January-February 2000 CSAS Newsletter
The Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (CSAS) in the Institute of
Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is an interdisciplinary center formed in 1991 for the
purpose of bringing together people and resources to promote an agriculture
that is efficient, competitive, profitable, environmentally and socially
sustainable for the indefinite future. The newsletters are also available
along with other sustainable ag information on our World Wide Web page:
http://ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/csas
Newsletter editor: Pam Murray, Coordinator, Center for Sustainable
Agricultural Systems, PO Box 830949, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
68583-0949, 402-472-2056, fax -4104, e-mail: pmurray1@.unl.edu. Comments
about the content or usefulness of this newsletter are always welcome.
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CONTENTS:
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE BACKBONE OF COMMUNITIES
NEBRASKA'S FUTURE AGRICULTURE: MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS
OF RURAL LANDSCAPES
CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
2000 NSAS MEETING FEATURES SALATIN
UNL CENTERS OFFER ENTREPRENEURIAL ASSISTANCE
NCR SARE ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCER GRANTS
USDA INVESTS $180 MILLION IN RURAL AMERICA,
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
NEW WALLACE CENTER CREATED AT WINROCK INTERNATIONAL
FARMLAND LOSS ACCELERATES
GLICKMAN APPOINTS COMMITTEE ON SMALL FARMS
RESOURCES
COMING EVENTS
DID YOU KNOW...
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SMALL BUSINESSES ARE BACKBONE OF COMMUNITIES
[The following article by Metta Winter is condensed from: Agriculture and
Life Sciences News, December 1999, published by the College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences, Cornell University.]
Big businesses that dominate a town's economy don't have the community's
interests at heart. For communities to thrive, they need locally-owned
businesses, including farms.
Rural sociologist Tom Lyson holds up his U.S. Department of Commerce badge
and says that it's his ticket to the inner sanctum of the Census Bureau.
Lyson is the first sociologist to get into Census Bureau data files for the
purpose of showing that communities dependent on big business interests are
less well off–economically and in every other way–than those built on small
locally owned businesses.
"When the economy of a community is dominated by one large plant or
nationally owned business, it has a dampening effect on organizational life,
which means less investment in the well-being of the community over the long
haul," explains Lyson, citing an observation that was made in testimony
before Congress at the end of World War II.
As Lyson tells the story, Congress didn't listen to the sociologists of the
day, awarded munitions contracts to big businesses, and the
military-industrial complex was born. As long as the United States dominated
the world economy, businesses could afford to enter into a tacit social
contract with labor unions. As a result, towns in the industrial heartland
thrived. "But when the economies of Europe, Japan, and southeast Asia became
strong competitors, American corporations reacted by becoming lean and
mean—they moved out and left these communities to die," Lyson points out.
That doesn't happen to communities that have a strong, independent, merchant
class of small businesses and family-owned farms. Small business owners are
committed to their communities; they might be fiscally conservative but
won't let the schools or the roads go to pot. What's more, locally owned
businesses spawn a rich associational life. Kiwanis clubs, bowling leagues,
hospital auxiliaries, church youth groups, and choral societies all
contribute to better social outcomes such as less crime, fewer
out-of-wedlock births, and better health.
"But if you're working for Kodak, you are thinking about where you'll be
transferred next. So your allegiance is to the corporation not to the
community," Lyson says.
The theory of civic community says that agriculture should be more than
producing low-cost food and making a profit. Agriculture and food are
inextricably linked to the community and to the environment as well. "And if
the food costs a little more, then I'll pay more for it," he adds, "because
there is value in having farms out there, value in keeping people employed
in agriculture."
Lyson has put the theory of civic community into action as director of
Farming Alternatives: Cornell's Agriculture and Development and
Diversification Program. The program is a $250,000-a-year think tank that
promotes community agricultural development through sophisticated direct
marketing of locally grown, value-added products—what's known as the New
Agriculture. Examples include fresh fruit and vegetable stands at travel
plazas on the New York State Thruway, farmers' markets, community-supported
agriculture (CSAs), restaurants featuring New York State—grown produce and
wines, and agritourism operations such as U-pick pumpkin farms featuring hay
rides and homemade pies.
Lyson contends that in the Northeast we've paid a lot of attention to
industrial, mass production agriculture by increasing yields, increasing
milk output, making farms bigger, and making farmers into managers. But if
this is all we rely on, we'll get beaten by global-scale processors from
California, Florida, Texas, and Mexico. Lyson says that instead of putting
all its economic eggs in one basket, New York should be simultaneously
focusing on bringing production and consumption closer together.
New York State imports an estimated 85 percent of its food and that
percentage would be closer to 95 were it not for milk. "New York City is at
the center of the biggest consumer market in the world, stretching from
Boston to Washington, and we've hardly begun to exploit it," Lyson says.
"Why should the food eaten in Manhattan come from California, when a lot of
it could be grown next door in the Hudson Valley?"
By developing unique, regionally identified products and cultivating local
and regional markets, the potential is unlimited. Lyson points to cheese as
an example. "The biggest economic multiplier is with a cheese plant," he
says, explaining that in the manufacture of cheese, every dollar rotates
back six times through the community (to the farmer, the veterinarian, the
feed seller, the milk hauler, etc.). "So we need to think creatively about
cheese just like we did with the wine industry. Because of the Farm Family
Winery Act of 1975, there are more than 100 wineries in the state now. Why
don't we do this with cheese plants and have a wine and cheese trail?"
In the long run, Farming Alternatives establishes an agriculture that will
be food for communities and the environment. Lyson points out, "The New
Agriculture isn't an act of resistance to industrialized agriculture; rather
it's an opportunity for a small, local, consumer-driven food system that
disappeared a century ago to come back and exist with it side by side."
Editor's Note: Tom Lyson was co-editor with Richard Olson of the book, Under
the Blade, featured in several recent CSAS Newsletters.
NEBRASKA'S FUTURE AGRICULTURE: MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS OF RURAL LANDSCAPES
[This is the first in a series of articles on projections about the future
of our most important industry. They present alternative views of the
future, as we respond to growing concerns about how food is produced and
agriculture's impact on rural Nebraska. These ideas from faculty will help
guide the design of relevant research and education programs in the university.]
Landscapes Yield Food
Nebraskans recognize agriculture as a key activity in the rural landscape.
Food, fiber, and raw materials for other processes are what we associate
with farming and ranching. Agriculture and food were integral to the Native
American cultures on the Plains landscapes, and continue to be the
foundation of our state's economy. Although only 3% of the population is
involved in production, about 25% of employment depends directly on
agriculture. Five crops—corn, soybeans, wheat, grain sorghum, and
alfalfa—occupy 95% of the cultivated acres in the state. Our major cash
income derives from adding value to these commodities and to grasslands with
beef cattle, swine, dairy cattle, and poultry. Agriculture is the backbone
of our economy, both for local consumption and export in the U.S. and abroad.
Although we are recognized as a part of the "Great American Breadbasket,"
Nebraskans import about 70% of all the food we consume. Our agricultural
landscapes and climate are capable of producing many types of crops that
make up today's varied diet. Vegetables, fruits, and nuts are produced on a
small scale, but what we see in the farmers' markets are an indication of a
great potential to diversify our systems and do an "import substitution"
with locally grown food. Dozens of these staple and varied foods can be
produced in season, and using such technologies as greenhouses can greatly
extend the crop growing potentials. Raising livestock and poultry primarily
on pasture and crop residues can provide valuable protein sources, while
adding value to grains through local processing can create more profits for
farmers and communities. These are among the options for an energy-efficient
future that depends more on local food systems. They also represent an
innovative use of landscapes for food production.
Ecosystem Services from Landscapes
Most Nebraskans are less familiar with all the services that rural areas
provide. Rain and snow are collected across the state, stored in crop and
pasture land, and released to streams and aquifers. The quality of this
water depends on how we farm and graze the land. Farming can affect air
quality by using perennial crops and minimum tillage, and by keeping
agricultural chemicals within the bounds of the field where they are
applied. Non-chemical practices and cover crops through most of the year
contribute to both water and air quality. Capture of carbon from the
atmosphere is another key function of crop and pasture acres. Growing
concern about carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere may lead to farmers
receiving "carbon credits" for systems that maximize the intake of carbon by
plants and fix this element in the soil. When farmlands are urbanized
through development of malls, roads, and large houses or commercial
buildings, many of these services are lost or greatly reduced. We all
recognize the need to maintain essential ecosystem functions.
Landscape Habitats—a Good Place to Live
Contributing to Nebraska's quality of life are many rural sites that are
desirable places to work and live. More than 70% of farms have one person
working off the farm, and more than 40% have two people working elsewhere,
yet these families continue to farm and live on the land for many
reasons—not all of which are economic. With growth of the electronic age,
life on farms and in smaller communities has the advantages of knowing
neighbors and participating in local activities while maintaining close
connection to the wider society. The increase in demand for small acreages
during the past two decades clearly demonstrates a desire by many to live in
a rural landscape. At the same time, this development is a serious concern
because of the loss of farmland and rapid inflation of land prices. The
rural landscape provides habitat for wildlife and non-crop plants,
especially when non-farmed areas are designed to promote migration routes
for animals and diversity of plants. Human benefits derive from hunting,
fishing, and recreation in these same rural landscapes.
Rural/Urban Interface
The potentials for developing woody perennial "buffer zones" between farming
and urban communities were described in the July-August, 1998 CSAS
newsletter. A defined boundary that promotes positive communication through
personal relationships between rural and urban residents could increase
support of agricultural issues. Commercial activities such as CSAs, U-pick
produce, farm stands, and direct delivery of food could result from design
of an interface that encourages inter-dependency rather than separation.
Nebraskans involved in agriculture must find ways to promote the value of
food production and rural landscapes in the minds of urban dwellers if we
are to generate support for legislation favorable to our sector.
These are all reasons for maintaining healthy rural landscapes, and for
recognizing the multiple functions of these critical areas of our state.
Submitted by Charles Francis
CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
The Cascade Harvest Coalition, Washington State Department of Agriculture,
and Washington State University Cooperative Extension announce a conference
to promote the development of healthy sustainable food systems.
"Farm-To-Table: Growing Healthy Foodsheds and Community," March 24-26, 2000
in Olympia, will explore the many connections between the food we eat and
the health of our local farms, culture and communities.
Interactive discussion between the culinary community, policy makers,
farmers, marketers, consumers and health professionals will include topics
on the impact of a globalized food system on consumers, farmers, and
communities; linkages between chefs and farmers; biodiversity on the farm;
environmental nutrition and the health benefits of eating locally produced
food; grassroots and public programs to preserve farmland.
Invited speakers include: Joan Dye Gussow, Nutritionist and Professor
Emeritus of Nutrition Education, member of the National Organic Standards
Board, and author of Chicken Little, Tomato Sauce and Agriculture: Who Will
Produce Tomorrow's Food? (1992); Fred Kirschenmann, farmer, activist, and
author of Can Organic Agriculture Feed the World . . . And Is That the Right
Question?; Wes Jackson, founder of The Land Institute and author of New
Roots for Agriculture; Michael Ableman, farmer and author of From the Good
Earth; Jack Kloppenburg, Professor of Rural Sociology and author of the
essay, "Coming into the Foodshed"; and Buck Levin, Professor of Nutrition
and author of Environmental Nutrition: Understanding the Link Between
Environment, Food Quality and Disease.
Contact: Curtis Beus, WSU Cooperative Extension, PO Box 863, Port Angeles,
WA 98362-0149, 360-417-2279, beusc@wsu.edu.
2000 NSAS MEETING FEATURES SALATIN
Healthy Farms, Healthy Families, Healthy Communities is the theme of the
2000 conference of the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society. If you want
to bring fun and profits back into farming, then you need to attend this
event on February 26 at the Leadership Center in Aurora. Virginia farmer
Joel Salatin will present the keynote address: Yes, You Can Farm…And Love
It! Joel will inspire the audience with sustainable, profitable production
and marketing strategies that can help family farms thrive. Workshop topics
will include value-added processing, cooperative marketing, organic
gardening, soil fertility, and crop rotations.
The preregistration deadline is February 18. For more information, call
402-254-2289.
UNL CENTERS OFFER ENTREPRENEURIAL ASSISTANCE
The Food Processing Center's two-phase Entrepreneur Assistance Program helps
potential food entrepreneurs. The first phase, From Product to Profit,
assists entrepreneurs through all steps of developing a food manufacturing
business. The nationally recognized one-day seminar addresses many
marketing, business and technical issues including product development, food
safety, market selection, regulatory issues and agencies, product pricing,
legal issues, and packaging and promotional strategies. It helps
participants decide if they want to develop a food manufacturing business.
Remaining dates for 2000 seminars are March 17, April 29, June 14, August 15
and October 16. During the second phase, Start-Up Services and Consultation,
participants receive confidential, individualized, step-by-step assistance
with product development, business development and product introduction into
the marketplace. Contact: Arlis Burney, UNL Food Processing Center, 143
Filley Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0928, 402-472-8930, aburney1@unl.edu,
http://foodsci.unl.edu/fpc/market/ent.htm.
The Center for Rural Revitalization has added a new course to its Nebraska
Edge Program. "Tilling the Soil of Opportunity" is a 10-session course
designed to assist farmers, ranchers and gardeners who want to direct market
an agricultural product. Participants explore the different distribution
channels needed to get their products to market such as farmers markets,
CSAs, delivery routes, Internet sales, mail orders, and grocery store
chains. During the course, participants can explore niche markets such as
organic, sustainable and value-added products. Instructors also assist
participants in analyzing their costs of production and learning how to cash
flow the operation. Contact: Marilyn Schlake, UNL Center for Rural
Revitalization,
58 Filley Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0947, 402-472-4138, mschlake1@unl.edu,
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/nebraskaedge/.
NCR SARE ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCER GRANTS
The USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program in
the North Central Region will award its ninth round of innovative producer
grants in 2000. Farmers and ranchers can apply for $5,000 to $15,000 to
conduct research or education/demonstration projects that further the goals
of sustainable agriculture.
Applications are available February 1, 2000, and due April 28. Up to $5,000
are available for individual producers and up to $15,000 for groups of three
or more producers investigating any sustainable practice or concept. Part of
the grant funds will be earmarked for special marketing and agroforestry
projects in cooperation with the National Agroforestry Center and the USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service.
Nearly 280 producer projects in 12 NCR states have been awarded at a total
of more than $1.3 million since 1992. Projects cover topics such as reducing
off-farm inputs, testing technologies, improving water quality, educating
young people or consumers about agriculture, managing weeds and pests,
recycling wastes and creating viable markets for sustainable products, among
a host of other issues. Results from previously funded producer grant
projects are available in print and electronic forms. Call the North Central
SARE office at 402-472-7081 for a list of funded producer grants and copies
of producer reports, or go to www.sare.org, the national SARE program
website, and link to Funded projects to search an online database of project
abstracts from producers, researchers and educators.
Producers must reside in the 12-state North Central Region: Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Funding decisions will be made in
late-June 2000. Funds will be available in mid-fall for the 2001 crop
production season. Call 402-472-7081, fax 402-472-0280 or send e-mail to
ncrsare@unl.edu for an application. You can also find the application at
www.sare.org/ncrsare on February 1. Contact Ken Schneider, Producer Grant
Program Coordinator, 402-472-0809, kschneider1@unl.edu.
USDA INVESTS $180 MILLION IN RURAL AMERICA, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
On January 10 Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman unveiled plans for $180
million in new USDA investments in projects aimed at boosting the rural
economy, promoting agricultural research, and developing new agricultural
products and practices for the future. Glickman awarded $60 million in Fund
for Rural America research and economic development grants. The remaining
$120 million will be distributed through a competitive grant process under
the Secretary's new Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems.
Later this year USDA will request proposals for these priorities:
agricultural genomics and biotechnology risk assessment; food safety and the
role of nutrition in health; new uses for agricultural products, including
biomass fuel sources; natural resources management, pest management and
precision agriculture; and farm efficiency and profitability, with an
emphasis on small- and mid-sized family farms. The needs of small- and
medium-sized producers will be a priority.
Source: USDA press release. Full release at
http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/2000/01/0007.
NEW WALLACE CENTER CREATED AT WINROCK INTERNATIONAL
The Institute for Alternative Agriculture has become the Henry A. Wallace
Center for Agricultural & Environmental Policy at Winrock International.
Founded in 1983 and named after the former Secretary of Agriculture and U.S.
Vice President during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, the Wallace
Institute has been instrumental in defining alternative agriculture in the
United States. Winrock International is a private, nonprofit organization
that works with people around the world to increase economic opportunity,
sustain natural resources, and protect the environment.
As a voice for alternative agriculture in Washington, DC, the Wallace
Institute has provided leadership, policy research, scientific analysis, and
information for the sustainable agriculture movement. It has influenced
national agricultural policy and worked with government agencies,
educational and research institutions, producer groups, farmers, scientists,
advocates, and other organizations that provide research, education, and
information services.
Kate Clancy, director of the Wallace Institute's Agriculture Policy Project,
is the new director of the Wallace Center. Former Executive Director Garth
Youngberg will continue to assist the Center on a part-time basis. Wallace
Institute Board Chair, Dr. Cornelia Butler Flora, has been elected to
Winrock International's Board of Directors. The Wallace Center will relocate
to Arlington, Virginia by mid-spring. The 10- member staff will continue its
ongoing projects and participate in the development of new programs at Winrock.
The Wallace Center will maintain its policy analysis programs and will
continue to publish Alternative Agriculture News, a monthly newsletter
covering policy and scientific developments and activities in the
alternative agriculture community, and the quarterly American Journal of
Alternative Agriculture, a peer-reviewed, scientific journal on alternative
agriculture.
Source: Alternative Agriculture News, January 2000.
FARMLAND LOSS ACCELERATES
Data from the USDA's 1997 National Resources Inventory (released in early
December) show that nationally nearly 16 million acres of forest, cropland,
and open space were converted to urban and other uses from 1992 to 1997. The
average rate for those five years—3.2 million acres per year—is more than
twice the rate of 1.4 million acres a year recorded from 1982 to 1992. The
new data show that the loss of farmland is no longer centered predominantly
around major metropolitan areas, but is affecting growing numbers of small-
and mid-sized cities in virtually every part of the country. Texas and
Pennsylvania had the biggest development rate increases, followed by
Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, California, Tennessee and Michigan.
Source: Sustainability Digest (No. 11), an electronic newsletter of the
Berea College Sustainability and Environmental Studies Program, Dr. Richard
Olson, editor.
Editor's Note: For Secretary Glickman's comments regarding the NRI data and
his call to renew the national commitment to preserving private land, see
http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/1999/12/0478. For the NRI report, see
http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/NRI/1997/.
GLICKMAN APPOINTS COMMITTEE ON SMALL FARMS
On December 6, 1999 Secretary Glickman named 19 members to serve on the USDA
Advisory Committee on Small Farms. The committee, authorized for two years,
will review USDA programs and strategies to implement small farm policy and
advise the Secretary on approaches to improve the department programs. Jesse
Harness from the National Commission on Small Farms is chair of the
committee. He is director of special programs and associate extension
administrator of Alcorn State University.
RESOURCES
The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation has published a
Journalist's Resource Guide, Covering Urban Sprawl: Rethinking the American
Dream, to help reporters cover these stories. It provides an overview of
trends, causes, and consequences of sprawl, and possible alternatives to
current growth patterns. See http://www.rtndf.org/shop/sprawl/index.html.
EPA has published a report on progress in implementing the Food Quality
Protection Act of 1996, detailing actions to eliminate or reduce the use of
pesticides on foods commonly eaten by children, and register new, safer
pesticides. "Implementing the Food Quality Protection Act: Progress Report"
is available at http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/fqpa/fqpareport.pdf, or call
703-305-5017.
Reap New Profits: Marketing Strategies for Farmers and Ranchers. Free. New
20-page bulletin from USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) offers
practical tips on how to get started in alternative marketing, with numerous
examples of people using such strategies in the field. Describes how to
start farmers markets, establish pick-your-own operations and farm stands,
begin entertainment farming, open a community supported agriculture farm,
join or start a cooperative, sell to restaurants or through mail order and
the Internet. The bulletin describes ways to direct-market meat and process
and add value to farm products. Call 301-504-6422, e-mail
aadeyemi@nal.usda.gov, or print from http://www.sare.org/market99/index.htm.
Expanding the Organic Food and Agriculture System in the U.S.'s Upper
Midwest: Strategies and Lessons of a Pilot Project. $10. South Dakota State
University, Economics Department, Brookings, SD 57005-0895, 605-688-4141.
Sustainable Agriculture: Definitions and Terms. Free. This Special Reference
Brief was updated in September 1999. National Agricultural Library Rm. 304,
10301 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705-2351, 301-504-6422,
afsic@nal.usda.gov, http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/afspub.htm.
Codex Alimentarius. This FAO/WHO international organic standards document is
online at www.fao.org/es/esn/codex.
Put Your Ideas to the Test: How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch.
Available online at http://www.sare.org/htdocs/pubs/ or from Valerie
Berton, SARE Communications Specialist, 301-405-3186, vberton@wam.umd.edu.
Information on the recent FDA hearings on biotechnology can be found at the
Ag BioTech InfoNet Web site, http://www.biotech-info.net/policy.html.
In the November-December 1998 CSAS Newsletter you read about an on-farm
assessment tool called Pesticide Decision Tool (PDT), which facilitates the
adoption of environmental impact assessment in the selection and management
of pesticides in arable crop production. Now check out the new Web site for
this program at http://www.iatp.org/pesticide/. PDT consists of a set of
documents and associated software, both of which can be downloaded over the
Internet.
COMING EVENTS
Contact CSAS office for more information.
2000
Feb. 26 – Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society Healthy Farms Conference
& Annual Meeting, Aurora, NE
Feb. 28-Mar. 2 – International Plant Resistance to Insects Workshop, Fort
Collins, CO, http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/bspm/Meetings/ipri.html
Mar. 7-9 – Farming and Ranching for Profit, Stewardship, and Community
Conference, Portland, OR, http://wsare.usu.edu/2000/
Mar. 13-16 – Conference on Land Stewardship in the 21st Century: The
Contributions of Watershed Management, Tucson, AZ,
http://www.srnr.arizona.edu/2000conf/landconf.html
Mar. 24-26 – Farm-To-Table: Growing Healthy Foodsheds and Community, Olympia, WA
Mar. 27-29 – Soil, Food and People: A Biointensive Model for the New
Century, Davis, CA, http://www.universityextension.ucdavis.edu/biointensive/
For additional events, see:
http://www.sare.org/wreg/view_notice_adm.pl
http://www.agnic.org/mtg/
DID YOU KNOW...
In the U.S. more than 80% of seed varieties sold a century ago are no longer
available.
Genetically modified food has been banned from the staff cafeteria at
Monsanto's UK headquarters by the company's own caterer, Monsanto confirmed
in a statement issued 12/21/99. Granada Food Services, whose customers
include Monsanto's High Wycombe office near London, recently told clients it
would not supply food containing genetically modified soya or maize due to
customer concerns.
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Pam Murray, Coordinator
Center for Grassland Studies and
Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems
PO Box 830949
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68583-0949
phone: 402-472-9383
fax: 402-472-4104
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