension Service, [1991?]; 1991. 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 30 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Farm produce; Organic farming 136 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34 The impact of fertilizer application techniques on nitrogen yield from two tillage systems. Mostaghimi, S.; Younos, T.M.; Tim, U.S Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1991 Jun14. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 36 (1/2): p. 13-22; 1991 Jun14. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Virginia; Agricultural land; Hapludults; Silt loam soils; Nitrogen; Losses from soil systems; Sediment; Runoff; Water pollution; No-tillage; Tillage; Nitrogen fertilizers; Subsurface application; Application methods; Artificial precipitation; Rain; Yields; Nitrate nitrogen; Ammonium nitrogen; Kjeldahl method; Eutrophication; Surface water; Movement in soil 137 NAL Call. No.: aS21.A8U5/ARS Impacts of integrated cropping practices on nitrogen use and movement. Benson, V.W.; Goldstein, W.A.; Young, D.L.; Williams, J.R.; Jones, C.A.; Kiniry, J.R. Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1990. Reprints - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service [418]: 3 p.; 1990. Indexed from reprint: Challenges in Dryland Agriculture--A Global Perspective / edited by T.V. Unger, et al., 1990. Proceedings of the International Conference on Dryland Farming. Aug. 15-19, 1988, Amarillo/Bushland, TX. p. 426-428. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Washington; Field crops; Rotations; Simulation models; Variable costs; Erosion; Soil; Nitrogen content; Nutrient uptake; Sustainability; Alternative farming 138 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8E262 no.91-4 Impacts of rising energy prices on the attractiveness of sustainable farming systems. Dobbs, Thomas L. South Dakota State University, Economics Dept Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State University,; 1991. v, 29 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Economics staff paper series ; no. 91-4.). June 1991. Includes bibliographical references (p. 23). Language: English; English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture 139 NAL Call. No.: HD1751.A36 Implications of chemical use reduction for Texas agriculture. Knutson, R.D.; Smith, E.G.; Penson, J.B.; Taylor, C.R. College Station, Tex. : Agricultural & Food Policy Center; 1990 Jun. AFPC policy working paper (90-4): 18 p.; 1990 Jun. Language: English Descriptors: Texas; Cotton; Wheat; Rice; Maize; Sorghum; Agricultural chemicals; Usage; Production costs; Economic impact 140 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.H37 1992 Increasing organic agriculture at the local level a manual for consumers, grocers, farmers & policy makers. Hansen, Maren Community Environmental Council, Santa Barbara County Safe Food Project Santa Barbara, County Calif. : Community Environmental Council, Inc., Gildea Resource Center,; 1992. 98, xvi p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Language: English Descriptors: Natural foods; Organic farming; Agriculture; Pesticide residues in food; Marketing (Home economics) 141 NAL Call. No.: S451.I6I54 1992 Indiana On-farm Demonstration and Research Project 1991 results. American Farmland Trust, Indiana Sustainable Agriculture Association DeKalb, IL : The Trust,; 1992. 33 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. Cover title. A cooperative project of the Indiana Sustainable Agriculture Association and the American Farmland Trust. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Alternative agriculture 142 NAL Call. No.: 79.8 W41 Influence of application time on bioactivity of imazethapyr in no-tillage soybean (Glycine max). Buhler, D.D.; Proost, R.T. Champaign, Ill. : Weed Science Society of America; 1992 Jan. Weed science v. 40 (1): p. 122-126; 1992 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Wisconsin; Glycine max; No-tillage; Weed control; Chemical control; Imazethapyr; Application date; Seedling emergence; Timing; Application rates; Preplanting treatment; Metolachlor; Herbicide mixtures; Residual effects; Chenopodium album; Setaria faberi; Abutilon theophrasti; Conservation tillage; Crop yield Abstract: Field research was conducted at Arlington, WI, in 1988 and 1989 to determine the influence of application time on weed control and residue carryover with imazethapyr in no-tillage soybean production. Imazethapyr at greater than or equal to 55 g ai ha-1 applied early preplant controlled > 90% of the common lambsquarters, velvetleaf, and giant foxtail before no-tillage planting of soybean. Early preplant and sequential treatments with an early preplant component controlled greater than or equal to 88% of all weeds for the entire growing season. Delaying the initial imazethapyr application until immediately after soybean planting reduced weed control compared to the early preplant treatments. Low level of weed control with planting time treatments appeared to be due to a lack of control of common lambsquarters emerged at the time of imazethapyr application and dry weather following imazethapyr application. No soybean injury from imazethapyr was observed and differences in soybean yield appeared to be due to differences in weed control. No significant carryover of imazethapyr was detected through a corn bioassay in the field. 143 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5 The influence of biologically and conventionally cultivated food on the fertility of rats. Velimirov, A.; Plochberger, K.; Huspeka, U.; Schott, W. Oxon : A B Academic Publishers; 1992. Biological agriculture and horticulture : an international journal v. 8 (4): p. 325-337; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Organic foods; Nutritive value; Assessment; Rats; Female fertility; Rat feeding; Diet studies; Food analysis; Chemical analysis; Pregnancy rate; Birth weight; Liveweight gain; Organic farming; Arable farming 144 NAL Call. No.: 10 OU8 Integrated farming: an ecological farming approach in European agriculture. El Titi, A. Oxon : C.A.B. International; 1992 Mar. Outlook on agriculture v. 21 (1): p. 33-39; 1992 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Europe; German federal republic; Farming systems research; Farm management; Integrated systems; Minimum tillage; Organic farming; Regulations 145 NAL Call. No.: A00126 Integration of crop and livestock enterprises: South Dakota sustainable case farms. Taylor, D.C.; Taylor, T.L Brookings, S.D. : Cooperative Extension Service, Economics Dept., S.D. State University; 1991 Jan31. Economics commentator (293): p. 1-3; 1991 Jan31. Language: English Descriptors: South Dakota; Crop enterprises; Livestock enterprises; Integrated systems; Sustainability; Farming systems; Cropping systems; Feed requirements; Farmyard manure; Farm income; Farm surveys 146 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P Intensive vs. low input swine housing. Jacobson, L.D.; Janni, K.A.; Pijoan, C.; Arellano, P. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989. Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-4551): 9 p. ill; 1989. Paper presented at the "1989 International Winter Meeting sponsored by The American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 12-15, 1989, New Orleans, Louisiana. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Pigs; Pig housing; Piglet production; Economic evaluation 147 NAL Call. No.: 302.8 P96 Ionization eliminates bacteria without using chemicals. Rodden, G. Don Mills : Southam Business Publications; 1990 Sep. Pulp & paper Canada v. 91 (9): p. 17-18; 1990 Sep. Language: English Descriptors: Pulp and paper industry; Water management; Water systems; Ionization; Bacteria 148 NAL Call. No.: HT390.G74 Is alternative agriculture a viable rural development strategy?. Barkley, D.L.; Wilson, P.N. Lexington, Ky. : College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky; 1992. Growth and change v. 23 (2): p. 239-253; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Alternative farming; Employment; Income; Rural areas; Economic development; Rural development; Economic impact; Case studies; Profitability; Objectives 149 NAL Call. No.: 281.9 C81Ae no.91-34 Issues in the development and marketing of reduced chemical agricultural products a look at disease-resistant apple cultivars. Murphy, Cecile; Willett, Lois Schertz New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dept. of Agricultural Economics Ithaca, N.Y. : Dept. of Agricultural Economics, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University,; 1991. 42 p. ; 28 cm. (A.E. ext. ; 91-34). Cover title. December 1991. Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-42). Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural chemicals; Apple; Consumers' preferences 150 NAL Call. No.: SB950.2.A1J58 It's worth paying more: The benefits of alternative agriculture. Bane, G. Eugene, Or. : The Coalition; 1991. Journal of pesticide reform : a publication of the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. 11 (2): p. 21-23; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Alternative farming; Ecology; Health hazards; Social benefits; Pesticides 151 NAL Call. No.: HD1415.L26 1978 Land and water resources development systems analysis for agricultural production alternatives 1978. Hydrotechnic Corporation New York, N.Y. : Hydrotechnic Corporation,; 1978. 1 v. (various foliations, some folded leaves) : ill. (some col.), map ; 28 cm. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture; Land use; Water resources development; System analysis 152 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1332 Large scale agriculture goes organic Griesinger Films ; produced and directed by Peter Griesinger with Bob Campbell and EKN Associates. Committee for Sustainable Agriculture, Griesinger Films Ecological Farmer Conference 1990 : Asilomar, Calif. French Creek, WV : Griesinger Films,; 1990. 1 videocassette (80 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Videotaped live at the 10th Annual Ecological Farming Conference, January 12-14, 1990, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA. Conference sponsored by the Committee for Sustainable Agriculture. Language: English Descriptors: Organic farming; Farms, Large; Sustainable agriculture Abstract: Three general mangers of large scale farms which switched from conventional to organic farming methods present their experiences in this conference video. They discusses the transition process and the costs of going from conventional farming practices using pesticides to organic methods of farming for large scale farms and how to market the resulting produce on a large scale. 153 NAL Call. No.: 321.8 J82 Lead poisoning and the poor. Alexandria, Va. : American Home Economics Association; 1992. Journal of home economics v. 84 (2): p. 55, 57; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Lead poisoning; Children; Poverty; Economically disadvantaged; Low income groups; Policy; Roles; Home economists 154 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1363 Life in the soil produced by Sakura Motion Picture Co., Ltd. [and] MOA Productions ; planned by Nature Farming International Research Foundation. Sakura Motion Picture Co, International Research Center for Nature Farming, MOA Products Corp, MOA Productions Atami, Japan : MOA Products Corp., [199-?]; 1990-1992. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. (Living soil ; pt. 2). Award: Minister for Science and Technology Prize, Japan Science and Technology Film/Video Festival. Language: English Descriptors: Soil microbiology; Soil biology; Plant-soil relationship Abstract: Portrays healthy soil as being a complex, living medium, depicts in color what life is like in the soil at the microscopic level, and shows the soil as a living, fragile item that must be protected and nutured to ensure its long-term productivity and stability. 155 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1333 Limited input farm system Kirkwood Community College ; producer/writer, Gene Troyer ; director/editor, Brent Newman. Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, Iowa : The College,; 1989. 1 videocassette (36 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Produced through the staff & facilities of the Media Services Dept. of Kirkwood Community College. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural systems; Agricultural diversification Abstract: Designed to educate farmers on what limited input farming is, means, and costs for seven farm components, such as labor, land, crops, capital, farmers as managers of their own future, environmentally safe farming methods, economic aspects of low chemical input products, and increased farm productivity/profitability because of farm diversification. 156 NAL Call. No.: S441.F97 Lisa compared: a tale of two farms. Kessler, K. Moline, Il. : Deere & Company; 1991 Nov. The Furrow Cornbelt edition. p. 7-8; 1991 Nov. Language: English Descriptors: South Dakota; Farming systems; Organic farming; Farming systems research; Comparisons; Farm inputs; Soil fertility; Weed control; Economic analysis; University research 157 NAL Call. No.: 100 SO82S LISA: Soils and yields. Rickerol, D.; Smolik, J. Brookings, S.D. : The Station; 1990. South Dakota farm & home research - South Dakota, Agricultural Experiment Station v. 41 (1): p. 7-9; 1990. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Soil conservation; Crop yield 158 NAL Call. No.: aHD1751.A42 A look at pesticide reduction & profits. Whittaker, G.; Lin, B.H.; Vasavada, U. Rockville, Md. : The Service; 1992 Aug. Agricultural outlook AO - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (188): p. 23-25; 1992 Aug. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Pesticides; Usage; Profits 159 NAL Call. No.: TX341.C6 Low-input agriculture gets more attention, money. Washington, D.C. : Community Nutrition Institute; 1991 Aug23. Nutrition week v. 21 (33): p. 4-5; 1991 Aug23. Language: English Descriptors: Pesticides; Environmental protection; Integrated pest management; Substitutes; Costs; Cultural control; Food safety; Environmental impact Abstract: While the Department of Agriculture still treats organic agriculture with skepticism, it has devoted attention in recent years to partial reductions in pesticide use, in particular, unnecessary pesticide use. The article excerpts a report by a USDA economist. 160 NAL Call. No.: SB610.W39 Low-rate applications of herbicides in conventional and reduced tillage potatoes (Solanum tuberosum). Wallace, R.W.; Bellinder, R.R. Champaign, Ill. : The Society; 1990 Jul. Weed technology : a journal of the Weed Science Society of America v. 4 (3): p. 509-513; 1990 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: New York; Solanum tuberosum; Conservation tillage; Tillage; Weed control; Chenopodium album; Amaranthus retroflexus; Chemical control; Linuron; Metolachlor; Metribuzin; Oryzalin; Application rates; Crop yield; Yield losses; Phytotoxicity 161 NAL Call. No.: HD2080.6.Z8M34 Malaysian agricultural policy issues and directions : proceedings of an international seminar, 21-23 June 1988, Serdang, Selangor. Fatimah Mohd. Arshad Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Centre for Agricultural Policy Studies, Malaysian Agricultural Economics Association International Seminar on Malaysian Agricultural Policy 1988 : Serdang, Selangor. Serdang, Selangor : Centre for Agricultural Policies Studies, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia,; 1989. vi, 339 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Proceedings of International Seminar on Agricultural Policy held 21-23 June, 1988 in Serdang. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English; English Descriptors: Agriculture and state; Natural resources 162 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P Management and dynamics of potassium in a humid tropical ultisol under a rice-cowpea rotation. Cox, F.R.; Uribe, E. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Jul. Agronomy Journal v. 84 (4): p. 655-660; 1992 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Vigna unguiculata; Oryza sativa; Rotations; Ultisols; Potassium fertilizers; Application rates; Humid tropics; Stover; No-tillage; Tillage; Crop yield; Grain; Nutrient availability; Potassium; Residual effects; Exchangeable cations Abstract: Little is known about the role of K fertilization, stover management, and tillage methods on soil K availability as they affect rice (Oryza sativa L.) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] productivity on Ultisols of the humid tropics. The effects of five K rates (0-120 kg K ha-1), returning or removing stover, and three tillage methods (no-till, strip, and conventional) were evaluated during 12 crops of rice and cowpea grown for a 4-yr period. Fertilizer K was applied to the first seven crops. The site was a recently cleared, 18-yr-old secondary forest in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. The soil was a fine-loamy, siliceous, isohyperthermic Typic Paleudult. Soils samples were collected at each crop harvest to 90 cm in 15-cm increments. Potassium fertilizer always increased grain yields when stover was removed. Conversely, responses to K additions were seldom obtained when the stover was returned. The extractable K (Modified Olsen) critical level for both upland rice and cowpeas was calculated to be 0.10 cmol L-1. Returning stover with no K fertilization maintained soil K concentrations above critical levels for both species up to the last crop of the rotation. Residual effects of fertilizer K were prolonged by returning the stover. When stover was returned, subsoil exchangeable K increased with increasing rate of K fertilization. Removal of stover resulted in greater increases in subsoil exchangeable K at the 40 kg K ha-1 rate than at 120 kg K ha-1, apparently because the higher rate resulted in K fixation. Tillage methods did not affect crop yields. 163 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P Management with ridge tillage to reduce chemical losses. Kay, R.L.; Baker, J.L. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989. Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-2157): 18 p.; 1989. Paper presented at the 1989 International Summer Meeting, June 25-28, 1989. Quebec, Canada. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Tillage; Subsurface drainage; Chemicals 164 NAL Call. No.: HD1751.C45 Mandated training in sustainable agriculture: it's a dilemma. Hoag, D.L.; Pasour, E.C. Jr Ames, Iowa : American Agricultural Economics Association; 1992. Choices : the magazine of food, farm and resource issues v. 7 (1): p. 32-34; 1992. Discussion by N. Schaller, p. 33. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Extension agents; Training; Legislation; Innovation adoption; Knowledge; Agricultural policy; Farm management 165 NAL Call. No.: SB249.N6 Market potential of organically grown cotton as a niche crop. Apodaca, J.K. Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America; 1992. Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conferences v. 1: p. 410-413; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Gossypium; Organic farming; Markets; Demand 166 NAL Call. No.: 281.28 R88 Measuring adherence to alternative vs. conventional agricultural paradigms: a proposed scale. Beus, C.E.; Dunlap, R.E. Bozeman, Mont. : Rural Sociological Society; 1991. Rural sociology v. 56 (3): p. 432-460; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Washington; Alternative farming; Beliefs; Values; Models; Farmers' attitudes Abstract: Current debates and conflicts in agriculture appear to reflect the competing perspectives of two increasingly distinct camps of agricultural stakeholders: proponents of "alternative agriculture" and proponents of "conventional agriculture." Several analysts have argued that members of these two camps hold fundamentally divergent paradigms of agriculture, and thus, literally see the world quite differently. The purpose of this paper is to describe an instrument-the Alternative-conventional Agriculture Paradigm Scale (or ACAP Scale)-developed to measure the basic beliefs and values assumed to constitute the two competing perspectives in agriculture. Items designed to tap all of the major dimensions identified in the alternative-conventional agriculture debate were included in surveys of known groups of alternative and conventional agriculturalists, as well as in a statewide survey of farmers. The items discriminate significantly between the three samples (with the statewide farmer sample taking the intermediate position), suggesting their validity as measures of the elements of the competing agricultural paradigms. The items also exhibit a high degree of internal consistency, indicating the appropriateness of combining them into a single instrument to measure adherence to alternative versus conventional agriculture. As expected, the known groups provide more consistent responses than do the statewide sample of farmers, presumably reflecting the greater ideological coherence of social movement and interest group members. However, the alternative agriculturalists are far more consistent than are the conventional agriculturalists, and potential explanations for this finding are drawn from recent work on social movements. 167 NAL Call. No.: 80 AC82 Mechanization and input reduction in processing tomato cropping: agronomic aspects; building and testing of appropriate technical ways of management. Dumas, Y. Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science; 1990 Aug. Acta horticulturae (277): p. 145-154; 1990 Aug. Paper presented at the "Third International Symposium on Processing Tomatoes," November 29-December 2, 1989, Avignon, France. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: France; Lycopersicon esculentum; Crop management; Decision making; Economic analysis; Mechanical harvesting; Plant protection; Alluvial soils; Clay soils; Crop yield Abstract: This study deals with the agronomic feasibility and the results of mechanized ways of management for processing tomato which were likely to meet the following main objectives: a) field state suitable to mechanical harvest, b) satisfying yield (60 to 80 t.ha-1), c) input reduction. The agronomic contraints deriving from them and pluridisciplinary scientific results were used as a base of reasoning and then of building technical management schedules. Most of these contraints have been considered and integrated into ways of management of processing tomato crops in large plots during 3 years (1985-86-87) on a clay alluvial soil. Management decisions were taken according to periodical simple diagnoses based on observing, counting or measuring. The main objectives were satisfied namely: 1) a total mechanization (except one or two partial hand weedings), with a reduced number of operations, 2) reduced fertilization: for P, in a poor soil, half of the current supplies and for N about one quarter, 3) reduced plant protection, including biological means, 4) good field fitness to mechanical harvest, 5) annual yields respectively: 78, 75 and 50 t.ha-1. The results show that it is possible to produce otherwise and cheaper while reducing resources wasting and improving environment safety. 168 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.D3C68 1992 A method of determining the long term costs and benefits of alternative farm plans. Kubicki, A.; Denby, C.; Stevens, M.; Haagensen, A. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers; 1992. Computers in agricultural extension programs : proceedings of the 4th international conference, 28-31 January 1992, Orlando, Florida / sponspored by the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida. p. 354-359; 1992. (ASAE publication ; 1-92). Language: English Descriptors: Farm planning; Cost benefit analysis; Computer simulation 169 NAL Call. No.: S530.J6 Mueller Farm: Lupin as an alternative crop for on-farm protein production. Simmons, S.R.; Putnam, D.; Otterby, D. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992. Journal of natural resources and life sciences education v. 21 (1): p. 9-14; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Minnesota; Lupinus albus; Dairy farming; Decision making; Protein supplements; Dairy cattle; Crop management; Dairy herds; Animal husbandry; Farm management; Case studies 170 NAL Call. No.: HD9003.O74 National directory of organic wholesalers. California Agrarian Action Project Davis, CA : California Action Network, 1991-; 1991-9999. v. : ill. ; 28 cm. Organic food & farm supplies. Language: English; English Descriptors: Natural foods; Natural foods industry; Farm supplies 171 NAL Call. No.: 30.98 AG8 New Deal Indian agricultural policy and the environment: the Papagos as a case study. Parman, D.L. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press; 1992. Agricultural history v. 66 (2): p. 23-33; 1992. In the series analytic: History of agriculture and the environment / edited by D.E. Bowers and D. Helms. A Special Symposium, June 19-22, 1991, Washington, D.C. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Arizona; American indians; Agricultural policy; Environment; Farming; History; Nature conservation; Rural development; Literature reviews 172 NAL Call. No.: HD1431.N4 New opportunities for U.S. universities in development assistance agriculture, natural resources, and environment. United States, Congress, Office of Technology Assessment Washington, D.C. : Congress of the United States, Office of Technology Assessment : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,; 1991; Y 3.T 22/2:2 Un 3. viii, 99 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. (Background paper). "September 1991"--P. [4] of cover. "OTA-BP-F-71"--P. [4] of cover. Bibliography: p. 94-99. Language: English Descriptors: Technical assistance, American; Economic development 173 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.N47 no.28 NGO-government interaction in rice-fish farming and other aspects of sustainable agricultural development in Thailand. Sollows, John London, England : Agricultural Administration Unit, Overseas Development Institute,; 1991. ii, 41 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. (Network paper (Agricultural Administration (Research and Extension) Network) ; 28.). Cover title. December 1991. Includes bibliographical references (p. 23). Language: English 174 NAL Call. No.: HD2092.N23 1987 Nihon noho to yuki nogyo no to ko no entoropi [Japanese agricultural methods and organic farming]., Kaiteiban.. Tokyo : Kobundo, Showa 6; 1987. 139 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Language: Japanese Descriptors: Agriculture; Organic farming 175 NAL Call. No.: HD2092.N23 1985 Nihon noho to yuki nogyo no to ko no entoropi [The Japanese agricultural system and organic agriculture]., Shohan.. Naiito, Masaru, Tokyo : Kobundo, Showa 60; 1985. 139 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Language: Japanese; Japanese Descriptors: Agriculture; Organic farming 176 NAL Call. No.: 100 M69MI Nitrogen and vetch improve cotton yield. Broadway, R. Mississippi State, Miss. : The Station; 1992 Apr. MAFES research highlights - Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station v. 55 (4): p. 4; 1992 Apr. Language: English Descriptors: Mississippi; Gossypium; Crop yield; Vicia; Nitrogen fertilizers; Cover crops; No-tillage 177 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.N9C46 No till crop production basics. Gregoire, T.; Sobolik, F. Fargo : The University; 1988 Feb. NDSU Extension Service [publication] - North Dakota State University v.): 6 p.; 1988 Feb. Language: English Descriptors: North Dakota; No-tillage; Conservation tillage; Weed control; Herbicides; Fertilizers; Farm equipment; Rotations; Insect control; Cost analysis; Rodents 178 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65A48 nr.6 Nodvandigheten av en naturresursbaserad jordbrukspolitik och hur en sadan kan forverkligas [The need for a natural based agricultural policy and how it can be realized]. Granstedt, Artur Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Forsknings- och forsoksnamnden for alternativ odling,; 1990. 34 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (Alternativ odling ; nr 6.). Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34). Language: Swedish 179 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68 No-till corn response to nitrogen rate and timing in the middle Atlantic Coastal Plain. Evanylo, G.K. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Apr. Journal of production agriculture v. 4 (2): p. 180-185; 1991 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Virginia; Middle atlantic states of U.S.A.; Zea mays; No-tillage; Fertilizer requirement determination; Urea ammonium nitrate; Split dressings; Sidedressing; Application rates; Use efficiency; Crop growth stage; Crop yield; Yield factors; Leaves; Nitrogen; Nutrient content; Leaching; Secale cereale; Cover crops; Sandy soils; Coastal plains 180 NAL Call. No.: S671.A22 No-till systems. Shouse, S. Ames, Iowa : The Service; 1990 Dec. AE - Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service (3052): 2 p.; 1990 Dec. In subseries: Conservation Tillage. Language: English Descriptors: Iowa; No-tillage; Planting; Crop yield; Erosion control; Costs; Weed control; Fertilizers 181 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P No-till winter wheat dry matter and tissue nitrogen response to nitrogen fertilizer form and placement. Johnston, A.M.; Fowler, D.B. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Nov. Agronomy journal v. 83 (6): p. 1035-1043; 1991 Nov. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Saskatchewan; Triticum aestivum; No-tillage; Winter wheat; Ammonium nitrate; Urea ammonium nitrate; Urea; Application date; Application rates; Timing; Band placement; Broadcasting; Nutrient solutions; Liquid fertilizers; Nutrient uptake; Nitrogen content; Grain; Crop yield; Dry matter accumulation; Crop growth stage Abstract: Expansion of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production into the high winterkill risk regions of the Canadian prairies has been achieved by no-till seeding into standing stubble immediately after harvest of the previous crop. Seven field trials were conducted in Saskatchewan to evaluate the seasonal pattern of dry matter and N accumulation of no-till winter wheat. The fertilizer treatments included the currently recommended early (20 April) spring broadcast ammonium nitrate (AN) and early spring broadcast and surface band applied urea and urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN) solution. In four of the seven trials, late (12 May) AN and urea were also applied. Nitrogen fertilizer was applied at 0, 34, 67, 101, and 202 kg N ha-1. Mean maximum dry matter and N yields were established by Zadoks Growth Stage 65 (ZGS65) and ZGS45, respectively. Subsequent losses of both dry matter and N were observed under conditions of high evaporative demand and low precipitation. When rainfall was more favorable and N supply abundant, N and dry matter yields increased through the growing season to harvest. Increased N rates increased N uptake and amplified plant-N and dry matter losses. Growing season environmental conditions and plant-available-N levels also played an important role in determining the efficiency of N translocation to the seed. Early broadcast AN produced larger dry matter and N-yield responses than all other fertilizer treatments. While surface band applied urea showed no advantage over early broadcast urea, surface band applied UAN increased dry matter yield and N uptake over broadcast sprayed UAN. Average dry matter (N) yield-N response for early broadcast urea, surface band applied urea and surface band applied UAN treatments were 93 (89%) of those recorded for early broadcast AN. The broadcast sprayed UAN treatment dry matter and N yield-N responses were 81% of early broadcast AN. Compared with early broadcast AN and urea, late broadcast AN and urea produced lower dry 182 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P No-till winter wheat production: response to spring applied nitrogen fertilizer form and placement. Johnston, A.M.; Fowler, D.B. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Jul. Agronomy journal v. 83 (4): p. 722-728; 1991 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Saskatchewan; Triticum aestivum; Winter wheat; No-tillage; Nitrogen fertilizers; Placement; Yield response functions; Grain; Protein content Abstract: No-till seeding into standing stubble immediately after harvest of the previous crop has permitted the successful production of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) on the Canadian prairies. In the present study, 14 field trials were conducted in Saskatchewan between 1986 and 1988 to evaluate the influence of the spring broadcast and the surface banded N fertilizer forms ammonium nitrate (AN), urea, and urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN) solution on grain yield (GY), grain-protein yield (GPY), and grain-protein concentration (GP) of no-till winter wheat. In trials with positive N response, early broadcast urea, surface dribble-banded UAN, and broadcast spray UAN produced GY(GPY) responses that were 90(91), 89(87), and 82(80)%, respectively, of those observed for early broadcast AN. Accumulated surface residues and delayed early spring (May) rainfall reduced the performance of UAN when applied as a broadcast spray. In one trial, the early stimulation of N uptake and growth with early AN proved detrimental under high temperature stress during stem elongation resulting in negative GY and GPY responses with increasing N rate. Delaying broadcast N application by 3 wk prevented early N uptake, reducing both GY and GPY and increasing GP. The results of this study suggest that the reduction in N recovery from commercial rates of urea-based fertilizers, as measured by GPY, can be minimized at uniform levels by ensuring early spring application on no-till winter wheat in western Canada. 183 NAL Call. No.: S540.A2F62 No-tillage corn response to pesticides, hybrids, and cropping systems at the Green Acres Agronomy Farm in 1985. Gallaher, R.N. Gainesville, Fla. : The Stations; 1986. Agronomy research report AY - Agricultural Experiment Stations, University of Florida (86-05): 16 p.; 1986. Language: English Descriptors: Florida; Zea mays; Yield response functions; No-tillage; Pesticides; Hybrids; Cropping systems 184 NAL Call. No.: 286.8 N488 Now, for politically correct tomatoes: All hail the hairy vetch. Raver, A. New York, N.Y. : H.J. Raymond & Co. :.; 1991 Dec08. The New York times. p. 38; 1991 Dec08. Language: English Descriptors: Vicia hirsuta; Lycopersicon esculentum; Mulches; Crop yield; Usda; Organic farming 185 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.Q57 1989 Okologische Landwirtschaft Prinzipien, Fehler, Folgen, Ansatzpunkte [Ecological agriculture]. Quirbach, Karl-Heinz Karlsruhe : Institut fur Regionalwissenschaft der Universitat Karlsruhe,; 1989. 43 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. (Schriftenreihe (Universitat Karlsruhe. Institut fur Regionalwissenschaft) ; Heft Nr. 25.). Errata slip inserted. Dezember 1989. Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-43). Language: German Descriptors: Organic farming; Agricultural ecology 186 NAL Call. No.: S562.G3F73 1991 Okologischer Landbau Planung und Analyse von Betriebsumstellungen [Ecological agriculture. planning and analysis for farm conversions]. planning and analysis for farm conversions Freyer, Bernhard Weikersheim : J. Margraf,; 1991. 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., map ; 21 cm. (Okologie & Landwirtschaft, 2). Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and appendices. Language: German Descriptors: Farm management; Farm layout; Agricultural ecology 187 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.E547 On-farm processing of plant and animal products. Baird, C.D.; Talbot, M.T. Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1992. Energy in world agriculture v. 6: p. 267-299; 1992. In the series analytic: Energy in Farm Production / edited by R.C. Fluck. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural production; On-farm processing; Energy consumption; Energy requirements; Milling; Handling; Refrigeration; Heating; Drying; Crops; Energy sources; Electrical energy; Solar energy; Natural gas; Energy conservation; Farm equipment 188 NAL Call. No.: HD1.A3 Ongoing technical change on farm holdings in a developed country, France. A survey on its vectors, its nature and the farmers concerned. Bonny, S. Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1992. Agricultural systems v. 38 (1): p. 75-103; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: France; Innovation adoption; Technical progress; Farmers; Information; Technology; Farm surveys; Investment; Farm inputs; Training 189 NAL Call. No.: 281.9 IL62 no.96 Optimum growth plans for grain farms in central Illinois using alternative land-financing strategies a statistical summary. Smith, Allen; Baker, C. B. Urbana, Ill. : Dept. of Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois,; 1968. 102 p. ; 28 cm. (Aerr ; 96). [Published] in cooperation with the Farm Production Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. December 1968. Language: English; English Descriptors: Grain; Farm management 190 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73 Organic agriculture in the United Kingdom. Woodward, L.; Lampkin, N. Thornton : The Council; 1990. Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 19-29; 1990. In the series analytic: Crop protection in organic and low input agriculture / edited by R. Unwin. Proceedings of a symposium, September 4-6, 1990, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Uk; Organic farming; Sustainability; Farm inputs; Cost benefit analysis 191 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1364 The organic alternative produced and narrated by Grace Gershuny for the Natural Organic Farmers Association of Vermont. Gershuny, Grace Natural Organic Farmers Association of Vermont Montpellier, VT? : G. Gershuny : [N.O.F.A. of Vt.?, Distributor?],; 1988. 1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Produced with support from the F.A.R.M. program, University of Vermont Extension Service. Language: English Descriptors: Organic farming Abstract: Defines what organic farming is, what it means to agriculture overall, and how it is conducted in northeastern United States. Discusses how to improve soils in that region, how products are marketed, and how organic farming is diversified with all residues being recycled into compost or other usable substances. 192 NAL Call. No.: aS21.D27S64 Organic certification. Gates, J.P. Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1991 Aug. Special reference briefs - National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (91-10): 18 p.; 1991 Aug. Bibliography. Language: English Descriptors: Organic foods; Natural foods; Organic farming; Certification; Bibliographies 193 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34 Organic farming in Canada. Hill, S.B.; MacRae, R.J. Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1992 Mar31. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 39 (1/2): p. 71-84; 1992 Mar31. Special Issue: Sustainable Agriculture. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Canada; Organic farming; Sustainability; Market research; Markets; Economic development; Consumer preferences; Agricultural policy; Agricultural research 194 NAL Call. No.: 286.8 N47M Organic farming: should government give it more technical support?. Marshall, G. Armidale : Australian Agricultural Economics Society, Inc; 1991 Dec. Review of marketing and agricultural economics v. 59 (3): p. 283-296; 1991 Dec. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Australia; Organic farming; Sustainability; Efficiency; Government; Farming systems; Innovation adoption 195 NAL Call. No.: HD72.C6 Organic food and sustainable agriculture. Hall, D.C.; Baker, B.P.; Franco, J.; Jolly, D.A. Huntington Beach, CA : Western Economic Association International; 1989 Oct. Contemporary policy issues v. 7 (4): p. 47-72; 1989 Oct. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Organic farming; Sustainability; Agricultural policy; Farming systems; Externalities; Risk; Environmental impact; Environmental degradation; Health hazards; Farm inputs; Regulations; Organic foods; Commodity markets; Supply balance; Economic policy; Marketing policy; Integrated pest management 196 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Organic foods: an analysis of consumer attitudes in West Germany. Vogtmann, H. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 205-219e; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: German federal republic; Farming systems; Organic foods; Consumer attitudes; Consumer surveys; Food quality; Ecology; Environmental protection; Food production; Food processing; Food packaging; Food prices; Pesticide residues; Health hazards; Food safety; Nitrites; Nutrition; Environmental impact; Social costs 197 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1989 Organic market gardening experiment in the "Niayes" (Senegal). Thiam, A.; Dieng, A.G. Witzenhausen? : Ekopan; 1990. Agricultural alternatives and nutritional self-sufficiency : for a sustainable agricultural system that respects man and his environment : proc of the IFOAM Seventh Int Scientific Conference, Ouagadougou, January 2-5, 1989. p. 68-76; 1990. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Senegal; Organic farming; Horticultural crops; Vegetables; Sustainability; Crop production; Ecological balance; Development projects; Commodity markets; Technology transfer 198 NAL Call. No.: HD9007.K2A7 Organic marketing study. Armstrong, Roxanne; Bentley, Fred; White, Wayne United States, Economic Development Administration, Kansas Rural Center Whiting, Kan. : Kansas Rural Center,; 1990. 32, [19] p. ; 28 cm. Cover title. This report was prepared under an award from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economic Development Administration. Awardee: Kansas Rural Center. May 31, 1990. EDA grant no. 50-06-02393. Includes bibliographical references (p. [49-51]). Language: English Descriptors: Food industry and trade; Organic farming 199 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.O732 1990 Organic produce and farming raising the issues for growers and sellers. United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association Alexandria, VA : United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, [1990?]; 1990. a-b, 33 p. ; 28 cm. Cover title. Language: English Descriptors: Organic farming 200 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73 Organic systems trials in the north of Scotland. MacKay, J.M.; Watson, C.A. Thornton : The Council; 1990. Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 251-254; 1990. In the series analytic: Crop protection in organic and low input agriculture / edited by R. Unwin. Proceedings of a symposium, September 4-6, 1990, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Scotland; Cereals; Organic farming; Rotations; Crop yield; Sustainability; Farm inputs 201 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43 Organic viticulture in West Germany. Dabbert, S.; Oberhofer, J. Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1990. American journal of alternative agriculture v. 5 (3): p. 106-113; 1990. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: German federal republic; Viticulture; Organic farming; Sustainability; Farming systems; Comparisons; Profitability; Feasibility; Surveys; Questionnaires; Farm inputs; Production costs; Fertilizers; Pesticides; Farm machinery; Farm buildings; Labor requirements; Crop yield; Crop quality; Wines; Direct marketing; Prices; Quotas; Econometric models Abstract: We present results from a survey of organic grape operations in the three most important grape-producing areas in West Germany. Data on expenses for fertilizers,pesticides, machinery and buildings, on labor requirements, on the quantity and quality of yields, and on marketing channels and price premiums are compared to data on conventional grape operations from statistical sources. Based on these data, multi-period linear programming models were constructed to assess the economic implications of a transition to organic grape growing for different types of operations. Model results indicate that the grape production quota implemented in West Germany in 1989-90 favors organic methods. However, with direct marketing of wine, the effect of the quota depends on the effect that the expected rise in the price of conventional wine has on the price of organic wine. Premium prices for organically produced wine currently can be achieved only by farms that sell their wine directly to the consumer, which means that direct marketing is necessary for a profitable organic grape operation under current market conditions. 202 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1361 Organic weed control produced by the Natural Organic Farmers Association ; producer/editor/narrator, Jack Kittredge. Natural Organic Farmers Association Barre, MA : The Association,; 1991. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Videotape of parts of a 1990 workshop for organic farmers at Amherst College. Produced with assistance from United Video Cablevision, Inc. and New Hampshire Charitable Fund. Language: English Descriptors: Weeds; Organic farming; Cropping systems Abstract: Discusses integrated pest management for weeds, the cost of and the pollution residues from the increased herbicide usage, crop competition methods such as cover crops, mulching, rotation of crops, tillage systems, and composting. Presents three steps for organic weed control: identify pest weed and find weakness, monitor control effects, and identify economic threshold for individual farm situation. 203 NAL Call. No.: S522.U5H37 Organic wizard. Ingle, S. Charlotte, Vt. : Camden House Publishing; 1991 Jan. Harrowsmith country life v. 6 (31): p. 74-79; 1991 Jan. Language: English Descriptors: Organic farming; Alternative farming; Organic foods; Sources 204 NAL Call. No.: 26 T754 Performance of two morpholine-based fungicides when applied to groundnut by ultra-low volume at five different phosphate fertilizer levels. Salako, E.A. London : Butterworth-Heinemann; 1992 Apr. Tropical agriculture v. 67 (2): p. 154-158; 1992 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Nigeria; Arachis hypogaea; Mycosphaerella arachidis; Mycosphaerella berkeleyi; Puccinia arachidis; Plant pathogenic fungi; Fungus control; Carbendazim; Maneb; Tridemorph; Yield components; Phosphorus fertilizers 205 NAL Call. No.: SD14.B7F7 Personal experiences in integrated farming and ranching. Lasser, C. Victoria, B.C. : Canadian Forestry Service; 1988. FRDA report (042): p. 2-6; 1988. Language: English Descriptors: British Columbia; Farming; Alternative farming; Cattle farming; Farm management; Poplars; Diversification; Ranching 206 NAL Call. No.: 450 EC7 Perspectives for sustainable resource utilization and management of nipa vegetation. Fong, F.W. Bronx, N.Y. : New York Botanical Garden; 1992 Jan. Economic botany v. 46 (1): p. 45-54; 1992 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Peninsular malaysia; Nypa fruticans; Industrial crops; Leaves; Sap; Crop husbandry; Crop production; Traditional farming; Subsistence farming; Sustainability; Crop yield; Wetlands; Natural resources; Resource conservation 207 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.N7S3 Pesticide use can be slashed without reducing crop yield. Segelken, R. Canton, N.Y. : Agricultural Division, St. Lawrence County Cooperative Extension Association; 1990 May. St. Lawrence County agricultural news v. 79 (5): p. 9; 1990 May. Language: English Descriptors: Pesticides; Integrated pest management; Poisoning; Adverse effects 208 NAL Call. No.: HD1751.A1S73 no.SP92-9US49.S7 SP92-9 Pesticides, pesticide usage, and economic impacts of reduced pesticide use. Prior, John D.; Kilmer, Richard L. Gainesville, Fla. : Food and Resource Economics Dept., Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida,; 1992. ii, 31 p. ; 28 cm. (Staff paper (University of Florida. Food and Resource Economics Dept.) ; SP 92-9.). May 1992. Includes bibliographical references (p. 31). Language: English Descriptors: Pesticides; Agricultural pests 209 NAL Call. No.: BJ52.5.J68 Pesticides, valuations and politics. Pettersson, O. Guelph, Ontario, Canada : University of Guelph; 1992. Journal of agricultural & environmental ethics v. 5 (1): p. 103-106; 1992. Language: English Descriptors: Sweden; Pesticides; Application; Reduction; Environmental protection; Nature conservation; Attitudes; Ethics 210 NAL Call. No.: 79.8 W41 Population dynamics and control of annual weeds in corn (Zea mays) as influenced by tillage systems. Buhler, D.D. Champaign, Ill. : Weed Science Society of America; 1992 Apr. Weed science v. 40 (2): p. 241-248; 1992 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Wisconsin; Zea mays; Crop weed competition; Weeds; Annual habit; Chenopodium album; Setaria viridis; Conyza canadensis; Amaranthus retroflexus; Weed control; Chemical control; Atrazine; Alachlor; Cyanazine; Metolachlor; No-tillage; Conservation tillage; Chiselling; Ridging; Weed biology; Population dynamics; Plant density; Herbicide mixtures; Crop yield Abstract: Field research was conducted at Hancock, WI, from 1985 through 1987 to evaluate effects of conventional tillage, chisel plow, ridge tillage, and no-tillage systems on population dynamics and control of annual weed species in corn grown continuously on a loamy sand soil without irrigation. In all years of the study, green foxtail densities were greater in chisel plow and no-tillage than in the conventional tillage system, while ridge tillage had densities lower than all other tillage systems. Common lambsquarters density in the chisel plow system reached nearly 500 plants m-2 compared to less than 75 plants m-2 in the other tillage systems when averaged over years. Average redroot pigweed densities in the no-tillage and chisel plow systems were 307 and 245 plants m-2 compared to less than 25 plants m-2 in the conventional and ridge tillage systems. Horseweed was observed only in no-tillage and ridge tillage plots. Green foxtail and redroot pigweed were more difficult to control in chisel plow and no-tillage than in the conventional and ridge tillage systems with several herbicide treatments. Corn yields were not affected by tillage systems under weed-free conditions. Corn yield differences among tillage systems when the same herbicide treatment was applied appeared to be due to differences in weed control. 211 NAL Call. No.: SB950.A2B74 The potential of organic farming systems for reduced farm inputs. Unwin, R.J. Surrey : British Crop Protection Council; 1990. Brighton Crop Protection Conference-Pests and Diseases v. 3: p. 1231-1240; 1990. Meeting held November 19-22, 1990, Brighton, England. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Uk; Organic farming; Farm inputs; Sustainability 212 NAL Call. No.: 100 M693SP Potential reduction in surface and subsurface losses of agricultural fertilizers from claypan soils under ridge tillage management. Neibling, W.H.; Thompson, A.L.; Pfost, D.L.; Alberts, E.E. Columbia, Mo. : The Station; 1991. Special report - University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station (428): p. 7-13; 1991. Preceedings of the Water Quality Conference, February 1, 1991, Columbia, Missouri. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Missouri; Fertilizers; Subsurface application; Subsurface runoff; Groundwater pollution; Conservation tillage; Claypan soils; Ridging; Nitrogen; Erosion 213 NAL Call. No.: 275.29 IO9PA Potential water quality and production efficiency benefits from reduced herbicide inputs through banding. Baker, J.L.; Colvin, T.S.; Erbach, D.C. Ames, Iowa : The Service; 1991 Jan. PM - Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service (1417): p. 89-96; 1991 Jan. In the series analytic: Integrated Farm Management Demonstration Program. 1990 Progress Report. Language: English Descriptors: Iowa; Weed control; Herbicides; Band spraying; Broadcasting; Tillage; Crop yield; Drainage water; Groundwater pollution 214 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.P75M35 1985 Proceedings of the Management Alternatives for Biological Farming Workshop II held at the Scheman Continuing Education Building, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 7 February 1985. Dahlgren, Robert B. Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit Management Alternatives for Biological Farming Workshop 2nd : 1985 : Iowa State University. Ames : Iowa : Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, Iowa State University,; 1985. 68 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Sponsors: Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, ISU ... [et al.]--Cover. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural productivity; Crops and soils; Fertilizers; Agricultural chemistry 215 NAL Call. No.: SB969.8.U6H34 1981 Productivity of pesticides, integrated pest management and organic farming. Hall, Darwin C. University of California, Riverside, Dept. of Economics Riverside, Calif. : University of California, Riverside, Dept. of Economics in conjunction with the Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences,; 1981. iv, 113 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Working paper series (University of California, Riverside. Dept. of Economics) ; no. 48.). April 1981. Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-113). Language: English Descriptors: Pesticides 216 NAL Call. No.: SB123.3.D5 Profile: The International Centre for Underutilised Crops. Haq, N. Fort Collins, Colo. : Laboratory for Information Science in Agriculture; 1991. Diversity v. 7 (4): p. 16-17; 1991. Language: English Descriptors: Cropping systems; Alternative farming; Market gardens; Technology transfer 217 NAL Call. No.: HD9007.F6F6 Publications of the Food and Resource Economics Department 1989. Bullivant, S.; Baisden, J.; Beilock, R. Gainesville, Fla. : The Stations; 1990 Jul. Economic information report - University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department, Agricultural Experiment Stations (275): 40 p.; 1990 Jul. Bibliography. Language: English Descriptors: Florida; Agricultural economics; Commercial farming; Aquaculture; Natural resources; Rural development; Publications; Bibliographies; University research 218 NAL Call. No.: HD9007.F6F6 Publications of the Food and Resource Economics Department--1990. Bullivant, S.; Baisden, J.; Beilock, R. Gainesville, Fla. : The Stations; 1991 May. Economic information report - University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department, Agricultural Experiment Stations (92-1): 36 p.; 1991 May. Language: English Descriptors: Florida; Agricultural economics; Commercial farming; Aquaculture; Natural resources; Rural development; Bibliographies; University research 219 NAL Call. No.: HD9007.F6F6 Publications of the Food and Resource Economics Department--1991. Bullivant, S.; Beilock, R.; Baisden, J. Gainesville, Fla. : The Stations; 1992 Jul. Economic information report - University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department, Agricultural Experiment Stations (92-3): 38 p.; 1992 Jul. Language: English Descriptors: Florida; Agricultural economics; Commercial farming; Aquaculture; Natural resources; Rural development; Bibliographies; University research 220 NAL Call. No.: FU100 F637iw IW91-10 Pursuit of sustainable development global debates and local agricultural management systems in Africa. Lele, Uma J. Gainesville, Fla. : Food and Resource Economics Dept., Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida,; 1991. 21 p. ; 28 cm. (International working paper series ; IW 91-10). Cover title. November 1991. "Prepared for the International Symposium on Management Systems for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa for the Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 28-November 1, 1991"--P. 1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-21). Language: English; English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural development projects; Agriculture and state 221 NAL Call. No.: S481.B4 Raising and sustaining productivity of smallholder farming systems in the tropics a handbook of sustainable agricultural development. Beets, Willem C. Alkmaar, Holland : AgBe Pub.,; 1990. xvi, 738 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Language: English; English Descriptors: Agriculture; Agricultural systems; Sustainable agriculture; Farm management 222 NAL Call. No.: SB599.C35 Rapid cooling and field-applied fungicides for reducing losses in stored carrots caused by cottony soft rot. Pritchard, M.K.; Boese, D.E.; Rimmer, S.R. Guelph, Ont. : Canadian Phytopathological Society; 1992. Canadian journal of plant pathology; Revue Canadienne de phytopathologie v. 14 (2): p. 177-181; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Carrots; Cold storage; Cooling; Storage decay; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Plant disease control; Chemical control; Vinclozolin; Application rates 223 NAL Call. No.: SB950.2.A1J58 Reducing golf course pesticide use: three examples. 2. IPM at work: Townson, Maryland's Pine Ridge golf courses. Greenspan, N.T. Eugene, Or. : The Coalition; 1991. Journal of pesticide reform : a publication of the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. 11 (3): p. 7-9; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Maryland; Golf courses; Integrated pest management; Pest control; Costs; Lawns and turf 224 NAL Call. No.: SB950.2.I3I4 Reducing herbicide inputs. McGlamery, M. Urbana, Ill. : Cooperative Extension Service, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 1991. Illinois Agricultural Pesticides Conference summaries of presentations January 8, 9, 10, 1991, Urbana, Illinois / Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Coop Ext Serv, in coop with the Illinois Natural History Survey. p. 47-48; 1991. "Proceedings of the 1991 Illinois Agricultural Pesticides Conference," January 8-10, 1991, Urbana, Illinois. Language: English Descriptors: Herbicides; Weed control; Costs 225 NAL Call. No.: 1.962 C5T71 Reducing pesticide use without reducing yield. Dumroese, R.K.; Wenny, D.L.; Quick, K.E. Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1990. Tree planters' notes - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service v. 41 (4): p. 28-32; 1990. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Idaho; Forest nurseries; Pesticides; Application rates; Yields 226 NAL Call. No.: 382 SO12 Reduction of cresolase and catecholase activities in tubers of some Indian potato varieties by the application of potash fertilisers. Misra, J.B.; Sukumaran, N.P.; Verma, S.C. Essex : Elsevier Applied Science; 1991. Journal of the science of food and agriculture v. 54 (3): p. 339-345; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: India; Potatoes; Catechol oxidase; Potassium fertilizers; Cresols; Enzymes; Pyrocatechol; Enzyme activity Abstract: Cresolase and catecholase activities were determined in tubers of four potato (Solanum tuberosum L) varieties (Kufri Chamatkar, Kufri Chandramukhi, Kufri Sindhuri and C-2703) fertilised with three levels (0, 120, 240 kg K2O ha-1) of either muriate or sulphate of potash. The enzyme activities were also determined separately in the peel and flesh tissues of the tubers of Kufri Chamatkar and C-2703. Differences were observed in the activities between varieties, with highest specific activities in the tubers of Kufri Chamatkar. Peels of both the varieties showed higher cresolase and catecholase activities than the flesh tissue. Application of potassic fertilisers caused a reduction in activities was caused by application of muriate of potash than with the sulphate form. 227 NAL Call. No.: HD1476.U62W642 Renting farmland: an alternative way to enter farming. Saupe, W.; Gruidl, J.; Nelson, M.; Fitzmaurice, L. Madison : University of Wisconsin, Cooperative Extension Programs; 1984 Sep21. Management of smaller farms in Southwestern Wisconsin (37): 4 p.; 1984 Sep21. Language: English Descriptors: Wisconsin; Farming; Ground rent; Cost benefit analysis; Farm accounting; Assets; Debt 228 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P Research needs in water quality--a farm equipment perspective. Schramm, H.J. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989. Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-5017): 7 p.; 1989. Paper presented at 1989 International Summer Meeting Sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineering, June 25-28, 1989, Quebec, Canada. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Water quality; Research; Farm machinery; Sustainability 229 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P Reseeding potential of crimson clover as a cover crop for no-tillage corn. Myers, J.L.; Wagger, M.G. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Nov. Agronomy journal v. 83 (6): p. 985-991; 1991 Nov. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: North Carolina; Zea mays; Cover crops; No-tillage; Trifolium incarnatum; Reproductive performance; Seeds; Volunteer plants; Crop establishment; Resowing; Seed germination; Nitrogen fertilizers; Application rates; Crop yield; Grain; Maize silage; Nitrogen content; Nutrient uptake; Dry matter accumulation Abstract: Leguminous cover crops can provide biologically fixed N to a subsequent corn (Zea mays L.) crop as well as erosion control and moisture conserving mulch, but establishment is costly and often unsuccessful. A field experiment was conducted for 3 yr to determine the self-reseeding potential of crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) and its N contribution in a no-tillage corn production system. Four cover crop management treatments (fallow, annual-seeded, volunteer-reseeded, and volunteer strip-reseeded) were combined factorially with four fertilizer-N rates (0, 50, 100, or 150 kg ha-1) applied to the subsequent corn crop. The annual-seeded, volunteer-reseeded, and volunteer strip-reseeded clover treatments were desiccated at corn planting. Averaged over 3 yr, crimson clover dry matter was 2.6, 4.2, and 3.5 Mg ha-1 for the annual-seeded, volunteer-reseeded, and strip-reseeded treatments, respectively. In 1988 and 1989, cover crop treatments produced mean corn grain yields of 6.0 and 6.1 Mg ha-1 compared to fallow treatment yields of 3.4 and 4.0 Mg ha-1, respectively. This same pattern was reflected in the silage yields and total corn N uptake. Corn grain yields were unaffected by fertilizer-N rate in two out of 3 yr due to limited rainfall. Both self-reseeding treatments successfully reestablished each year and increased corn yields primarily by a mulching effect. Allowing crimson clover to mature before chemical desiccation or leaving strips between corn rows to produce seed appear to be effective methods of reseeding clover in a no-tillage corn silage production system. 230 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73 Response of wheat to high and low nitrogen and fungicide inputs on shallow limestone soil. Smith, S.P.; Davies, W.P. Thornton : The Council; 1990. Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 227-230; 1990. In the series analytic: Crop protection in organic and low input agriculture / edited by R. Unwin. Proceedings of a symposium, September 4-6, 1990, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Triticum aestivum; Farm inputs; Nitrogen fertilizers; Fungicides; Limestone soils; Crop yield 231 NAL Call. No.: 26 T754 Response to P fertilizer of Phaseolus vulgaris L. growing with or without weeds in a highly P-fixing mollic Andosol. Otabbong, E.; Izquierdo, M.M.L.; Talavera, S.F.T.; Geber, U.H.; Ohlander, L.J.R. London : Butterworth-Heinemann; 1991 Oct. Tropical agriculture v. 68 (4): p. 339-343; 1991 Oct. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Nicaragua; Phaseolus vulgaris; Triple superphosphate; Urea fertilizers; Application methods; Application rates; Nutrient uptake; Weed competition; Weed control; Andosols; Crop yield; Fixation; Phosphorus 232 NAL Call. No.: S590.S65 Restoration of eroded soil with conservation tillage. Langdale, G.W.; West, L.T.; Bruce, R.R.; Miller, W.P.; Thomas, A.W. Cremlingen-Destedt, W. Ger. : CATENA Verlag; 1992 Mar. Soil technology v. 5 (1): p. 81-90; 1992 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Georgia; Trifolium incarnatum; Sorghum bicolor; Ultisols; Eroded soils; Soil variability; Rill erosion; Interrill erosion; Runoff; Losses from soil systems; Crop residues; Conservation tillage; No-tillage; Tillage; Continuous cropping; Double cropping; Irrigation; Dry farming; Fallow; Fertilizer requirement determination; Crop yield; Grain; Soil organic matter; Soil fertility; Soil conservation 233 NAL Call. No.: SB950.A2B74 A retailer's view of quality of horticultural product and agrochemical usage. Martyn, B.C. Surrey : British Crop Protection Council; 1986. Brighton Crop Protection Conference-Pests and Diseases v. 3: p. 889-895; 1986. Paper presented at the British Crop Protection Conference, Pests and Diseases, November 17-20, 1986, Brighton, England. Language: English Descriptors: Horticultural crops; Crop quality; Fruits; Vegetables; Pesticide residues; Organic foods; Agricultural chemicals 234 NAL Call. No.: SB950.A2B74 The role of cost-benefit analysis in determining reduced input crop protection stategies. Thornton, P.K.; Fawcett, R.H. Surrey : British Crop Protection Council; 1990. Brighton Crop Protection Conference-Pests and Diseases v. 3: p. 1241-1250; 1990. Meeting held November 19-22, 1990, Brighton, England. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Plant protection; Farm inputs; Cost benefit analysis; Sustainability 235 NAL Call. No.: GV191.6.I52 1989 A rural perspective of agricultural and small woodlot income alternatives. Hankins, A.G. Morgantown, W.Va. : West Virginia University Extension Service; 1990. Conference proceedings : Income Opportunities for the Private Landowner Through Management of Natural Resources and Recreational Access / edited by William N. Grafton ... [et al.].. p. 93-104; 1990. (Rural development publication :). Conference held April 9-12, 1989, Wheeling, W.Va. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Panax pseudoginseng; Medicinal plants; Woodlands; Land management; Natural resources; Resource management; Profits; Decision making; Rural areas 236 NAL Call. No.: S540.A2F62 Rye and soybean response to potassium and nitrogen fertilization in a no-tillage double-cropping system. Ortiz, R.A.; Gallaher, R.N. Gainesville, Fla. : The Stations; 1987. Agronomy research report AY - Agricultural Experiment Stations, University of Florida (87-07): 14 p.; 1987. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Florida; Secale cereale; Glycine max; Yield response functions; No-tillage; Nitrogen fertilizers 237 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65R63 Save three lives a plan for famine prevention.. Famine prevention Plan for famine prevention Rodale, Robert San Francisco : Sierra Club Books,; 1991. 253 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Language: English Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Food supply; Organic farming; Agriculture 238 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1059 A Sense of humus National Film Board of Canada ; producer Roman Bittman ; directed, filmed and edited by Christopher Chapman ; writer, Francis Chapman. Bullfrog Films, Inc, National Film Board of Canada Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films,; 1976. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Language: English Descriptors: Organic farming Abstract: Organic farmers in Canada outline the arguments for and contest the arguments against an agricultural system based on ecological principles. 239 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86S47 Setting priorities research, practice, and policy for a more sustainable agriculture : Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture 1991 conference proceedings. Weber, Elizabeth F. Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Ames, Iowa : The Center,; 1991. iv, 118 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture 240 NAL Call. No.: TX392.A1V44 Shh... it's organic. Weintraub, J. Mt. Morris, Ill. : Vegetarian Times; 1992 Jul. Vegetarian times (179): p. 60-62, 64-67; 1992 Jul. Language: English Descriptors: Wines; Organic farming 241 NAL Call. No.: HD2152.A46 91/2 Shifting cultivation and sustainable agriculture in East Malaysia a longitudinal case study. Cramb, R. A. St. Lucia, Qld., Australia : Dept. of Agriculture, University of Queensland, c; 1991. 23 p. : ill., map ; 30 cm. (Agricultural economics discussion papers series ; 91/2.). "June 1991. Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-23). Language: English 242 NAL Call. No.: S622.L26 Slow progress with integrated rural development programmes in Kenya's Arid and Semiarid Lands. Adams, M.E. Chichester, West Sussex, England : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 1990 Oct. Land degradation & rehabilitation v. 2 (4): p. 285-299; 1990 Oct. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Kenya; Rural development; Arid lands; Semiarid zones; Development projects; Program development; Local authority areas; Poverty; Population growth; Food supply; Self sufficiency; Dry farming; Sustainability; Agricultural production; Environmental degradation; Natural resources; Human resources; Resource development; Development agencies 243 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34 A small low-input commercial apple orchard in eastern North America: management and economics. Prokopy, R.J. Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1991 Feb01. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 33 (4): p. 353-362; 1991 Feb01. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Malus pumila; Orchards; Crop management; Sustainability; Organic farming; Plant disease control; Weed control; Pest control; Economic analysis; Cost benefit analysis 244 NAL Call. No.: 281.28 R88 Social theory and the de/reconstruction of agricultural science: local knowledge for an alternative agriculture. Kloppenburg, J. Jr Bozeman, Mont. : Rural Sociological Society; 1991. Rural sociology v. 56 (4): p. 519-548; 1991. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Women; Farmers; Indigenous knowledge; Rural sociology; Agricultural sciences; Agrarian reform; Theory; Projects; Alternative farming Abstract: As a result of environmental and agrarian activism and of academic critique, a substantial amount of space is available now for moving agricultural technoscience onto new trajectories. A critical rural sociology has played a key role in pushing forward the deconstructive project that has been instrumental in creating this space. And rural sociologists can be active agents in the reconstruction of the alternative science that must emerge from "actually existing" science and that must be developed if there is to be a truly alternative agriculture. But to be effective in this effort we need to enlarge not only the canon of our colleagues in the natural sciences, but our own canon as well. This article suggests that the theoretical resources for such reconstruction are available in contemporary sociological and feminist interpretations of science. Material resources for the reconstruction of a "successor science" are to be found in the "local knowledge" that is continually produced and reproduced by farmers and agricultural workers. Articulations and complementarities between theoretical resources are suggested and potentially productive research areas are outlined. 245 NAL Call. No.: S542.A8A34 Soil management and crop technologies for sustainable agriculture in marginal upland areas of Southeast Asia. Craswell, E.T.; Pushparajah, E. Canberra : Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; 1991. ACIAR proceedings series (33): p. 93-100; 1991. Paper presented at the "Seminar on Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture on Marginal Uplands in Southeast Asia," December 10-14, 1990, Ternate, Cavite, Philippines. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: South asia; Upland areas; Soil management; Sustainability 246 NAL Call. No.: S662.F4 Soil sampling patterns for assessing no-tillage fertilization tehcniques. Tyler, D.D.; Howard, D.D. Manchester, Mo. : Fluid Fertilizer Foundation; 1991. Journal of fertilizer issues v. 8 (3): p. 52-56; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Zea mays; Silt loam soils; Fertilizer requirement determination; Soil testing; Sampling; Random sampling; Soil test values; Spatial variation; No-tillage; Phosphorus; Potassium; Nitrogen; Potassium fertilizers; Urea ammonium nitrate; Phosphorus pentoxide; Broadcasting; Band placement; Soil depth; Furrows 247 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Some philosophical prerequisites for a sustainable agriculture. Merrill, M.C. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 83-91; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainability; Agriculture; Philosophy; Values; Rural society; Rural urban relations; Mental ability; Ecology; Theory 248 NAL Call. No.: ArUHD1491.U5W67 no.91-W1 The state of U.S. organic producer marketing cooperatives in 1990. Borst, Alan D. United States, Agricultural Cooperative Service Washington? : Agricultural Cooperative Service, United States Dept. of Agriculture,; 1990. v, 18 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. (Working paper (United States. Agricultural Cooperative Service) ; 91-W1.). November 1990. Language: English; English Descriptors: Organic farming; Agriculture, Cooperative; Agricultural surveys 249 NAL Call. No.: ArUHD1491.U5S73 no.91-S7 The state of U.S. organic producer marketing cooperatives in 1991. Borst, Alan D. United States, Agricultural Cooperative Service Washington? : Agricultural Cooperative Service, United States Dept. of Agriculture,; 1991. v, 23 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. (Staff report (United States. Agricultural Cooperative Service) ; 91-S7.). August 1991. Language: English; English Descriptors: Organic farming; Agriculture, Cooperative; Agricultural surveys; Cooperative marketing of farm produce 250 NAL Call. No.: HD9006.M34 The states' role in agricultural marketing innovative strategies. McLemore, Lisa Ann United States, Economic Development Administration, Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Lexington, Ky : Council of State Governments ; Center for Agriculture and Rural Development,; 1988. [12] p. ; 28 cm. (Rural economic alternatives. Technical assistance bulletin ; no.5). Caption title. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration. Language: English Descriptors: Farm produce 251 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65A48 nr.7 Statligt stod till alternativ odling 1989 en enkatundersokning [Governmental subsidy to organic farming, 1989]. Svensson, Ingegerd Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Forsknings- och forsoksnamnden for alternativ odling,; 1991. 59 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. (Alternativ odling ; nr 7.). Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-42). Language: Swedish 252 NAL Call. No.: aHD1751.A42 Success steady in organic produce. Greene, C. Rockville, Md. : The Service; 1992 May. Agricultural outlook AO - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (185): p. 15-17; 1992 May. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; California; Organic foods; Food marketing; Certification; Farms 253 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Suitability of winter wheat varieties for ecological agriculture. Stoeppler, H.; Koelsch, E.; Vogtmann, H. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 407-412d; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: German federal republic; Triticum aestivum; Plant breeding; Selective breeding; Genetic variation; Performance testing; Farming systems; Alternative farming; Sustainability; Crop yield; Roots; Growth; Length; Yield increases; Varietal resistance; Genetic resistance 254 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A3W3 Summer rootworm control programs gain emphasis from IPM, new low-rate bait insecticide. Butler, R.E. Washington, D.C. : National Agricultural Aviation Association; 1992 Jun. Agricultural aviation v. 19 (6): p. 8-9, 20; 1992 Jun. Language: English Descriptors: Chrysomelidae; Integrated pest management; Aerial application; Aerial spraying; Insecticides 255 NAL Call. No.: HC59.7.A1W6 Sustainable agricultural development in China. Xu, C.; Chunru, H.; Taylor, D.C. Tarrytown, N.Y. : Pergamon Press, Inc; 1992 Aug. World development v. 20 (8): p. 1127-1144; 1992 Aug. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: China; Sustainability; Agricultural development; Development policy; Food production; Land use; Farm inputs; Environmental degradation; Organic farming 256 NAL Call. No.: S601.A34 Sustainable agricultural development in Latin America: exploring the possibilities. Altieri, M.A. Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1992 Mar31. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment v. 39 (1/2): p. 1-21; 1992 Mar31. Special Issue: Sustainable Agriculture. Literature review. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Latin America; Sustainability; Subsistence farming; Peasant farming; Biological control; Integrated pest management; Small farms; Environmental degradation; Agricultural chemicals; Pollution; Environmental impact; Erosion; Deforestation; Diversity; Marginal land; Poverty; Socioeconomic organization; Self sufficiency; Development policy; Resource utilization; Agribusiness; Agricultural policy; Literature reviews 257 NAL Call. No.: 10 OU8 Sustainable agriculture, a valid alternative. O'Connell, P.F. Oxon : C.A.B. International; 1992 Mar. Outlook on agriculture v. 21 (1): p. 5-12. ill; 1992 Mar. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Agricultural policy; Alternative farming; Ecology; Economic analysis; Legislation 258 NAL Call. No.: HD9005.K57 1992 Sustainable agriculture and suburban markets what's the connection?. Kitasei, Hilary Hinds League of Women Voters (Briarcliff, N.Y.),Families for Safe Food Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. : League of Women Voters of Briarcliff, Ossining, Croton and Cortlandt : in cooperation with Families for Safe Food,; 1992. 36 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-36). Language: English Descriptors: Food industry and trade; Agriculture; Sustainable agriculture 259 NAL Call. No.: 281.9 N814A no.274 Sustainable agriculture and the structure of North Dakota agriculture. Sell, Randall S. North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) Fargo, ND : Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Experiment Station, North Dakota State University,; 1991. v, 19 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Agricultural economics report (North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo)) ; no. 274.). Cover title. June 1991. Includes bibliographical references (p. 15-16). Language: English; English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Agriculture 260 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Sustainable agriculture: choosing the future. Allen, P.; Van Dusen, D. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 1-13; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture; Sustainability; Natural resources; Environmental degradation; Agricultural chemicals; Pollution; Environmental impact; Health hazards; Social costs; Agricultural policy; Objectives; Agricultural development; International cooperation 261 NAL Call. No.: 281.8 C16 Sustainable agriculture: environmental conflicts and possible solutions. Sand, D.J. Ottawa : Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Society; 1990 Dec. Canadian journal of agricultural economics; Revue Canadienne d'economie rurale v. 38 (4,pt.1): p. 559; 1990 Dec. Paper presented at a Workshop, July 23-25, 1990, Penticton, British Columbia. Language: English Descriptors: British Columbia; Sustainability; Environmental impact 262 NAL Call. No.: Z5075.U5M5 Sustainable agriculture for California a guide to information. Mitchell, Steve; Bainbridge, David University of California (System), Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Oakland, Calif. : University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program,; 1991. 198 p. ; 28 cm. (Publication (University of California (System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources) ; 3349.). Errata slip inserted. Includes index. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture 263 NAL Call. No.: HD2117.S87 Sustainable agriculture in Africa proceedings of the agricultural systems and research workshop and selected papers from the Canadian Association of African Studies meeting, University of Alberta, Edmonton, May 1987. McDougall, Elizabeth Ann Canadian International Development Agency, Canadian Association of African Studies, Conference_(1987 :_University of Alberta) Trenton, N.J. : Africa World Press,; 1990. 335 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (Comparative studies in African/Caribbean literature series). English and French. Sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency. Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-312). Language: English; French Descriptors: Agriculture 264 NAL Call. No.: S471.I4S9 Sustainable agriculture in India. Chaturvedi, Pradeep New Delhi : Indian Association for the Advancement of Science : Food and Agriculture Organisation,; 1990. xii, 180 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. "FAO-IAAS publication on 10th World Food Day"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural productivity 265 NAL Call. No.: HT401.A36 Sustainable agriculture in Michigan: some missing dimensions. DeLind, L.B. Gainesville, Fla. : Humanities and Agriculture, University of Florida; 1991. Agriculture and human values v. 8 (4): p. 38-45; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Michigan; Meat and livestock industry; Sustainability; Agricultural policy; State government; Industrialization; Economic development 266 NAL Call. No.: S441.S82 1991 Sustainable agriculture in the southern Rockies a resource directory of producers and practices. Robinson, Rita Sustainable Mountain Agricultural Alliance Telluride, Colo. : Sustainable Mountain Agricultural Alliance (SMALL),; 1991. 138 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Bibliography: p. 127-129. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture 267 NAL Call. No.: HD1785.G8 no.90/3 Sustainable agriculture its policy effects on the future of Canada and Ontario's agrifood system. Ontario Agricultural College, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Business Guelph, Ont. : Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph,; 1990. ii, 142 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cm. (AEB / University of Guelph, Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, 90/3). May 1990. Proceedings of a conference held at the University of Guelph, May 31, 1990. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Food supply; Agriculture and state 268 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1331 Sustainable agriculture produced by Nebraska Educational TV Network, Educational Services Unit. Nebraska Educational Television Network, Educational Services Unit Lincoln, Neb.? : The Unit,; 1989. 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 script/readings booklet. Financed by LISA Grant No. LI-88-19. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Cropping systems; Alternative agriculture Abstract: Discusses alternative crops, tillage styles and systems, pest management, and soil fertility in terms of improving farms while preserving the environment. 269 NAL Call. No.: aHD1751.A42 Sustainable agriculture: putting it into practice. Gajewski, G.; Calvin, L.; Vandeman, A.; Vasavada, U. Rockville, Md. : The Service; 1992 Jul. Agricultural outlook AO - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (187): p. 32-37; 1992 Jul. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Rotations; Tillage; Integrated pest management; Intensive livestock farming 270 NAL Call. No.: 100 M668 Sustainable agriculture: the who and why. Hansen, D. St. Paul, Minn. : The Station; 1991. Minnesota science - Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota v. 46 (3): p. 5; 1991. Language: English Descriptors: Minnesota; Sustainability; Rural sociology 271 NAL Call. No.: aHD1751.A42 Sustainable agriculture: What's it all about?. Gajewski, G.; Calvin, L.; Vandeman, A.; Vasavada, U. Rockville, Md. : The Service; 1992 May. Agricultural outlook AO - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (185): p. 30-33; 1992 May. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Environmental impact; Food supply; Demand; Production costs; Water quality; Farm management 272 NAL Call. No.: HD1751.C45 Sustainable growth in agricultural production: into the 21st century. Ruttan, V.W. Ames, Iowa : American Agricultural Economics Association; 1992. Choices : the magazine of food, farm and resource issues v. 7 (3): p. 32, 34, 36-37; 1992. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Food production; Agricultural development; Crop production; Animal production; Constraints 273 NAL Call. No.: SD387.S87S86 1992 Sustainable harvest and marketing of rain forest products. Plotkin, Mark J.; Famolare, Lisa Conservation International, Asociacion Nacional para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza Washington, D.C. : Island Press,; 1992. xv, 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Proceedings of a meeting sponsored by Conservation International and the Asociacion Nacional para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza, held in Panama City on June 20-21, 1991. Includes bibliographical references and index. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable forestry; Rain forests; Forest products; Ethnobotany; Botany, Medical; Palms 274 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.W67 no.19 Sustainable institutions for African agricultural development. Eicher, Carl K. International Service for National Agricultural Research The Hague, Netherlands : International Service for National Agricultural Research,; 1989. ii, 38 p. : map ; 30 cm. (Working paper / International Service for National Agricultural Research ; no. 19). February 1989. Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-38). Language: English Descriptors: Agriculture 275 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Sustainable rural communities: subsistence production within an industrial farming system. Dumaresq, D. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 239-248b; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: New South Wales; Rural communities; Sustainability; Subsistence farming; Organic farming; Social values; Rural sociology; Surveys; Environmental impact; Climate; Geographical distribution; Land use; Land productivity; Soil fertility; Population structure; Carrying capacity; Size; Energy resources; Energy consumption; Economics; Infrastructure 276 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P Sustainable, traditional, low-input and technical agriculture--the physical differences. Chancellor, W.J.; Francis, S.R. St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989. Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-7028): 14 p.; 1989. Paper presented at the 1989 International Summer Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineers, June 25-28, 1989, Quebec, Canada. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Sustainability; Farming; Agriculture; Farm results 277 NAL Call. No.: S1.N32 Swapping manure--an idea that's spreading. Bowman, G. Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Institute; 1992 Jan. The New farm v. 14 (1): p. 21-22, 27-29; 1992 Jan. Language: English Descriptors: Iowa; Animal manures; Fertilizers; Organic farming; Cost benefit analysis 278 NAL Call. No.: ArUKFI4442.T39 1990 Taxing pesticides to fund research for sustainable agriculture the Iowa model. Americans for Safe Food Washington, D.C. : Americans for Safe Food, Center for Science in the Public Interest,; 1990. 73 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. "August 1990"--P. 2. Cover title. Language: English; English Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Pesticides; Agriculture; Water, Underground; Sustainable agriculture 279 NAL Call. No.: S542.A8A34 Technologies for sustainable agriculture on marginal uplands in South East Asia: an AIDAB perspective. Rady, G. Canberra : Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; 1991. ACIAR proceedings series (33): p. 89-92; 1991. Paper presented at the "Seminar on Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture on Marginal Uplands in Southeast Asia," December 10-14, 1990, Ternate, Cavite, Philippines. Language: English Descriptors: South asia; Upland areas; Land use; Sustainability; Technology 280 NAL Call. No.: S542.A8A34 Technology generation and transfer for sustainable upland agriculture: problems and challenges in Southeast Asia. Jayasuriya, S. Canberra : Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; 1991. ACIAR proceedings series (33): p. 70-76; 1991. Paper presented at the "Seminar on Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture on Marginal Uplands in Southeast Asia," December 10-14, 1990, Ternate, Cavite, Philippines. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: South asia; Upland areas; Land use; Sustainability 281 NAL Call. No.: HD9000.A1I47 no.7 Technology policy for sustainable agricultural growth. International Food Policy Research Institute Washington, D.C. : IFPRI,; 1990. 36 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (IFPRI policy briefs ; 7). Papers presented at a seminar held in The Hague, Netherlands, July 2-3, 1990. Language: English Descriptors: Agricultural productivity; Agriculture and state 282 NAL Call. No.: HD1401.R447 no.15 Theory and practice of ecological economics of agriculture. Chiang, Hsueh-min Manhattan : Agricultural Experiment Station, Kansas State University; 1991. iii, 53 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Research report (Kansas State University. Dept. of Agricultural Economics) ; no. 15.). Contribution no. 91-165-D from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Includes bibliographical references. Language: English 283 NAL Call. No.: 79.8 W41 Timing of chlorimuron and imazaquin application for weed control in no-till soybeans (Glycine max). Carey, J.B.; Defelice, M.S. Champaign, Ill. : Weed Science Society of America; 1991 Apr. Weed science v. 39 (2): p. 232-237; 1991 Apr. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Missouri; Glycine max; No-tillage; Weed control; Chemical control; Chlorimuron; Imazaquin; Herbicide mixtures; Metribuzin; Glyphosate; Metolachlor; Preplanting treatment; Timing; Application date; Row spacing; Crop yield; Seeds; Chenopodium album; Xanthium strumarium; Setaria faberi; Annuals Abstract: Field studies were conducted to evaluate the influence of herbicide application timing on weed control in no-till soybean production. Row spacing generally had no effect on weed control. Herbicide treatments containing chlorimuron plus metribuzin applied as many as 45 days prior to planting in 1988 and 1989 controlled broadleaf weeds throughout the growing season. Imazaquin applied 45 and 30 days prior to planting provided poor control of common cocklebur in 1989. Giant foxtail control was inconsistent with all herbicide treatments. Soybean yields subsequent to early preplant herbicide applications were greater than or equal to those in which applications were made at planting when late-season weed control was adequate. Herbicides applied preemergence did not control high densities of common lambsquarters in 1989. 284 NAL Call. No.: SB610.W39 Tolerance of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), corn (Zea mays), and proso millet (Panicum miliaceum) to clomazone. Anderson, R.L. Champaign, Ill. : The Society; 1990 Jul. Weed technology : a journal of the Weed Science Society of America v. 4 (3): p. 606-611; 1990 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Colorado; Zea mays; Carthamus tinctorius; Panicum miliaceum; Weed control; Chemical control; Clomazone; Rotations; Susceptibility; Application date; Autumn; Phytotoxicity; Crop damage; Crop yield; Grain; Tillage; No-tillage; Kochia scoparia; Salsola iberica; Setaria viridis; Pendimethalin 285 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Toward a typology for evaluating conventional and alternative agricultural systems and research strategies. Dahlberg, K.A. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 103-112; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Industrial countries; Developing countries; Alternative farming; Farming systems; Classification; Evaluation; Research; Objectives; Ethics; Values 286 NAL Call. No.: S471.I4T68 1990 Towards sustainable dryland agricultural practices. Singh, R. P. Santoshnagar, Hyderabad [India] : Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture,; 1990. 106 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-47). Language: English Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Dry farming; Crop yields 287 NAL Call. No.: HD1401.S73 no.92-12 Tradeoffs between water quality and the economic impacts of low-input agriculture in the coastal plain of Virginia. Diebel, Penelope L. Manhattan, KS : Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Kansas State University,; 1992. 21 p. ; 28 cm. (Staff paper (Kansas State University. Dept. of Agricultural Economics) ; no. 92-12.). January 1992. Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-21). Language: English 288 NAL Call. No.: HD1401.A47 Transfer of sustainable technology in dryland agriculture: Lessions from the Sahel in the 1980's. Deuson, R.R.; Day, J.C. Amsterdam : Elsevier; 1990 Dec. Agricultural economics : the journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economics v. 4 (3/4): p. 255-266; 1990 Dec. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Sahel; Dry farming; Productivity; Constraints; Agricultural production; Sustainability; Technology transfer; Appropriate technology; Innovation adoption Abstract: Dryland agriculture in the Sahel must become more productive if human conditions in the region are to improve. Constraints impeding increased productivity are examined. The harsh natural environment of the Sahel means that technologies, institutions and economic policies must be tailored to meet the special challenges of that environment. 289 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6 The transport of bioavailable phosphorus in agricultural runoff. Sharpley, A.N.; Smith, S.J.; Jones, O.R.; Berg, W.A.; Coleman, G.A. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Jan. Journal of environmental quality v. 21 (1): p. 30-35; 1992 Jan. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Oklahoma; Texas; Phosphorus; Runoff; Watersheds; Farmland; Bioavailability; Phosphorus fertilizers; Tillage; Minimum tillage; No-tillage; Rotations; Fallow; Stubble mulching; Triticum aestivum; Grasses; Arachis hypogaea; Sorghum bicolor; Losses from soil systems Abstract: Bioavailable P (BAP) in agricultural runoff represents P potentially available for algal uptake and consists of soluble P (SP) and a variable portion of particulate P (PP). Evaluation of the impact of agricultural management on BAP in runoff will aid assessment of the resultant biological productivity of receiving water bodies. Soluble P, PP, and bioavailable PP (BPP) (estimated by NaOH extraction) were determined over a 5-yr period in runoff from 20 unfertilized and fertilized, grassed, and cropped watersheds in the Southern Plains. Soluble P, BPP, and BAP loss in runoff was reduced by practices minimizing erosion and runoff, with respective mean annual amounts ranging from 237 to 122, 1559 to 54, and 1796 to 176 g P ha-1 yr-1 (for peanut-sorghum [Arachis hypogaea L.-Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] and native grass watersheds, respectively). However, as vegetative cover improved, BAP (SP plus BPP) comprised a larger portion of total P (TP) loss (29% for peanut-sorghum and 88% for native grass). This results from an increasing contribution to BAP of SP (13% for peanut-sorghum and 69% for native grass watersheds) and BPP to PP (26% for peanut-sorghum and 69% for native grass watersheds). Clearly, P bioavailability is a dynamic function of physiochemical processes controlling erosion, particle size enrichment, P desorption-dissolution reactions, and plant residue breakdown, in addition to soil and fertilizer P management. Hence, the change in trophic state of a water body may not be adequately reflected by TP inputs only. To more reliably evaluate the biological response of a water body to agricultural P inputs, particularly from conservation tillage practices, it may be necessary to determine BAP in runoff. 290 NAL Call. No.: SB599.C8 Use of a resistant peanut cultivar with copper fungicides and reduced fungicide applications for control of late leaf spot. Culbreath, A.K.; Brenneman, T.B.; Kvien, C.K. Oxford : Butterworths-Heinemann Ltd; 1992 Aug. Crop protection v. 11 (4): p. 361-365; 1992 Aug. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Georgia; Arachis hypogaea; Cultivars; Varietal susceptibility; Disease resistance; Mycosphaerella berkeleyi; Integrated control; Genetic control; Chemical control; Plant disease control; Chlorothalonil; Propiconazole; Conazole fungicides; Copper hydroxide; Crop yield; Copper fungicides 291 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.D3C68 1992 The use of linear programming to budget the effects of the adoption of low-input forage systems onto mixed farms in UK. Cain, P.J. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers; 1992. Computers in agricultural extension programs : proceedings of the 4th international conference, 28-31 January 1992, Orlando, Florida / sponspored by the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida. p. 303-307; 1992. (ASAE publication ; 1-92). Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Northern england; Fodder crops; Profitability; Mixed farming; Linear programming 292 NAL Call. No.: SB249.N6 The use of PROWL herbicide as a preemergence treatment in an irrigated reduced tillage cotton production system. Barnes, L.D.; Whitmore, R.W. Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America; 1990. Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conferences. p. 349-350; 1990. Meeting held January 9-14, 1990, Las Vegas, Nevada. Language: English Descriptors: Weed control; Pendimethalin; Methazole; Prometryn; Herbicide mixtures; Gossypium hirsutum; Crop yield 293 NAL Call. No.: SB599.B73 Use of reduced rates of pesticides for aphid control: economic and ecological aspects. Poehling, H.M. Thornton : The Council; 1990. Monograph - British Crop Protection Council (45): p. 77-86; 1990. In the series analytic: Crop protection in organic and low input agriculture / edited by R. Unwin. Proceedings of a symposium, September 4-6, 1990, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Triticum aestivum; Aphidoidea; Insect control; Chemical control; Pirimicarb; Application rates; Economic thresholds; Crop yield; Natural enemies 294 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86S8 Variety selection and cultural methods for lowering nitrate levels in winter greenhouse lettuce and endive. Schonbeck, M.W.; Rivera, R.; O'Brien, J.; Ebinger, S.; DeGregorio, R.E. Binghamton, N.Y. : Food Products Press; 1991. Journal of sustainable agriculture v. 2 (1): p. 49-75; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: New england; Lactuca sativa; Cichorium endivia; Cultivars; Nitrate; Nitrate nitrogen; Nitrogen content; Leaves; Winter; Greenhouse culture; Crop production; Field tests; Light regime; Light relations; Solar radiation; Organic farming; Hydroponics; Nutrient solutions; Liquid fertilizers; Pot culture; Organic culture; Composts; Integrated systems; Aquaculture; Soil analysis; Nitrogen; Inorganic compounds; Harvesting date; Seasonal variation; Carbon dioxide enrichment; Varietal reactions; Growth rate; Crop yield; Dry matter accumulation; Weight; Nutrient availability 295 NAL Call. No.: HD1751.C45 Virtual large farms and exurban communities: keys to sustainable agriculture. Bird, A. Ames, Iowa : American Agricultural Economics Association; 1992. Choices : the magazine of food, farm and resource issues v. 7 (3): p. 54-55; 1992. Language: English Descriptors: Northern plains states of U.S.A.; Southern plains states of U.S.A.; Sustainability; Food production; Large farms; Rural communities 296 NAL Call. No.: S625.S9T48 1991 Vorschlage zur okologischen Gestaltung und Nutzung der Agrarlandschaft [Suggestions for ecological organization and use of agricultural land]. Thomet, Peter, Liebefeld-Bern : Nationales Forschungsprogramm "Nutzung des Bodens in der Schweiz",; 1991. 147 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cm. (Boden.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-147). Language: German Descriptors: Land use, Rural; Soil conservation 297 NAL Call. No.: QH540.J6 Washoff of ultra-low-volume-oil-applied insecticide from cotton plants as a function of time between application and rainfall. Willis, G.H.; McDowell, L.L.; Southwick, L.M.; Smith, S. Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Jul. Journal of environmental quality v. 21 (3): p. 373-377; 1992 Jul. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Fenvalerate; Parathion-methyl; Gossypium hirsutum; Foliar spraying; Time; Rain; Oil miscible concentrates; Ultralow volume spraying; Soybean oil; Persistence; Longevity; Insecticide residues; Losses Abstract: Model development for predicting the movement of foliar-applied pesticides depends on being able to characterize the dynamics of pesticide disappearance from plants, including washoff by rainfall. This study was conducted to determine the effect of elapsed time between spray application and initial rainfall on pesticide washoff from foliage. Methyl parathion [0, 0-dimethyl,0-(p-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate] and fenvalerate [(RS)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (RS)-2-(4-chloro-phenyl)-3-methylbutyrate] were applied in oil by rotary-atomizer controlled-droplet applicators to mature cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) plants. Simulated rainfall (51 mm in 1 h) was applied to the plants at different times after insecticide application to determine washoff characteristics for both compounds. Residues of both insecticides became increasingly resistant to washoff with increasing time interval between pesticide application and initial rainfall. The mean amounts of both insecticides washed from the plants (i) were related to the square of the mean insecticide loads on the plants and (ii) decreased exponentially with time. 298 NAL Call. No.: TD930.A32 Waste green parts of plants as raw material for leaf protein concentrate production. Carlsson, R. Essex : Elsevier Science Publishers; 1989. Biological wastes v. 28 (2): p. 83-90; 1989. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Plant residues; Carrots; Cucumbers; Mangolds; Tomatoes; Leaves; Peas; Potatoes; Haulms; Waste utilization; Leaf protein concentrate; Protein content; Amino acids; Nutritive value; Rats; Feeding 299 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 What is a sustainable agriculture?. Gips, T. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 63-74; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Sustainability; Ecology; Ecosystems; Economic viability; Social values; Moral values; Agriculture; Traditional farming 300 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43 What is alternative agriculture?. Madden, J.P. Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1989. American journal of alternative agriculture v. 4 (1): p. 32-34; 1989. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Alternative farming; Feasibility; Health; Organic fertilizers; Profitability; Sustainability 301 NAL Call. No.: 56.9 SO3 Wheat stubble management affects growth, survival, and yield of winter grain legumes. Huggins, D.R.; Pan, W.L. Madison, Wis. : The Society; 1991 May. Soil Science Society of America journal v. 55 (3): p. 823-829; 1991 May. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Idaho; Triticum aestivum; Pisum sativum; Lens culinaris; No-tillage; Phosphorus fertilizers; Potassium fertilizers; Stubble cultivation; Growth; Survival; Winter hardiness; Crop yield Abstract: The adoption of no-tillage systems in the Pacific Northwest will benefit from the development of crop rotations that complement winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Experiments were conducted during 1986-1987 and 1988-1989 to determine the effects of wheat residue and fertility management on the growth, winter survival, and yield of 'Glacier' Austrian winter pea (Pisum sativum subsp. arvense L.) and winter lentil (Lens colinaris Medik.). No-tillage (NT) and no-tillage with reduced stubble (NT-SR) enhanced soil moisture conservation and increased the early growth of Austrian winter pea (AWP), compared with conventional tillage (CT). Decreased shoot mass of winter lentil (WL) in NT, and elongated stems and reduced branching of AWP and WL in NT, were attributed to shading by stubble that reduced photosynthetically active radiation and red/far-red ratios. Winter survival of AWP during 1986-1987 was reduced in NT (78%), compared with NT-SR (91%) and CT (96%), but no differences occurred in 1988-1989. Less aboveground tissue necrosis of surviving AWP occurred in NT than in NT-SR and CT for both years. Greater average yields in NT (3568 kg ha-1) and NT-SR (3530 kg ha-1) than in CT (2700 kg ha-1) were correlated with greater fall growth and less winter injury. Residue management did not influence the yield of WL. Applied P and K did not have consistent effects on winter survival or yield. These results indicate that winter grain legumes can be used to complement wheat production in the design of no-tillage rotations. 302 NAL Call. No.: S592.7.A1S6 Wheat yield depression associated with conservation tillage caused by root pathogens in the soil not phytotoxins from the straw. Cook, R.J.; Haglund, W.A. Exeter : Pergamon Press; 1991. Soil biology and biochemistry v. 23 (12): p. 1125-1132; 1991. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: Washington; Triticum; Lens; Gaeumannomyces graminis; Rhizoctonia solani; Pythium; Plant pathogenic fungi; Biological activity in soil; Soil flora; Conservation tillage; No-tillage; Wheat straw; Straw mulches; Straw burning; Cropping systems; Chloropicrin; Deep placement; Band placement; Soil fumigation; Roots; Fungal diseases; Disease prevalence; Infections; Crop yield; Fertilizer requirement determination; Yield targets; Decomposition; Phytotoxins; Etiology Abstract: Wheat planted directly into soil mulched with straw of a previous wheat crop (mulch or conservation tillage) typically grows and yields poorly relative to that planted into a prepared seedbed with straw residue burned or buried (clean tillage). This injurious effect associated with straw mulches has been greatest in the higher-rainfall wheat-growing areas, or in wet years in normally dry areas. Researchers have focused for the past 30 yr on putative phytotoxins thought to be liberated during microbial colonization or breakdown of the straw on or near the soil surface when wet. The results of experiments reported herein indicate that the causal microorganisms are in the soil and not the straw as would be required if phytotoxic straw decomposition products were important. The injury in these experiments resulted from at least three root diseases, all favored by the lack of crop rotation. The three root diseases were take-all caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici, Rhizoctonia root rot caused mainly by Rhizoctonia solani AG8, and Pythium root rot caused by several Pythium spp. The effect of straw on, or mulched into, the soil surface possibly amounts to no more than helping to keep the top 10-15 cm of soil, the zone occupied by the root pathogens, more ideally moist for their activity. The results suggest that conservation tillage is feasible for wheat in the higher rainfall areas when used in combination with a break from wheat. 303 NAL Call. No.: HD1401.S73 no.92-11 A Whole-farm risk analysis of double-cropping and alternative crop rotations under farm commodity programs an application of crop and market simulation models. Crisostomo, Mario F. Manhattan, Kan. : Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University,; 1992. 19 p. ; 30 cm. (Staff paper (Kansas State University. Dept. of Agricultural Economics ; no. 92-11.). February 1992. Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-16). Language: English 304 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986 Why 'modern' agriculture is environmentally unsustainable: implications for the politics of the sustainable agriculture movement in the U.S. Bird, E.R. Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth international scientific conference of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 31-37; 1988. Includes references. Language: English Descriptors: U.S.A.; Capitalist agriculture; Ecology; Environmental impact; Social change; Politics; Sustainability; Social systems; Capitalism; Decision making; Market competition; Commodity markets; Problem solving; Energy expenditure; Moral values; Social values 305 NAL Call. No.: SB950.2.A1J58 Working with supermarkets to reduce pesticide use on produce: the Consumer Pesticide Project. Merrilees, C. Eugene, Or. : The Coalition; 1990. Journal of pesticide reform : a publication of the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. 10 (3): p. 10-12; 1990. Language: English Descriptors: Food stores; Vegetables; Fruits; Fruit vegetables; Pesticides; Usage 306 NAL Call. No.: S278.S63 no.16 Yu chi nung yeh yen t'ao hui chuan chi min kuo 77 nien 10 yueh 27-29 jih tsai T'ai-wan sheng T'ai-chung ch'u nung yeh kai liang ch'ang chu hsing.. Organic farming, proceedings of a symposium Hsieh, Shun-ching; Hsieh, Ch'ing-fang Hsing cheng yuan nung yeh wei yuan hui (China) Yu chi nung yeh yen t'ao hui 1989 : T'ai-wan sheng T'ai-chung ch'u nung yeh kai Liang ch'ang. T'ai-chung : T'ai-wan sheng T'ai-chung ch'u nung yeh kai liang ch'ang : min kuo 78; 1989. ii, 307 p., [1] p. of plate : ill. ; 27 cm. (Special publication (T'ai-chung ch'u nung yeh kai liang ch'ang) ; no. 16.). Summaries in English. English title on t.p.: Organic farming, proceedings of a symposium. Includes bibliographical references. Language: Chinese Descriptors: Organic farming; Organic farming AUTHOR INDEX Adams, M.E. 242 Agrarsoziale Gesellschaft 100 Ahmed, Abdirizak 107 Alavakeri, M. 23 Alberts, E.E. 212 Allen, P. 260 Allender, W.J. 91 Altieri, M.A. 256 Amano, K. 61 American Farmland Trust, Indiana Sustainable Agriculture Association 141 Americans for Safe Food 278 Anderson, Margot 76 Anderson, R. 36 Anderson, R.L. 284 Apodaca, J.K. 165 Arden-Clarke, C. 98 Arellano, P. 146 Armstrong, Roxanne 198 Bahr, J.R. 79 Bainbridge, David 262 Baird, C.D. 187 Baisden, J. 217, 218, 219 Baker, B.P. 195 Baker, C. B. 189 Baker, J.L. 93, 117, 163, 213 Bane, G. 150 Barkley, D.L. 148 Barnes, L.D. 292 Barrett, G.W. 90 Beattie, G.A.C. 91 Becker, D.L. 89 Becker, David L. 52, 108 Beets, Willem C. 221 Beilock, R. 217, 218, 219 Bellinder, R.R. 160 Bendixen, Ernst Otto 100 Benson, V.W. 137 Bentley, Fred 198 Berg, W.A. 289 Beus, C.E. 40, 166 Bird, A. 295 Bird, E.R. 304 Black, A.L. 85 Blair A. W. 114 Bode, Sylvia 2 Boehncke, E. 25 Boese, D.E. 222 Bonanno, A. 128 Bonczkowski, L.C. 67 Bonny, S. 188 Borgemeister, C. 83 Borst, Alan D. 248, 249 Bowman, G. 277 Brenneman, T.B. 290 Brenner, L. 65 Broadway, R.R 176 Brorsson, Kjell-Ake 94 Browne, J. 39 Bruce, R.R. 232 Bryan, W.B. 75 Buhler, D.D. 142, 210 Bullfrog Films, Inc, National Film Board of Canada 238 Bullivant, S. 217, 218, 219 Butler, R.E. 254 Byrne, P.J. 24 Cain, P.J. 291 California Agrarian Action Project 170 Calvin, L. 269, 271 Canadian International Development Agency, Canadian Association of African Studies, Conference(1987 :University of Alberta) 263 Canler, Edward E., 82 Carey, J.B. 283 Carlsson, R. 298 Cary-Harris, Nancy 2 Center for Alternative Plant and Animal Products, United States, Extension Service 10 Central Pennsylvania Energy Center, Pennsylvania Energy Office 97 Cerretelli, G. 95 Chancellor, W.J. 276 Chaturvedi, Pradeep 264 Chiang, Hsueh-min 282 Christensen, D.A. 49 Chunru, H. 255 Cicero, K. 29 Ciriacy-Wantrup, S. V. 66 Clancy, K.L. 44 Cleaveland, Marta 110 Clegg, M.D. 13 Clift, A.D. 91 Coleman, G.A. 289 Colette, W. Arden 82 Colorado State University, Dept. of Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics 1, 2 Colvin, T.S. 213 Committee for Sustainable Agriculture, Griesinger Films 152 Community Environmental Council, Santa Barbara County Safe Food Project 140 Conservation International, Asociacion Nacional para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza 273 Cook, R.J. 302 Costanza, Robert 70 Cox, F.R. 162 Cramb, R. A. 241 Cramer, Craig 110 Craswell, E.T. 245 Crisostomo, Mario F. 303 Crookston, R.K. 60 Culbreath, A.K. 290 D'Souza, G.E. 75 Dabbert, S. 77, 201 Dagher, M.A. 15 Dahlberg, K.A. 285 Dahlgren, Robert B. 214 Davies, W.P. 101, 230 Day, J.C. 288 Deen, B. 37 Defelice, M.S. 283 DeGregorio, R. 39 DeGregorio, R.E. 294 DeLind, L.B. 265 Denby, C. 168 Deren, C.W. 125 Deuson, R.R. 288 Deziel, G. 39 Dhillon, Pritam S. 32 Diebel, Penelope L. 287 Dieng, A.G. 197 Dobbs, T.L. 54, 89, 111 Dobbs, Thomas L. 51, 52, 78, 88, 108, 138 Dobson, Andrew 134 Donald, W.W. 92 Duff, S. 37 Dumaresq, D. 275 Dumas, Y. 167 Dumroese, R.K. 225 Dunlap, R.E. 40, 166 Duran B., Jesus 8 Ebinger, S. 294 Edwards, Richard A.,1927- 135 Eicher, Carl K. 274 Eidman V.R. 115 Eikenbary, R.D. 57 Ekins, Paul 130 El Titi, A. 144 Endersby, N.M. 22 Erbach, D.C. 213 Espaillat, J.R. 48 Evanylo, G.K. 179 Famolare, Lisa 273 Fatimah Mohd. Arshad 161 Fawcett, R.H. 234 Fernandez, J.S. 12 Fiddler, Kathleen 1 Figurski, D.L. 67 Fitzmaurice, L. 227 Fong, F.W. 206 Fowler, D.B. 181, 182 Fox, G. 37 Francis, S.R. 276 Franco, J. 195 Franklin, Douglas R. 107 Freebairn, Robert 116 Freyer, Bernhard 186 Frisbie, R.E. 18 Gajewski, G. 269, 271 Gallaher, R.N. 47, 48, 183, 236 Garbus, Lisa,1963- 4 Garrett, J.H. 132 Gates, J.P. 192 Geber, U.H. 231 George, K.P. 64 German, C.L. 24 Gerrits, R. 99 Gershuny, Grace 191 Giampietro, M. 95 Gips, T. 299 Goldstein, W.A. 137 Gralla, Shawn 124 Granstedt, Artur 178 Gray, J. 15 Greene, C. 252 Greenspan, N.T. 223 Gregoire, T. 177 Gross, D.W. 102 Gruidl, J. 227 Guest, S.J. 87, 101 Gussow, Joan Dye 33 Haagensen, A. 168 Haglund, W.A. 302 Hall, Charles R. 135 Hall, D.C. 195 Hall, Darwin C. 215 Hankins, A.G. 235 Hansen, D. 270 Hansen, Marenp 140 Haq, N. 216 Helmers, G.A. 38 Hill, S.B. 58, 193 Hillman, Mayer 130 Hoag, D.L. 164 Hoefner, Ferd 110 Holmes, W.L. 40 Hornick, S.B. 86 Howard, D.D. 246 Hsieh, Ch'ing-fang 306 Hsieh, Shun-ching 306 Hsing cheng yuan nung yeh wei yuan hui (China) 306 Huggins, D.R. 301 Huspeka, U. 143 Hutchinson, Robert, 130 Hydrotechnic Corporation 151 Ichiraku, T. 61 Ikerd, J.E. 26, 55 Indian Council of Agricultural Research, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning 9 Ingle, S. 203 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 4 International Food Policy Research Institute 281 International Service for National Agricultural Research 274 Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit 214 Iowa State University, Cooperative Extension Service 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123 Izquierdo, M.M.L. 231 Jackson, W. 84 Jacobson, L.D. 146 Janni, K.A. 146 Jayasuriya, S. 280 Jiang, L. 91 Jilkova, Jirina 28 Jimmerson, R.M. 40 Johnson, Jeff L. 135 Johnston, A.M. 181, 182 Johnston, R.J. 131 Jolly, D.A. 195 Jones, B.J. 42 Jones, C.A. 137 Jones, O.R. 289 Jordan, J.L. 20 Jordan, L.S. 20 Kaufman, M. 129 Kay, R.L. 163 Kemp, J.C. 90 Kessler, K. 156 Kiley-Worthington, M. 69 Kilmer, Richard L. 208 Kiniry, J.R. 137 Kirkwood Community College 155 Kitasei, Hilary Hinds 258 Kloppenburg, J. Jr 244 Knudsen, Odin 4 Knutson, R.D. 18, 74, 106, 139 Koelsch, E. 253 Kubicki, A. 168 Kvien, C.K. 290 Lacewell, R.D. 105 Lamond, R.E. 67 Lampkin, N. 190 Land Stewardship Project (U.S.) 103 Langdale, G.W. 232 Langemeier, D.L. 49 Langemeier, M.R. 38 Lasser, C. 205 League of Women Voters (Briarcliff, N.Y.),Families for Safe Food 258 Leddy, Mark G. 51 Lele, Uma J. 220 Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture 239 Lin, B.H. 158 Lovett, J.V. 31 MacKay, J.M. 200 MacRae, R.J. 58, 193 Madden, J.P. 300 Madden, P. 77 Mann, B.P. 83 Mansvelt, J.D. van 27 Marshall, G. 194 Martin, M.A. 79 Martyn, B.C. 233 Maxwell, E.W. 75 McDougall, Elizabeth Ann 263 McDowell, L.L. 297 McGlamery, M. 224 McLemore, Lisa Ann 250 Mela, T. 63 Mendosa, T.C. 59 Mends, Clarence 78, 88 Merrilees, C. 305 Merrill, M.C. 247 Mickelson, S.K. 93 Miller, W.P. 232 Misra, J.B. 226 Mitchell, Steve 262 Morgan, W.C. 22 Mostaghimi, S. 53, 136 Moyo, S. 96 Mullen, C. L. 116 Muller, H.R. 24 Munoz, F.N. 21 Munslow, B. 96 Murphy, Cecile 149 Murray, D.L. 104 Myers, J.L. 229 Naiito, Masaru, 175 Natural Organic Farmers Association 30, 202 Natural Organic Farmers Association of Vermont 191 Naze, D.W. 36 Nebraska Educational Television Network, Educational Services Unit 268 Neibling, W.H. 212 Nelson, L.A. 13 Nelson, M. 227 Neugebauer, B. 3 New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dept. of Agricultural Economics 149 Nilsson, G. 14 North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) 259 Nychas, A.E. 11 O'Brien, J. 294 O'Connell, P.F. 257 Oberhofer, J. 201 Ohlander, L.J.R. 231 Olson, K.D. 115 Ontario Agricultural College, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Business 267 Ortiz, R.A. 236 Otabbong, E. 231 Otterby, D. 169 Outlaw, J.L. 106 Painter, K.M. 109 Pan, W.L. 301 Parker, W.E. 56 Parlett, R. 126 Parman, D.L. 171 Parr, J.F. 86 Pasour, E.C. Jr 164 Pattie, C.J. 131 Penson, J.B. 139 Penson, J.B. Jr 74 Peter, D. 11 Peterson, Donald L. 78 Pettersson, O. 209 Pfost, D.L. 212 Pierce, Vern 72 Pijoan, C. 146 Pimentel, D. 95 Plett, S. 13 Plochberger, K. 143 Plotkin, Mark J. 273 Poehling, H.M. 293 Poehling, M. 83 Poincelot, R.P. 6 Political Ecology Research Group, World Wide Fund for Nature, Elmgrant Trust 98 Porter, P.S. 125 Power, J.F. 85 Prato, T. 92 Prehm, M.S. 45 Prigge, E.C. 75 Prior, John D. 208 Pritchard, Anthony J.,1931- 4 Pritchard, M.K. 222 Prokopy, R.J. 243 Proost, R.T. 142 Puhakka, J.A. 23 Purdue University, Agricultural Experiment Station 127 Pushparajah, E. 245 Putnam, D. 169 Quick, K.E. 225 Quirbach, Karl-Heinz 185 Rady, G. 279 Raver, A. 184 Razongles, C. 133 Reid, W. 57 Reilly, John M.1955- 76 Richardson, J.W. 106 Rickerol, D. 157 Riepe, J.R. 79 Rimmer, S.R. 222 Rivera, R. 294 Roberts, E. 116 Robinson, J.R.C. 105 Robinson, Rita 266 Rodale Institute, Rooy Media (Firm) 113 Rodale Press, Bullfrog Films, Inc 34 Rodale, Robert 237 Rodden, G. 147 Rodenhouse, N.L. 90 Rooy Media (Firm) 112 Russell, A.T. 131 Ruttan, V.W. 43, 272 Sahs, W.W. 38 Sakura Motion Picture Co, International Research Center for Nature Farming, MOA Products Corp, MOA Productions 154 Salako, E.A. 204 Samuel, A.M. 87, 101 Sand, D.J. 261 Sansone, C. 105 Sarwar, G. 37 Saupe, W. 227 Schaller, Frank W., 46 Schneider, K. 16 Schonbeck, M. 39 Schonbeck, M.W. 294 Schott, W. 143 Schramm, H.J. 228 Schreiber, M.M. 79 Segelken, R. 207 Sehgal, J. L. 9 Sell, Randall S. 259 Sharpley, A.N. 289 Shaw, J. 71 Shaw, J.E. 50 Shieh, W.K. 23 Shouse, S. 180 Shroyer, J.P. 67 Simmons, S.R. 169� Simpson, James R. 68 Singh, R. P. 286 Smith, Allen 189 Smith, C. M. 46 Smith, E.G. 74, 106, 139 Smith, S. 297 Smith, S.J. 289 Smith, S.P. 230 Smolik, J. 157 Smolik, J.D. 54 Snyder, G.H. 125 Sobolik, F. 177 Soderbaum, P. 5 Sollows, John 173 South Dakota State University, Economics Dept 51, 52, 78, 88, 107, 108, 138 Southwick, L.M. 297 Stanford, M.J. 60 Stevens, M. 168 Stevension, B.C. 22 Stoeppler, H. 253 Sukumaran, N.P. 226 Sustainable Agriculture Working Group 110 Sustainable Mountain Agricultural Alliance 266 Svensson, Ingegerd 251 Swanton, C. 50, 71 Taksdal, G. 41 Talavera, S.F.T. 231 Talbot, M.T. 187 Taylor, C.R. 74, 139 Taylor, D.B. 73 Taylor, D.C. 89, 111, 145, 255 Taylor, Donald C. 52 Taylor, T.L 145 Thiam, A. 197 Thomas, A.W. 232 Thomet, Peter, 296 Thompson, A.L. 212 Thompson, Harvey E.,1920- 46 Thornton, P.K. 234 Thorpe, Kris 110 Tim, U.S 136 Tim, U.S. 53 Timmons, D.R. 117 Toensmeyer, U.C. 24 Tunisia, Wizarat al-Filahah 7 Tweeten, L. 80 Tyler, D.D. 246 United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association 199 United States, Agricultural Cooperative Service 248, 249 United States, Congress, Office of Technology Assessment 172 United States, Cooperative State Research Service 46 United States, Economic Development Administration, Center for Agriculture and Rural Development 250 United States, Economic Development Administration, Kansas Rural Center 198 United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation 19 Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Centre for Agricultural Policy Studies, Malaysian Agricultural Economics Association 161 University of California (System), Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources 262 University of California, Riverside, Dept. of Economics 215 University of Wisconsin--Extension, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Minnesota, Center for Alternative Crops and Products, Minnesota Extension Service 17 University of Wisconsin--Madison, Health and Human Issues 62 Unwin, R.J. 211 Uribe, E. 162 Van Dusen, D. 260 Vandeman, A. 269, 271 Vasavada, U. 158, 269, 271 Velimirov, A. 143 Verma, S.C. 226 Vogtmann, H. 196, 253 Wagger, M.G. 229 Wainger, Lisa 70 Walker, M. 50, 71 Wallace, R.W. 160 Walter, G. 35 Wang, Y.A. 91 Waters, C.T. 22 Watson, C.A. 200 Weber, Elizabeth F. 239 Weersink, A. 37, 50, 71 Weiner, D. 96 Weintraub, J. 240 Weiss, Lyle A. 51 Wenny, D.L. 225 West, L.T. 232 White, Wayne 198 Whitmore, R.W. 292 Whittaker, G. 158 Willett, Lois Schertz 149 Williams, J.R. 137 Williams, Roger T. 62 Willis, G.H. 297 Willsie, Roger H. 81 Wilson, P.N. 148 Woodward, L. 190 Wratten, S.D. 83 Xu, C. 255 Young, D.L. 109, 137 Younos, T.M. 53, 136 Zimmerman, D.M. 90 SUBJECT INDEX 2,4-d 92 Abutilon theophrasti 142 Activated sludge 23 Adventitious roots 92 Adverse effects 207 Aerial application 254 Aerial spraying 254 Aesthetic value 69 Agrarian reform 96, 128, 244 Agribusiness 40, 256 Agricultural administration 108 Agricultural chemicals 18, 20, 74, 86, 106, 139, 149, 233, 256, 260 Agricultural chemistry 214 Agricultural conservation 110 Agricultural credit 40 Agricultural crises 104 Agricultural development 3, 40, 45, 61, 63, 69, 96, 99, 104, 255, 260, 272 Agricultural development projects 68, 220 Agricultural diversification 155 Agricultural ecology 8, 9, 98, 185, 186 Agricultural economics 5, 217, 218, 219 Agricultural education 58 Agricultural geography 9 Agricultural innovations 7 Agricultural land 136 Agricultural laws and legislation 110 Agricultural machinery 120 Agricultural pests 98, 208 Agricultural policy 5, 6, 44, 74, 89, 109, 115, 164, 171, 193, 195, 256, 257, 260, 265 Agricultural production 6, 37, 43, 69, 80, 125, 187, 242, 288 Agricultural productivity 214, 264, 281 Agricultural research 6, 27, 35, 193 Agricultural sciences 244 Agricultural situation 12 Agricultural structure 3, 12 Agricultural subsidies 110 Agricultural surveys 248, 249 Agricultural systems 46, 52, 88, 155, 221 Agricultural wastes 42 Agriculture 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 33, 51, 52, 62, 66, 76, 78, 84, 97, 99, 103, 127, 140, 151, 174, 175, 221, 237, 247, 258, 259, 260, 263, 274, 276, 278, 299 Agriculture and energy 97 Agriculture and state 4, 7, 108, 161, 220, 267, 281 Agriculture, Cooperative 248, 249 Agroforestry 3 Air pollution 6 Alachlor 210 Alfalfa 88 Allelochemicals 31 Allelopathy 31 Alluvial soils 167 Alternative agriculture 8, 10, 17, 51, 62, 78, 88, 97, 103, 110, 141, 237, 268, 278 Alternative farming 6, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 27, 31, 36, 37, 40, 49, 63, 65, 69, 71, 75, 79, 80, 90, 109, 137, 148, 150, 166, 203, 205, 216, 244, 253, 257, 285, 300 Amaranthus retroflexus 160, 210 American indians 171 Amino acids 298 Ammonium nitrate 181 Ammonium nitrogen 136 Anaerobic digestion 23 Analysis 95 Andosols 231 Animal health 25 Animal husbandry 169 Animal manures 38, 63, 277 Animal nutrition 25 Animal production 25, 75, 272 Annual habit 210 Annuals 283 Aphidoidea 83, 293 Apple 149 Application 209 Application date 83, 142, 181, 283, 284 Application methods 117, 136, 231 Application rates 83, 86, 91, 92, 117, 142, 160, 162, 179, 181, 222, 225, 229, 231, 293 Applicators 93 Applied research 21 Appropriate technology 288 Aquaculture 217, 218, 219, 294 Arable farming 143 Arachis hypogaea 204, 289, 290 Arid lands 242 Arizona 171 Arthropod pests 90 Artificial precipitation 136 Ascorbic acid 86 Assessment 143 Assets 227 Atrazine 73, 210 Attitudes 209 Australia 194 Autumn 284 Avena sativa 38, 39 Bacillus thuringiensis 22 Bacteria 147 Band placement 181, 246, 302 Band spraying 213 Beans 86 Beef cows 75 Beets 86 Behavior patterns 131 Belgium 11 Beliefs 166 Beta vulgaris 86 Beta-carotene 86 Bibliographies 16, 36, 192, 217, 218, 219 Bioavailability 289 Biodegradation 59 Biological activity in soil 14, 302 Biological control 22, 31, 256 Biological control agents 22, 31 Biological production 69 Biology 27 Biomass 39, 95, 125 Biotic communities 98 Birth weight 143 Botanical composition 39 Botany, Medical 273 Brassica napus 41 Brassica oleracea 86 Brassica oleracea var. capitata 22 British Columbia 205, 261 Broadcasting 181, 213, 246 Bromoxynil 92 Budgets 49 Buds 92 Businesses 42 Calf production 75 California 21, 252 Canada 58, 193 Cap 128 Capitalism 304 Capitalist agriculture 304 Carbendazim 204 Carbon dioxide enrichment 294 Carrots 222, 298 Carrying capacity 275 Carthamus tinctorius 284 Carya illinoensis 57 Case studies 60, 65, 69, 80, 148, 169 Cash crops 71 Catechol oxidase 226 Cattle farming 205 Centralization 40 Cereals 200 Ceroplastes 91 Certification 192, 252 Chemical analysis 143 Chemical control 83, 92, 142, 160, 210, 222, 283, 284, 290, 293 Chemical vs. cultural weed control 85 Chemicals 163 Chenopodium album 142, 160, 210, 283 Children 153 China 255 Chiselling 50, 71, 79, 210 Chlorfenvinphos 41 Chlorimuron 283 Chloropicrin 302 Chlorothalonil 290 Chlorsulfuron 92 Chrysomelidae 254 Cichorium endivia 294 Cirsium arvense 92 Citrus sinensis 91 Classification 285 Clay loam soils 50 Clay soils 50, 167 Claypan soils 212 Climate 275 Climatic changes 76� Climatic factors 39 Clomazone 284 Clopyralid 92 Closed systems 95 Coastal plains 179 Cold storage 222 Colocasia esculenta 125 Colorado 284 Commercial farming 217, 218, 219 Commodity markets 21, 195, 197, 304 Communication 35 Community involvement 84 Community programs 36 Comparisons 50, 54, 156, 201 Composting 42 Composts 86, 294 Computer simulation 168 Computer software 49, 55 Conazole fungicides 290 Conservation of natural resources 66 Conservation tillage 37, 50, 71, 79, 142, 160, 177, 210, 212, 232, 302 Constraints 115, 272, 288 Consumer attitudes 24, 196 Consumer preferences 193 Consumer satisfaction 44 Consumer surveys 24, 196 Consumers' preferences 149 Consumption 45 Contamination 74 Continuous cropping 38, 79, 117, 232 Control methods 31 Conversion 77 Conyza canadensis 210 Cooling 222 Cooperation 42 Cooperative marketing of farm produce 249 Copper fungicides 290 Copper hydroxide 290 Corridor systems 90 Cost analysis 50, 177 Cost benefit analysis 5, 29, 31, 49, 67, 79, 91, 92, 95, 168, 190, 227, 234, 243, 277 Costs 25, 44, 77, 83, 109, 159, 180, 223, 224 Cotton 139 Cover crops 39, 176, 179, 229 Coverage 39, 91 Cresols 226 Crop damage 22, 41, 284 Crop enterprises 21, 145 Crop establishment 101, 229 Crop growth stage 83, 179, 181 Crop husbandry 206 Crop management 13, 14, 49, 57, 86, 167, 169, 243 Crop production 14, 21, 29, 31, 38, 75, 104, 111, 129, 197, 206, 272, 294 Crop quality 22, 201, 233 Crop residues 39, 53, 59, 232 Crop weed competition 39, 210 Crop yield 14, 22, 38, 39, 41, 54, 59, 63, 67, 71, 77, 79, 83, 85, 86, 87, 90, 101, 111, 117, 125, 133, 142, 157, 160, 162, 167, 176, 179, 180, 181, 184, 200, 201, 206, 210, 213, 229, 230, 231, 232, 253, 283, 284, 290, 292, 293, 294, 301, 302 Crop yields 286 Cropping systems 84, 121, 125, 133, 145, 183, 202, 216, 268, 302 Crops 37, 62, 187 Crops and climate 82 Crops and soils 214 Cucumbers 298 Cultivars 41, 83, 290, 294 Cultural control 159 Cultural weed control 39 Cyanazine 210 Cycling 125, 129 Dactylis glomerata 75 Dairy cattle 169 Dairy farming 169 Dairy farms 106 Dairy herds 169 Data analysis 38 Debt 227 Decentralization 40 Decision making 55, 56, 60, 102, 105, 115, 167, 169, 235, 304 Decomposition 302 Deep placement 302 Deficiency payments 115 Deforestation 256 Delaware 24 Delia floralis 41 Delia radicum 41 Demand 165, 271 Demography 24 Depletion 5 Design 23 Developing countries 99, 285 Development agencies 242 Development policy 255, 256 Development projects 45, 197, 242 Diet studies 143 Diffusion of information 35 Digesters 23 Direct marketing 201 Disease prevalence 14, 302 Disease resistance 290 Diversification 205 Diversity 256 Dosage 41 Double cropping 67, 232 Drainage 125 Drainage water 125, 213 Dry conditions 85 Dry farming 232, 242, 286, 288 Dry matter accumulation 39, 125, 181, 229, 294 Dry season 125 Drying 187 Echinochloa crus-galli 39 Echinochloa polystachya 125 Ecological balance 89, 95, 125, 197 Ecology 5, 27, 45, 69, 84, 99, 104, 129, 150, 196, 247, 257, 299, 304 Econometric models 201 Economic accounts 77 Economic analysis 38, 75, 109, 156, 167, 243, 257 Economic development 5, 36, 70, 130, 134, 148, 172, 193, 265 Economic evaluation 5, 16, 54, 77, 102, 146 Economic impact 37, 42, 65, 73, 74, 104, 115, 139, 148 Economic policy 195 Economic thresholds 56, 293 Economic viability 25, 38, 45, 69, 80, 89, 106, 125, 299 Economically disadvantaged 153 Economics 99, 129, 275 Ecosystems 3, 27, 95, 99, 299 Education 69 Educational courses 58 Educational programs 21 Efficiency 96, 194 Electrical energy 187 Employment 148 Energy 95 Energy conservation 6, 187 Energy consumption 96, 187, 275 Energy cost of production 84 Energy expenditure 6, 95, 129, 304 Energy intake 95 Energy requirements 187 Energy resources 275 Energy sources 187 Energy value 125 Enrichment 125 Entrepreneurship 102 Environment 99, 171 Environmental degradation 3, 5, 6, 12, 25, 95, 195, 242, 255, 256, 260 Environmental factors 39 Environmental impact 61, 65, 73, 104, 125, 133, 159, 195, 196, 256, 260, 261, 271, 275, 304 Environmental policy 5, 80, 128 Environmental protection 18, 37, 44, 69, 80, 131, 159, 196, 209 Enzyme activity 226 Enzymes 226 Eroded soils 232 Erodibility 85 Erosion 37, 137, 212, 256 Erosion control 180 Establishment 39 Ethics 5, 27, 129, 209, 285 Ethnobotany 273 Etiology 302 Europe 25, 128, 144 European communities 128 Eutrophication 136 Evaluation 285 Exchangeable cations 162 Exports 104 Extension 3 Extension agents 164 Externalities 37, 195 Fagopyrum esculentum 39 Fagopyrum tataricum 39 Fallow 85, 232, 289 Farm accounting 227 Farm accounts 77 Farm buildings 201 Farm comparisons 71 Farm enterprises 15� Farm equipment 177, 187 Farm income 54, 71, 73, 77, 79, 100, 106, 115, 145 Farm inputs 13, 26, 50, 75, 77, 79, 80, 156, 188, 190, 195, 200, 201, 211, 230, 234, 255 Farm layout 186 Farm machinery 50, 201, 228 Farm management 18, 21, 46, 55, 60, 66, 75, 105, 106, 107, 144, 164, 169, 186, 189, 205, 221, 271 Farm planning 55, 168 Farm produce 19, 135, 250 Farm results 79, 276 Farm size 50, 71, 79, 80 Farm supplies 170 Farm surveys 63, 145, 188 Farmers 42, 103, 107, 188, 244 Farmers' attitudes 166 Farming 5, 171, 205, 227, 276 Farming systems 6, 16, 31, 38, 40, 45, 54, 57, 59, 60, 73, 77, 80, 84, 86, 89, 95, 96, 145, 156, 194, 195, 196, 201, 253, 285 Farming systems research 40, 144, 156 Farmland 289 Farms 252 Farms, Large 152 Farmyard manure 86, 145 Feasibility 75, 102, 201, 300 Federal programs 18, 115 Feed requirements 145 Feeding 298 Female fertility 143 Fenvalerate 22, 83, 297 Fertilizer requirement determination 179, 232, 246, 302 Fertilizers 20, 38, 54, 63, 67, 86, 114, 116, 177, 180, 201, 212, 214, 277 Festuca arundinacea 75 Field crops 13, 17, 54, 137 Field tests 14, 294 Finland 23, 63 Fixation 231 Fixed costs 13 Flooding 125 Flooding tolerance �125 Florida 47, 48, 125, 183, 217, 218, 219, 236 Flowering 83 Fodder crops 291 Foliar spraying 297 Food 127 Food analysis 143 Food industry and trade 33, 198, 258 Food marketing� 252 Food packaging 196 Food prices 126, 196 Food processing 196 Food production 43, 128, 196, 255, 272, 295 Food quality 196 Food safety 44, 61, 74, 159, 196 Food stores 305 Food supply 33, 237, 242, 267, 271 Food wastes 42 Forest nurseries 225 Forest products 273 Forests and forestery 76 Forests and forestry 10 France 167, 188 Fresh products 24 Fruit vegetables 305 Fruits 233, 305 Fuel consumption 129 Fukuoka, Masanobu 34 Fungal diseases 302 Fungicides 230 Fungus control 204 Furrows 246 Gaeumannomyces graminis 302 Gaia hypothesis 130 Genetic control 290 Genetic resistance 253 Genetic variation 253 Geographical distribution 275 Georgia 232, 290 German federal republic 83, 144, 196, 201, 253 Glycine max 38, 50, 59, 71, 79, 90, 142, 236, 283 Glyphosate 283 Golf courses 223 Gossypium 165, 176 Gossypium hirsutum 292, 297 Government 194 Grain 29, 63, 83, 106, 162, 181, 182, 189, 229, 232, 284 Grain crops 13, 54 Grasses 289 Grazing 112, 113 Grazing effects 75 Grazing time 75 Green manures 59, 109, 133 Green movement 130, 134 Green revolution 12 Greenhouse culture 294 Ground rent 227 Groundwater 74 Groundwater pollution 212, 213 Growth 27, 253, 301 Growth rate 294 Guidelines 21 Habitats 95 Handling 187 Hapludults 136 Harvesting 59, 67, 75 Harvesting date 294 Haulms 298 Hay 75 Health 300 Health hazards 150, 195, 196, 260 Heating 187 Helianthus annuus 67 Herbicide mixtures 92, 142, 210, 283, 292 Herbicides 38, 50, 54, 67, 79, 93, 115, 122, 177, 213, 224 High volume sprayers 91 High volume spraying 91 History 12, 69, 96, 171 Histosols 30 Home economists 153 Home-based businesses 36 Honduras 104 Horticultural crops 197, 233 Human activity 95 Human ecology 130 Human resources 36, 242 Humid tropics 162 Hybrids 48, 183 Hydroponics 294 Idaho 225, 301 Imazaquin 283 Imazethapyr 142 Imbalance 27 Incentives 109, 115 Income 74, 148 India 226 Indiana 79 Indigenous knowledge 244 Industrial countries 285 Industrial crops 206 Industrialization 265 Infections 302 Inflation 126 Information 188 Information systems 35 Infrastructure 275 Injectors 93 Innovation adoption 6, 115, 164, 188, 194, 288 Innovations 45 Inorganic compounds 294 Insect control 22, 56, 83, 91, 177, 293 Insecticide residues 297 Insecticides 48, 254 Integrated control 41, 290 Integrated pest management 18, 20, 22, 65, 79, 90, 159, 195, 207, 223, 254, 256, 269 Integrated systems 144, 145, 294 Intensive livestock farming 269 Intercropping 3, 59 International cooperation 99, 260 International organizations 99 Interrill erosion 232 Interviews 63 Investment 188 Ionization 147 Iowa 60, 93, 117, 180, 213, 277 Irrigation 133, 232 Japan 61 Kale 86 Kansas 57, 67 Kenya 242 Kjeldahl method 136 Knowledge 26, 164 Kochia scoparia 284 Kraft mill effluent 23 Labor costs 50 Labor requirements 50, 75, 201 Lactuca sativa 39, 294 Land capability for agriculture 81 Land management 235 Land ownership 12 Land productivity 59, 95, 129, 275 Land resources 3 Land use 125, 151, 255, 275, 279, 280 Land use planning 3 Land use, Rural 81, 296 Landowners 102 Large farms 295 Latin America 256 Lawns and turf 223 Leaching 179 Lead poisoning 153 Leadership training 36 Leaf protein concentrate 298 Leaves 179, 206, 294, 298 Legislation 109, 164, 257 Legumes 20, 63 Length 253 Lens 302 Lens culinaris 301 Light regime 294 Light relations 294 Lignin 23 Limestone soils 230 Linear programming 79, 291 Linuron 160 Liquid fertilizers 181, 294 Literature reviews 37, 80, 171, 256 Livestock 68 Livestock enterprises 145 Livestock farming 111 Liveweight gain 143 Local authority areas 242 Lolium multiflorum 39 Longevity 297 Losses 297 Losses from soil systems 53, 125, 136, 232, 289 Low income groups 153 Low volume sprayers 91� Low volume spraying 91 Lupinus albus 169 Lycopersicon esculentum 167, 184 Maine 42 Maize 71, 115, 139 Maize silage 229 Malus pumila 243 Maneb 204 Mangolds 298 Manure handling 119, 121 Manures 20, 121 Marginal land 69, 256 Market competition 304 Market economics 115 Market gardens 216 Market research 193 Marketing 21, 102 Marketing (Home economics) 140 Marketing policy 195 Markets 44, 165, 193 Maryland 223 Mathematical models 79 Mcpa 92 Meadows 75 Meat and livestock industry 265 Mechanical harvesting 167 Mechanical methods 115 Medicinal plants 235 Melilotus alba 38 Mental ability 247 Methane production 23 Methazole 292 Methodology 45 Metolachlor 142, 160, 210, 283 Metribuzin 160, 283 Mexico 3 Michigan 265 Microcomputers 55 Middle atlantic states of U.S.A. 179 Milling 187 Mineral content 86 Mineralization 125 Minimum tillage 54, 144, 289 Minnesota 115, 169, 270 Mississippi 176 Missouri 57, 212, 283 Mixed farming 291 Models 27, 74, 166 Monoculture 40, 90 Moral values 64, 299, 304 Mortality 91 Motad 115 Movement in soil 136 Mulches 184 Multiple land use 3 Mycoherbicides 31 Mycosphaerella arachidis 204 Mycosphaerella berkeleyi 204, 290 Natural enemies 293 Natural foods 140, 170, 192 Natural foods industry 170 Natural gas 187 Natural resources 27, 43, 127, 128, 161, 206, 217, 218, 219, 235, 242, 260 Nature conservation 93, 171, 209 Nebraska 13, 38, 49 New england 294 New products 19 New South Wales 91, 275 New York 160 Nicaragua 231 Nigeria 204 Nitrate 294 Nitrate nitrogen 136, 294 Nitrates 133 Nitrites 196 Nitrogen 53, 73, 125, 136, 179, 212, 246, 294 Nitrogen content 137, 181, 229, 294 Nitrogen fertilizers 53, 106, 117, 121, 136, 176, 182, 229, 230, 236 No-tillage 13, 47, 48, 50, 53, 67, 71, 79, 85, 92, 117, 136, 142, 162, 176, 177, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 210, 229, 232, 236, 246, 283, 284, 289, 301, 302 North America 37 North Carolina 229 North Dakota 36, 177 Northern england 291 Northern plains states of U.S.A. 54, 295 Norway 41 Nutrient availability 63, 162, 294 Nutrient content 13, 14, 44, 179 Nutrient deficiencies 60 Nutrient solutions 86, 181, 294 Nutrient sources 63 Nutrient uptake 137, 181, 229, 231 Nutrition 44, 45, 196 Nutritive value 86, 143, 298 Nypa fruticans 206 Objectives 99, 148, 260, 285 Ohio 90 Oil miscible concentrates 297 Oklahoma 57, 289 On-farm processing 187 Ontario 50, 71 Operating costs 38 Operation 23 Orchards 57, 243 Organic culture 294 Organic farming 3, 5, 14, 21, 22, 24, 25, 30, 34, 37, 38, 44, 46, 54, 56, 59, 61, 77, 82, 86, 87, 98, 101, 122, 129, 132, 133, 135, 140, 143, 144, 152, 156, 165, 174, 175, 184, 185, 190-195, 197-203, 211, 237, 238, 240, 243, 248, 249, 255, 275, 277, 294, 306 Organic fertilizers 86, 111, 132, 300 Organic foods 21, 44, 61, 143, 192, 195, 196, 203, 233, 252 Organic wastes 42 Organizations 61 Oryza sativa 125, 162 Oryzalin 160 Oxidation 125 Palms 273 Panax pseudoginseng 235 Panicum miliaceum 284 Parathion-methyl 22, 297 Partnerships 61 Peaches 86 Peas 298 Peasant farming 256 Pendimethalin 284, 292 Peninsular malaysia 206 Pennsylvania 77 Perennial weeds 92 Perennials 84 Performance 23 Performance testing 253 Persistence 297 Pest control 37, 67, 223, 243 Pesticide residues 74, 196, 233 Pesticide residues in food 140 Pesticides 20, 47, 65, 104, 105, 106, 150, 158, 159, 183, 201, 207, 208, 209, 215, 225, 278, 305 Pesticides and wildlife 98 Pests 112, 113, 122 Petroleum 91 Phaseolus vulgaris 86, 231 Philippines 12, 45 Philosophy 64, 247 Phosphorus 125, 231, 246, 289 Phosphorus fertilizers 204, 289, 301 Phosphorus pentoxide 246 Phytotoxicity 160, 284 Phytotoxins 302 Pieris rapae 22 Pig housing 146 Piglet production 146 Pigs 106, 146 Pirimicarb 83, 293 Pisum sativum 301 Placement 182 Plant analysis 14 Plant breeding 253 Plant density 210 Plant disease control 222, 243, 290 Plant diseases 101 Plant nutrition 63 Plant pathogenic fungi 204, 302 Plant products 19 Plant protection 31, 56, 167, 234 Plant residues 298 Plant-soil relationship 154 Planting 59, 180 Plastic nets 22 Plowing 50 Plutella xylostella 22 Poisoning 207 Policy 153 Political attitudes 131 Politics 304 Pollution 5, 256, 260 Poplars 205 Population density 83, 90 Population dynamics 210 Population growth 242 Population structure 275 Pot culture 294 Potassium 60, 162, 246 Potassium fertilizers 162, 226, 246, 301 Potatoes 226, 298 Poverty 153, 242, 256 Precipitation 54, 125 Predatory arthropods 90 Pregnancy rate 143 Preplanting treatment 142, 283 Prices 201 Probability analysis 24 Problem analysis 5, 6, 12, 25, 44, 99 Problem solving� 6, 25, 44, 99, 304 Production 102 Production costs 54, 71, 75, 139, 201, 271 Productivity 288 Profitability 6, 37, 38, 75, 83, 89, 102, 109, 111, 148, 201, 291, 300 Profits 13, 54, 77, 158, 235 Program development 58, 242 Projects 21, 69, 244 Prometryn 292 Propiconazole 290 Protein content 182, 298 Protein supplements 169 Prunus persica 86 Psychological factors 3 Public opinion 6 Public services 36 Publications 217 Puccinia arachidis 204 Pulp and paper industry 147 Pulp mill effluent 23 Purchasing habits 24 Pyrethrins 22 Pyrocatechol 226 Pythium 302 Questionnaires 201 Quotas 201 Radioactive tracers 117 Rain 53, 136, 297 Rain forests 273 Ranching 205 Random sampling 246 Ranking 71 Rat feeding 143 Rats 143, 298 Reduction 209 Refrigeration 187 Regional agricultural policy 11 Regional surveys 131 Regrowth 39 Regulations 144, 195 Reproductive performance 229 Research 3, 228, 285 Research projects 89 Residual effects 133, 142, 162 Resource conservation 44, 69, 206 Resource development 242 Resource management 21, 55, 235 Resource utilization 3, 5, 6, 15, 256 Resowing 229 Responses 31 Retail marketing 132 Returns 13, 38, 54, 77, 92, 109 Reviews 31 Rhizobium 59 Rhizoctonia solani 302 Rice 34, 139 Ridging 50, 54, 71, 210, 212 Rill erosion 232 Risk 38, 71, 115, 195 Rodents 177 Roles 153 Roots 253, 302 Rotations 13, 14, 38, 54, 60, 79, 109, 111, 137, 162, 177, 200, 269, 284, 289 Rotenone 22 Row orientation 59 Row spacing 59, 283 Rowcrops 13, 54 Runoff 125, 136, 232, 289 Runoff water 53 Rural areas 102, 148, 235 Rural communities 275, 295 Rural development 110, 148, 171, 217, 218, 219, 242 Rural families 100 Rural society 247 Rural sociology 244, 270, 275 Rural urban relations 247 Saccharum 125 Saccharum officinarum 59 Sahel 288 Salsola iberica 284 Sampling 63, 246 Sandy soils 50, 179 Sap 206 Saskatchewan 181, 182 Sclerotinia sclerotiorum 222 Scotland 69, 200 Seasonal fluctuations 125 Seasonal growth 133 Seasonal variation 50, 109, 294 Seasons 133 Secale cereale 39, 179, 236 Sediment 73, 136 Seed germination 229 Seedling emergence 142 Seeds 229, 283 Selective breeding 253 Self sufficiency 242, 256 Semiarid zones 242 Senegal 197 Setaria (gramineae) 93 Setaria faberi 142, 283 Setaria viridis 210, 284 Sewage sludge 86 Shifting cultivation 3 Sidedressing 179 Silt loam soils 136, 246 Simulation 53 Simulation models 77, 106, 137 Size 275 Small businesses 36 Small farms 15, 256 Social barriers 3 Social benefits 150 Social change 12, 304 Social costs 65, 196, 260 Social impact 104 Social policy 131 Social sciences 27 Social systems 304 Social values 5, 99, 275, 299, 304 Socioeconomic organization 256 Sociology 3 Soil 137 Soil analysis 14, 294 Soil biology 154 Soil conservation 6, 66, 123, 157, 232, 296 Soil degradation 59, 125 Soil depth 246 Soil erosion 123 Soil exhaustion 12 Soil fertility 14, 39, 156, 232, 275 Soil flora 302 Soil fumigation 302 Soil management 53, 123, 245 Soil microbiology 154 Soil organic matter 232 Soil structure 14 Soil test values 246 Soil testing 246 Soil types 71 Soil variability 232 Soil water 85 Soilless culture 86 Soils 9, 30 Solanum tuberosum 160 Solar energy 187 Solar radiation 294 Sorghum 139 Sorghum bicolor 39, 232, 289 Sources 203 South asia 245, 279, 280 South Dakota 54, 89, 111, 145, 156 Southern plains states of U.S.A. 295 Southern states of U.S.A. 74, 106 Sowing rates 87 Soybean oil 297 Soybeans 71 Spatial variation 246 Species diversity 69 Spinach 86 Split dressings 179 Spraying 83 Stability 38, 69, 95 State government 265 Stochastic processes 71 Storage 67 Storage decay 222 Stover 162 Straw burning 302 Straw mulches 302 Structural change 3, 104 Stubble cultivation 301 Stubble mulching 85, 289 Subsidence 125 Subsidies 115 Subsistence farming 206, 256, 275 Substitutes 159 Subsurface application 136, 212 Subsurface drainage 163 Subsurface runoff 212 Subtropics 125 Summer fallow 13 Supply balance 44, 195 Suppression 39 Surface water 136 Surveys 201, 275 Survival 301 Susceptibility 284 Sustainability 3, 6, 11, 12, 26, 29, 31, 35, 43, 45, 55, 58, 60, 63, 64, 69, 77, 79, 80, 89, 95, 96, 99, 109, 111, 125, 129, 137, 145, 157, 164, 190, 193-195, 197, 200, 201, 206, 211, 228, 234, 242, 243, 245, 247, 253, 255-257, 260, 261, 265, 269, 270-272, 275, 276, 279, 280, 288, 295, 299, 300, 304 Sustainable agriculture 33, 52, 72, 97, 103, 107, 108, 110, 112, 113, 116, 118-124, 138, 141, 152, 155, 220, 221, 239, 258, 259, 262, 264, 266-268, 278, 286 Sustainable forestry 273 Sweden 209 Swine 72, 119, 124 Swine farrowing facilities 119 Synergism 26 System analysis 151 Systems 95 Systems approach 26 Target prices 89 Taxes 115 Technical assistance, American 172 Technical progress 188 Technology 43, 188, 279 Technology transfer 99, 197, 216, 288 Temporal variation 133 Texas 105, 139, 289 Theory 244, 247 Tillage 13, 39, 53, 54, 71, 87, 88, 122, 136, 160, 162, 163, 213, 232, 269, 284, 289 Time 77, 297 Timing 142, 181, 283 Tomatoes 298 Total costs 50 Total digestible nutrients 13 Tourism 69 Traditional farming 37, 99, 129, 206, 299 Training 164, 188 Trends 77 Tridemorph 204 Trifolium incarnatum 229, 232 Trifolium pratense 39 Triple superphosphate 231 Triticum 302 Triticum aestivum 79, 83, 85, 87, 92, 101, 181, 182, 230, 253, 289, 293, 301 Tropical zones 3 U.S.A. 6, 15, 18, 29, 80, 126, 129, 132, 148, 157, 158, 164, 243, 252, 257, 269, 271, 272, 299, 304 UK 101, 131, 190, 211 Ultisols 162, 232 Ultralow volume spraying 297 Uncultivated ground 90 University research 89, 156, 217, 218, 219 Upland areas 245, 279, 280 Urea 181 Urea ammonium nitrate 179, 181, 246 Urea fertilizers 231 Usage 106, 139, 158, 305 USDA 184 Use efficiency 117, 179 Uses 65 Valuation 5, 37 Values 27, 166, 247, 285 Variable costs 13, 50, 137 Varietal reactions 294 Varietal resistance 41, 253 Varietal susceptibility 290 Vegetables 37, 82, 197, 233, 305 Vicia 176 Vicia hirsuta 184 Victoria 22 Vigna radiata 59 Vigna unguiculata 162 Vinclozolin 222 Virginia 53, 73, 136, 179 Vitamin content 86 Viticulture 201 Volunteer plants 229 Washington 137, 166, 302 Waste utilization 298 Waste water treatment 23 Water conservation 6 Water management 147 Water pollution 6, 73, 136 Water quality 74, 110, 228, 271 Water resources development 151 Water storage 125 Water systems 147 Water use 125 Water, Underground 278 Watersheds 289 Weed biology 210 Weed competition 231 Weed control 31, 63, 67, 79, 92, 93, 115, 142, 156, 160, 177, 180, 210, 213, 224, 231, 243, 283, 284, 292 Weeds 14, 39, 87, 202, 210 Weight 294 West Virginia 75 Wet season 125 Wetlands 125, 206 Wheat 139 Wheat straw 302 Wines 201, 240 Winter 294 Winter hardiness 301 Winter wheat 83, 181, 182 Wisconsin 142, 210, 227 Women 244 Woodlands 235 World food problems 43 Xanthium strumarium 283 Yield components 204 Yield factors 179 Yield increases 253 Yield losses 160 Yield response functions 47, 48, 182, 183, 236 Yield targets 302 Yields 53, 136, 225 Zea mays 38, 47, 48, 50, 60, 71, 79, 93, 117, 179, 183, 210, 229, 246, 284 Zimbabwe 96