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Are you looking for a complete management system? Information about managing your land to balance natural resources, agricultural operations, profits and public responsibilities.
Holistic Management International
Holistic Management International.
A non-profit organization that promotes and provides services and information for holistic farm management. Of particular interest is the Information You Can Use section including publications, presentations, articles and photographs and the overview What is Holistic Management?
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Whole Farm Planning: Combining Family, Profit, and Environment
University of Minnesota. Cooperative Extension Service; Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture.
A selection of farm planning tools, farmer profile case studies, visual comparison guides and sources for further information.
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Planning and Managing for Stewardship
Land Stewardship Project.
A collection of free online documents, with additional print materials for purchase, that discuss practical techniques for planning and managing farming operations including the report Whole Farm Participatory Research: Recommendations from the Monitoring Project Team (5.9 MB | PDF).
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?
National Center for Appropriate Technology. ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.
Publications and other resources on the principles of sustainable agriculture, some of the "systems" approaches associated with it and planning and managing a more sustainable farm operation including Holistic Management: A Whole-Farm Decision Making Framework.
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Organic Whole Farm Planning
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association.
An article that lists additional online resources for whole farm planning. Some topics covered further include assessments, identifying key issues, goal setting, action plans and monitoring.
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Farm Planning
University of Massachusetts Amherst. Cooperative Extension Service.
Links to online resources from the University of Massachusetts Extension Service and other University information sources on planning for financial success, improved environmental quality and social equity.
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Sustainable Agriculture Reports
The Minnesota Project.
Provides several documents on whole farm management and planning, farm environmental stewardship and agricultural policy.
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Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship (LPES) Curriculum Lessons
Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship Project.
Distributes a national curriculum with supporting educational tools for agricultural advisors and producers. Contains instruction materials on nutrient management, manure transportation and storage and animal dietary strategies including Whole Farm Nutrient Planning.
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Last Modified: Jun 20, 2008  
Soil and Water Management
    Soil Quality and Testing
    Soil Amendments and Nutrient Management
    Cover Crops, Green Manures and Mulches
    Compost and Composting
    Conservation Tillage Practices and Erosion Control
    Whole Farm Systems
    Water Conservation
    Water-saving Irrigation Techniques
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