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Table of Contents
Message from
the Western Coordinating Committee on Sustainable Agriculture
Message from Sustainable Northwest
Message from The Food Alliance
THE SUSTAINABLE FARM
Profile of Larry Thompson, Thompson Farms, and Regional Chair of Western SARE’s Administrative Council
Profile of Karla Chambers, Stahlbush Island Farms
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The Long-term Sustainable Farming Systems Comparison Trial: Results from Ten Years of Research
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Biologically Integrated Farming Systems in California: Partnerships for Environmental Protection and Farm Profitability
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Agroforestry: Multiple Uses of Trees in Agricultural Landscapes
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Water Conserving Systems
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Alternative Crops and Systems for Dryland Production
Profile of Ed Sills
Profile of Bruce Rominger
Steve Temple
Karen Klonsky
Howard Ferris
Carolee Bull
Joseph Grant
Randall Mutters
Gary Obenauf
Garry Stephenson
Kim Wilkinson
Mike Dosskey
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Biologically Integrated Viticulture Production
Gary Peterson
Diana Roberts
Jim Krall
SOIL
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Payoffs from Improving Soil Quality: A Grower’s Perspective
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Organic Matter: How to Conserve It
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Experiences with No-till and Strip-till Production
Profile of John Aeschliman
Profile of Steve Groff
John Luna
Jeff Mitchell
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Invisible Allies: Lessons Learned about Soil Biology and Nutrient Cycling
Managing Organic Sources of Nutrients
DISEASE, PESTS AND WEEDS
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Integrated Approaches to Weed Management
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Biological Approaches to Disease Management
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Enhancing Plant Resistance to Disease through Biological Inoculants and Farm Management Practices
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Biological Control of Insect Pests: Making it Work
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Biologically-based Pest Management Systems for Tree Crops
THE SUSTAINABLE RANCH
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Producing a Healthy Range
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Innovations in Livestock Production Systems
Profile of Duane Roecks
Profile of Dante Benedetti
Profile of Tom Larson
Holistic Management of Farm and Ranch Resources
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Paid to Graze: Renting Livestock for Vegetation Management
MARKETING IN A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
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Strategies for Direct Marketing
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Eco-labeling: Linking Customer Demand with Farm Stewardship and Social Values
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Getting off the Bulk Commodities Treadmill: What Buyers of Specialty Crops Expect, What Dryland Small Grain Farmers Can Provide
Profile of Kay Heine
Profile of Cal Stengel
Profile of Bob Quinn
Profile of Richard Repp
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Marketing Natural Meats
SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE
A Message from Glenda Humiston, Assistant to the Undersecretary of Agriculture
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Public Policy and Funding Support for Sustainable Agriculture
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The Role of Non-profit Organizations in Sustaining Western Agriculture
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To Plow or to Pave: Farmland Preservation in the West
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Sustainable Community Food Systems
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Grant Writing for Farmers and Ranchers: Funding your On-farm Research Projects
The work to create this publication was sponsored by the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (Western SARE) program. Western SARE is an effort of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Since 1988 through federal fiscal 2000, the U.S. Congress has allocated more than $114.6 million to the federal SARE effort; Western SARE has received $26 million. The Western region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and the Island Protectorates of American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia and the Northern Mariana Islands.