The June issue includes the following contents:
"Word from Washington, DC" Updates on budget and appropriations (the good
news is, the House more or less level-funded SARE. the challenge is to get
similar or better numbers out of the Senate.)
"Analysis -- New Directions for USDA (Stauber confirmed; Planned policy
shifts -- defining outcomes, involving customers in planning and evaluation,
promoting multi-disciplinary problem-solving, and strategic planning.)
"Consortium Ballot Results" -- New members added to our Governing Council.
"Farmer REsearch and Network Building" -- the first of a regular column.
"On-Line Sustainable Agriculture Education Conference" -- news from our
sustainable agriculture education electronic conference (SAEd-Share-L -- to
subscribe, send message "subscribe SAEd-Share-L (your name)" to
listproc@cornell.edu).
"Cuba's Sustainable Agriculture" -- report on a Global Exchange visit by a
Kentucky County Extension Agent.
"Planting the Future with Help from Cooperative Extension" -- the story
about Extension woven through the pages of the new book, _Planting the Future_.
"Professional Societies Lobbying for REsearch Funding" -- an introduction to
CoFARM.
"IPM-Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Plans Activities" -- report from an
on-going dialogue between these two "camps".
Please send your name and full street address to receive a copy, and ask to
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Elizabeth Ann R. Bird, Ph.D.
Executive Director,
Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, and
Research and Technology Policy Project Leader,
Center for Rural Affairs
3609 Busse St.
Madison, WI 53714
608-249-5796
FAX 608-265-3020
Internet: csare@macc.wisc.edu