How can we integrate crops and livestock and set up an
ecologically sound production system that is profitable and
sustainable for the long term? Well-known farmer and author Jim
Bender, from Weeping Water in eastern Nebraska, will be
interviewed on a nationally broadcast satellite program on
January 5 from 1 to 3 pm, CT. The two-hour program will include
video of the Bender farm and his explanation of biological
integration efficiencies in a crop/animal system in the rolling
terrain of Cass County. There will be an opportunity for viewers
to call in with questions. Coordinates for the downlink are C-
Band Telestar 402, 89 degrees West, Channel 14 (H), 3980 MHz.
Bender's recent book, FUTURE HARVEST: PESTICIDE FREE FARMING, may
be in your local library, or you can order from the
University of Nebraska Press, 312 North 14th Street, Lincoln, NE
68588-0484. Telephone orders can be placed by calling 1-800-755-
1105; cost is $21.00 plus $4.00 s&h. Call by Dec. 21, as the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be closed Dec. 22 through
Jan. 1.
To inquire about possible downlink sites in your area,
contact the state sustainable agriculture coordinator of
Cooperative Extension at your land grant university or your local
Extension office. For further information, call the Center for
Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(402-472-2056).
Pam Murray, Coordinator
Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems
and Center for Grassland Studies
U. of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0949
V: 402-472-2056 F: -4104