The Original How-to Magazine of Alternative and Traditional Crops, Livestock, and Direct Marketing—Established 1984 Making Your Small Farm Profitable by Ron Macher A complete start-up guide for beginning farmers or those seeking profitable alternatives. It covers starting a farm, soils, weather, enterprises, goals and farm planning, marketing, machinery, and management. Learn how to target niche markets and maximize profits per acre. Softcover, 288 pages, $21.95 (+ $1.39 tax in Missouri).
Missouri Farm Bundle Pack ($8.00) Collector's item! 1st year of Missouri Farm (1984). Five issues, 12 pages each, newsletter format. Fish farming • Soup beans • Gardening features • Slatted hog floors • Coturnix quail • Low cost animal shelter...and more! May/June 1987 Gourds • Hair sheep • Hydroponic cucumbers • Organic marketing • Brambles • Mosquitofish • Bees • Broccoli • Wool • Orchard rootstock July/August 1987 Organic marketing • Tilapia • Spinach • Pond oxygen • Corn markets • Shearing sheep • Crop rotation • Apple varieties • Economics September/October 1987 Horse farming • Goat sausage • Wire trellising • Berry farm • Garlic • Sheep • Grass carp • Greenhouse herbs • Hog floor • Strawberries Missouri Farm changed its name to Small Farm Today® in April 1992.   Other SFT Hat—$6 Index—$5 For all Missouri Farms, Small Farm Todays, and SAFI newsletters from 1984 through September 2003.	Small Farm Today® Back issues are $5.00 each: January/February 2000 Mobile processing units • Chickens • Sustainable poultry • Dairy • Tomatoes • Seed and plant catalog directory • Southern crops • Farm futures • Herb growing May/June 2000 Marketing (2) • Soulard farmers market • U-pick markets • Cooperatives • Miniature cattle marketing • Draft animal hitches • Draft animal resources • Animal power • Dexter cattle • Dates • Prickly pear • Organic stardards • Gardener July/August 2000 Red deer • Llamas • Elk • Manure • Belted Galloways • Hair sheep • Dairy cows • Grazing-style dairy • Trace minerals • Pond cultured trout/catfish • Aquaponics (2) • Organic truths • French drains September/October 2000 Goats • Milking goats • Meat goats • Gulf Coast sheep • Clun Forest sheep (2) • Selecting rabbits • Rabbits • Tamworth hogs (2) • Japanese maples • Apple trees • Maple syrup • Planting timber • Size-appropriate equipment November/December 2000 Grain production equipment • Mechanical weeders • Harvest cart • Echinacea • Wire feed welder • Wood stoves • Herb marketing • Herbal soft drinks • Bees • Rabbits • Miller January/February 2001 Pastured poultry (2) • Minor chicken breeds • Exotic chickens • Tomatoes • Potherb greens • PLANT CATALOG DIRECTORY • Coopworth sheep • Duroc hogs March/April 2001 Cormo sheep • Alpacas • Icelandic sheep • Wool industry • Llama manure • Forage brassica • Hybrid corn • Saffron • Yorkshire hogs • Caretaking • Farm kids May/June 2001 Pygora goats • Corriedale sheep • North Country Cheviot sheep • Chefs support farm • Herb farm plan • CSAs • Professional promotion • Dairy goats • Native switchgrass • Forage preservation equipment • Saffron • Cut flowers July/August 2001 Shrimp (2) • Bullfrongs • American Finnsheep • Organic dairy • Yak • Colostrum for calves • BueLingo cattle (2) • Elk & deer meat • Llama farm (2) • Cattle fertility • Dairy consolidation report • Improving pastures September/October 2001 Apple trees • Chestnuts • Firewood • Diverse farm • Draft horses • Draft horse diet • Horse Business • Alpacas • Beef on grass • Guard llama • St. Croix sheep • Poultry ark houses • Livestock protection November/December 2001 Greenhouses (3) • Hoophouse • Marketing herbs (2) • Growing herbs • Cement fenceposts • Lawnmower repair • Vegetable grower equipment • Protect fences • Kinder goats • Meat goats • Averys wrong on organics • Farm kids' stories January/February 2002 Mobile poultry processing plant • Raising chickens (3) • Javas • Expanding a poultry operation • Root crop vegetables • PLANT CATALOG DIRECTORY • Flower and vegetable farm • Tunis sheep • Texel sheep March/April 2002 Columbia sheep • Corn maze • Montadale sheep • Shetland sheep (2) • Farmers' markets • Alpacas (3) • Christmas trees and sheep • Marketing (3) • Honey • Diversity benefits • Equine promotion • Ethical omnivory • Swine AI • Cooperatives May/June 2002 Pastured poultry • Poultry • Lincoln sheep • Goat/sheep farm • Goat barn • Pearl millet • Sorgum molasses • Onion recipes • Farm kids' stories • Turf grass/medicinal herb farm July/August 2002 Elk • Shrimp and frogs • Aquaculture costs • Trout feed • Exotics • Kura clover • MiG • Equine business • Culling • Swedish-style hog production • Crossbreeding • Alpacas • Poultry processing plant • Merino sheep September/October/November 2002 Draft horses • Horse logging • Horse shows • Silvopasture • Windbreaks • Apple disease control • Hazelnuts • Agroforestry • Dorper sheep • Beefalo • Elk • Blackbelly Barbados sheep December 2002 Ginseng • Market gardening herbs • Growing native plants • Saving seed • Lavender and Icelandic sheep • Organic asparagus • Canola • Shed design (x2) • Sustainable pork January/February 2003 Organic farm • Catfish • Raspberries • Plant catalog list • Chicken feed • Pastured poultry (2) • Poultry predators • Triploid watermelons March/April 2003 Kenaf (2) • Buckwheat • Midwest poultry producers • Sheep & goats • Doggies • German Shepherds • Ethnic marketing • Plant supply catalog list July/August 2003 Baitfish, lilies, goldfish, mosquitofish • BOD Reduction in ponds • Elk • Painted Desert sheep • Bison • Early cattle drives • Braggs Mountain Buff chickens • Alternative energy September/October 2003 Pecan trees (2) • Draft horses • Maple syrup (2) • Bamboo • Mules • Draft horse reproductive problems November/December 2003 Garlic • Herbs • Small farm equipment • Pet birds • High tunnels • Squash January/February 2004 Gooseberries • Composting • Herbs • Plant Catalog List • Chicken breeding • Pet birds • Poultry • Beans March/April 2004 Shearing day • Niche farmers • Sweet potatoes • Great Pyrenees • Yokes • Plant Supply Catalog List • “Babydoll” Southdown sheep • Natural farm • Companion planting • Raised beds May/June 2004 Sesame • Grain amaranth • Stuffed tomatoes • Ryegrass • Goats • Exotics • Fuel cell tractor July/August 2004 Aquaponics • Freshwater shrimp • Kelp supplement • Pigs • Mulefoot hogs • Replacement heifers • Heirloom vegetables • Eggs September/October 2004 Chinese chestnuts • Windbreaks • Lippitt Morgan horses • Old-timer • Bank perspective • Equine recordkeeping • Estate planning • Eggs • Legal risk management • Choosing crops • Crop loss • Heirloom vegetables • Compost manure November/December 2004 Masonry heaters • Biodiesel • Garlic marketing • Wood-fired greenhouse • Passive heat greenhouse • High tunnel tomatoes • Butterfly farm • Recipe contest • Drying herbs • Power of attorney January/February 2005 Blackberries • Squashes and gourds • Flood table for seedlings • Tuberoses • Deer fencing • Peacock • National Ag Center • Pastured poultry processing • Pastured poultry products • Ag life • Estate taxes • PLANT CATALOG LIST March/April 2005 California Red/Cormo sheep • Hair sheep pelts • Processing wool • Black Welsh Mountain sheep • Estate planning • Marketing • CSAs (2) • Geese • Thrip control • Plant supply catalog list May/June 2005 Sunflowers • Lespedeza • Pharming • Dairy goat • Heirloom chickens • Herbs • Alpaca shearing • Hog Island sheep • Squashes & gourds • Seed purity July/August 2005 Cheese • Calves • Marketing Tamworth hogs • Reindeer Farm • Freshwater shrimp • Alpaca farm • Birding • Sunflowers • Succession planning • Seed purity • Marketing • Eat local September/October 2005 Mules • Warmblood horses • Draft horse farm • New Zealand wine • Vineyard grow tubes • Apples • Rare/heirloom breeds • Asset protection planning • Farm planning • Recipes • Vegetables • Agritourism • Organic farming November/December 2005 Manure spreaders • Chickens • Livestock transport safety • Peak oil • Chainsaw safety • Poultry yard vehicles • Herb farm • Heirloom vegetable marketing • Greenhouse resources January/February 2006 Greenhouse vegetables/herbs • Green beans • Heirloom chickens • Healthy food • Women in Ag • Poultry ark housing • Predictions • PLANT CATALOG LIST March/April 2006 Alpaca heat stress • Green beans • Llama & sheep farm • Cucumbers • Scythes • Marketing (2) • Meat goats • Geese • Thrip control • PLANT SUPPLY CATALOG LIST May/June 2006 Alpaca heat stress • NAIS • GM wheat fight • Herb CSA • Marketing • Peppers • Chickens • Farming philosophy We also have limited copies of other issues of Missouri Farm and Small Farm Today. Call 800-633-2535 to inquire. Limited quantity issues not eligible for the sale price.	11th (2003) National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference Audio Tapes Seminars—$10.00 Each seminar is about one hour long. Small Farm Poultry Production—Kelly Klober Growing and Saving Our Vegetable Heritage—Jeremiath Gettle Diversifying with Alternative Grains, Oilseeds, and Legumes—Rob Myers Innovative Use of Solar Power on the Farm—Roger Korenberg Grapes Possibilities for Small-Scale Producers—Patrick Byers Certified Naturally Grown—Ron Khosla How to Buy New and Used Machinery and What to Look For—George Bright Basic Grow Biointensive® Gardening for Everyone, Including Those With Physical Challenges—John Jeavons Doing a Better Job of Selling on a Small Farm—Kelly Klober The Slow Food Movement and Local Production—Margot McMillen Managing Blue Orchard Bees for Pollination—Dr. Bill Kemp A Successful Solar-Powered Greenhouse—Andy Thomas Direct Marketing Your Way to Business Success—Robert Farr Cost Effective Renewable Energy for the Small Farm—Travis Cresswell Grass is Green, Grass is Gold! Sustainable Beef Production and Marketing—Rick Hopkins Legal & Regulatory Issues for Direct Marketers—Rick Schell Hog Production for Niche Markets—Kelly Klober Energized: Renewable Energy Under $2,000—Aur J. Beck Organic Seed Selection for Increased Marketability—Andrew Vrbka Short Courses—$35.00 Each course is about 3 hours long, and may have accompanying handouts. The Grow Biointensive® Sustainable Mini-Farming System—John Jeavons Agroforestry and Silvopasture—MU Center for Agroforestry Pastured Poultry: Commercial-scaled production, processing, and marketing—Aaron Silverman Walk-Behind Tractors—Joel Dufour The Chile Man: Beating Agribusiness at its Own Game—Robert Farr   10th (2002) National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference Audio Tapes Seminars—$10.00 Each seminar is about one hour long. See comments by participants. Flowers: The Most Valuable Crop You Grow—Lynn Byczynski Beefalo—Lynn Purvis Why You Should Keep Honey Bees—Jerry Hayes Soils—Keith Cuvelier Small Farm Hog Production—Kelly Klober Marketing Small Fruits and Berries—Patrick Byers Tiny House Construction and Expansion—Andy Lee Management-Intensive Grazing on Leased Land—Greg Judy How Big Should a Small Farm Be—John Ikerd Adding Value to specialty Grains and Oilseeds—Rob Meyer Marketing Your Farm on a Shoestring Budget—Cappy Tosetti Keynote: The State of Agriculture: What it is & What it Could be—Fred Kirschenmann Risk Management in Agriculture—Richard Moore Diversified Small Farms—Kelly Klober Poultry Breeding—Kelly Klober New Ideas for Value-Added Products & Direct Marketing—Cappy Tosetti Closing Address: Successful Farming is Mainly About Thinking—John Ikerd Short Courses—$35.00 Each course is about 3 hours long. Most have accompanying handouts. See comments by participants. Hoophouses: Building, Crops to Grow, and Latest Research—Dr Lewis Jett Village Herbalists: Herbs From a Grower's Standpoint—Michael Phillips Day Range Poultry Systems—Andy Lee CSAs: Community Supported Ag & Small Farms—Elizabeth Henderson Meat Goat Production—Jim Willingham Organic Apples—Michael Phillips   Articles & More Single past articles (photocopied) are $1.50 each. Article sets (suggestions are welcome for new topics) Growing Herbs (9 pages): $4.50 Three-part series by Jim Long on markets, choosing and growing herbs, and raised beds. Feb 92, Apr 92, Jun 92 O.P. Corn (12 pages): $5.00 Open-pollinated corn information. May 85, May 89, Nov 90, Feb 94, Dec 97 Chickens (l7 pages): $8.00 Chicken breeds, marketing, housing plans. Jun 93, Jun 94, Jun 96, Oct 96, Dec 96, Jun 97 Equipment Primer (10 pages): $4.50 A three-part series on equipment for the small farm, including descriptions and pictures. Apr 94, Dec 94, Feb 95 Cattle (27 pages): $10.00 Murray Grays, Piedmontese, Belgian Blues, Dexters, Dairy cattle, bottle calves. Apr 92, Jun 92, Aug 92, Jun 93, Aug 94, Jun 95, Jun 96, Aug 96 Bees (11 pages): $4.50 A two-part series on beginning beekeeping, plus a look at the life of a beekeeper. Apr 95, Aug 97, Oct 97 Fruit and Nut Trees (26 pages): $10.00 Orcharding, exotic fruits, apples, fruit IPM, peach orchard, pawpaws, walnuts, pecans, almond harvest, hazelnuts. Mar 85, Jul 86, Jan 89, Jul 90, Dec 93, Jun 94, Oct 94, Dec 97, Dec 98, Feb 99 Timber Crops (18 pages): $8.00 Christmas trees, maple syrup, paulownia, tree farming, sawmills. Nov 90, Dec 94, Aug 96, Dec 96, Apr 97, Apr 98, Dec 98 High Value Crops (10 pages): $4.50 A short look at mushrooms, borage, echinacea, ginseng, coriander, and crambe. Dec 94, Feb-Oct 96 Fiber (23 pages): $10.00 Testing, marketing, cotton, linen, felting, wool, fiber animals. Feb 95, Feb 96, Feb 97 Sheep (22 pages): $10.00 A look at Katahdins, Karakuls, Romanovs, Dorpers, dairy sheep, and intensive grazing. Apr 94, Jun 94, Feb 95, Apr 96, Jun 96, Aug 96 Goats (20 pages): $8.00 Articles/shorts on illnesses, medicines, care, wintering, feeding, AI, kids, grazing. Jan 85, Jul 85, Nov 85, Apr 93, Jun 93, Feb 94-, Feb 96-, Jun 98-, Feb 99- Meat Goats (24 pages): $10.00 Meat goats, Boer, Spanish, Fainting, slaughter technique, chevon. Sep 87, May 90, Dec 92, Jun 94, Apr 95, Jun 95, Jun 97, Aug 97 Dairy Goats (27 pages): $10.00 Dairy goat raising, history, goat dairies, breeds: Pygmy, Kinders, Nigerian Dwarf, other. Mar 88, Sep 89, Jul 90, Dec 92, Dec 93, Jun 96, Jun 97, Jun 99 Greenhouses (23 pages): $10.00 Herbs, tomatoes, heating, hydroponics, warm climates, small-scale DIY. May 86, Sep 87, Oct 92, Dec 93, Dec 94, Dec 95, Feb 96, Dec 98
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