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Lavender

• Lavender Production, Products, Markets and Entertainment Farms (ATTRA)

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Livestock (see also Beef, Cattle, Goat, Grazing, Hogs, and Sheep)

Publications

• Assessing the Pasture Soil Resources (ATTRA)
• Feeding Low-Test-Weight and Sprouted Wheat (K-State - pdf)
• Fencing Small Livestock (Small in Size But Not in Numbers) (University of Missouri)
• Integrated Parasite Management For Livestock (ATTRA)
• Livestock Production Contracts: A Checklist of Important Considerations (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign)
• Matching Livestock and Forage Resources in Controlled Grazing (ATTRA)
• Nutrient Cycling in Pastures (ATTRA)
• Organic Livestock Feed Suppliers (ATTRA)
• Solar Powered Livestock Watering Systems (ATTRA)
• Specialty Livestock Processing in Illinois (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign - pdf)
• The Economic Impact on the U.S. Beef Industry: Product Value Losses, Regulatory Costs, and Consumer Reactions ( K-State-pdf)
• The Economic Impact of BSE: A Research Summary ( K-State-pdf)

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Llamas

• Llamas (Oklahoma State University)
• Guard Lamas as Part of Integrated Sheep Protection (Iowa State University - pdf)
• Livestock Guard Dogs, Llamas and Donkeys ( Colorado State University - pdf)
• Llama and Alpaca Farming (ATTRA)

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Local Food Systems

Publications

• Bringing Local Food to Local Institutions (ATTRA)
• Bringing Local Food to Local People (ATTRA-pdf)
• Community Food Systems: Visions of Different Food Systems (University of Missouri  -pdf)
• Finding Food in Farm Country (MISA)
• Food and Agriculture: Consumer Trends and Opportunities (University of Kentucky)
• Growing a Community Food System (Washington State University)
• Local Food Connections: From Farms to Schools (Iowa State University - pdf)

Links

• Local Harvest
• Kansas City CSA Coalition (Community Supported Agriculture Organization)
• Kansas River Valley Local Food Initiative (K-State)

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Luffa Gourds

• Commercial Luffa Sponge Gourd Production (North Carolina State University)
• Growing and Curing Gourds in the Home Garden (Ohio State University)

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