News/New publications:

• A new publication has just been released by Rich Pirog of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture entitled, A Geography of Taste: Iowa's Potential for Developing Traditional and Place-Based Foods. The goals of the publication are:
  • Provide a brief overview of how several place-based and traditional food products function in the European and U.S. marketplaces, and how those products provide premiums to farmers;
  • Explore Iowa’s historical, ecological, cultural, and economic potential for developing place-based and traditional food products; and
  • Make recommendations for action to research and further explore this opportunity.

  Check it out at: http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/staff/taste/taste.htm

• SAN Publications Order Form (doc) (pdf)
• Renewing the Countryside - Iowa
  Written by Iowans about Iowans, Renewing the Countryside – Iowa is a collection of 38 stories and 120 color photographs about people who have found a way to make a living in the countryside while supporting their communities and protecting the environment. Read more >>
• 2003 Statewide List of Iowa CSA Farms, Producers and Organizers  (pdf) Additions (pdf)
• A new University of Minnesota Extension Service publication on "Designing Feeding Programs for Natural and Organic Pork Production" is now available online
• Two new bulletins available from SARE: "Profitable Pork: Strategies for Hog Producers" and "Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture."
• SA 10 Resources in Sustainable Agriculture 2001 (pdf)
• The New American Farmer: Profiles of Agricultural Innovation contains 50 in-depth interviews with farmers and ranchers across  America.

Iowa State University Extension has a wide range of publications, many on topics related to sustainable agriculture. Below is a selection of ISU Extension publications on

Pest Management - Nutrient Management - Alternative Enterprises - Water Quality - Organic Ag - Local Food Systems - Livestock - General

Please check the ISU publications catalog for more information.

* (order) denotes publication that can be ordered at Iowa State University Extension Distribution Center

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Pest Management

SA-2 Reducing Weed Pressure in RidgeTill (pdf) now on-line!
Weed Management for Organic Farmers - K. Delate (Word) 12/12/2000
Managing Cover Crops Profitably  now on-line!
Integrated Crop Management Newsletter (html)
IPM-31 Integrated Pest Management—Insect Pests of Corn *(order)
IPM-34 Beneficial Insects in Field Crops *(order)
IPM-36 Reducing Herbicide Use in Field Crops *(order)
IPM-37 IPM of First-Generation European Corn Borer *(order)
IPM 59 Eight Ways to Reduce Pesticide Use 1999 (pdf)
NCR-327 European Corn Borer: Ecology and Management *(order)
PDO 83 Integrated Pest Management—For Iowa Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Growers *(order)
PM-1393 Banding Herbicides for Row Crop Weed Management *(order)
PM 1413 Crop Management and Environmental Materials 1995 (pdf)
SA-4 New Possibilities for Biological Control of European Corn Borer *(order)
SA-6 Integrated Pest Management for Iowa Apples *(order)
SA-11Relative Emergence Sequence for Weeds of Corn and Soybeans 1997 (pdf)
MFD-5 Handbook for Integrated Crop Management *(order)
EDC- 125 Steel in the Field - A Farmer's Guide to Weed Management Tools (128p) $18.00 now on-line excerpts!

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Nutrient Management

Odor and Nutrient Management Newsletter
Nitrogen Fertilizer on Grass Pastures (Word) 05/15/2000
Managing Cover Crops Profitably  new on-line
NRAES-54 On-Farm Composting *(order)
PM 1811 Managing Manure Nutrient for Crop Production
PM-1521 Soil Testing to Optimize Nitrogen Management for Corn *(order)
PM-1558 Management Practices: How to Sample Manure for Nutrient Analysis  (pdf)
PM-1584 Cornstalk Testing to Evaluate Nitrogen Management (pdf)
PM-1596a-d Managing Manure Nutrients for Crop Production (pdf)
SA-2, Reducing Weed Pressure in RidgeTill (pdf) new on-line
SA-3 Nitrogen and Water Quality: Studying the Connections *(order)
SA-7 Considering Annual Clover? Don’t Overlook Berseem *(order)
SA-8 Composting Dead Livestock: A New Solution to an Old Problem (pdf) now on-line!
SA-9 Swine System Options for Iowa 1998 (pdf)

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Water Quality

PM 1626a Stewards of Our Streams—Riparian Buffer Systems 1996 (html)
PM 1626b Stewards of Our Streams—Buffer Strip Design, Establishment and Maintenance 1996 (pdf)
PM 1507 Vegetative Filter Strips—For Improved Surface Water Quality  (pdf) now on-line!
IPM 1520 Agricultural Pesticide Impacts on Prairie Wetlands  (pdf) now on-line!
PDO 36 Agricultural Pesticides and Wildlife—A Balancing Act *(order)
EDC 3 Sustainable Agriculture and Wildlife: Piecing Together a Habitat Puzzle, (youth education curriculum) *(order)
SA-3 Nitrogen and Water Quality: Studying the Connections *(order)

Alternative Agricultural Enterprises

AG 135, Alternative Crops Primer *(order)
PM-1295A Strawberries *(order)
PM-1295B Sod Production *(order)
PM-1295C Maple Syrup Production *(order)
PM-1295D Christmas Trees *(order)
PM-1295E Fuelwood *(order)
PM-1295F Raspberries *(order)
PM-1295G Herbaceous Perennials *(order)
PM-1295H Angora Goats *(order)
PM-1295I Muskmelon *(order)
PM-1295J Broccoli and Cauliflower *(order)
PM-1295K Sweet Corn *(order)
PM-1295L Snap Beans *(order)
PM-1295M Rabbits *(order)
PM-1295P Beekeeping *(order)

Organic Ag

Organic Agriculture - K. Delate (Word) 12/12/2000
Soil Quality in Organic Agriculture - K. Delate (Word) 12/12/2000
Growing Organic Soybeans on CRP Land - K. Delate (html)
Organic Farming Information - K. Delate(order)

Local Food Systems

PM 1693 2003 Statewide List of Iowa CSA Farms, Producers and Organizers (pdf) 08/07/2003 Additions (pdf)
"I Want More Say in My Food Choices," (pdf) a resource guide for finding local and organic foods 12/06/2002
Food, Fuel, and Freeways: An Iowa perspective on how far food travels, fuel usage and greenhouse emissions. 2001(pdf)  10/01
The Legal Guide to Direct Farm Marketing, EDC-226 *(order)  10/01
PM 1853a Local Food Connections: From Farms to Schools  2000 (pdf)
PM 1692 Community Supported Agriculture: Local Food Systems for Iowa 1999 (pdf)
PM-1694 Iowa CSA Resource Guide for Producers and Organizers *(order)

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Livestock

2001 Swine Research Summaries: (pdf) 02/10/2002

• ASL-R1779 Fecal Fiber Content of Finishing Pigs in Hoop Structures and Confinement
• ASL-R1780 Iowa Hoop Structures Used for Swine: A Survey
• ASL-R1781 Effect of Housing System and Physical Environment on Post-Weaning Pig Performance
• ASL-R1782 Three-Year Summary of Performance of Finishing Pigs in Hoop Structures and Confinement during Winter and Summer
• ASL-R1783 Internal Parasites of Pigs Housed in a Hoop Structure and Confinement
• ASL-R1784A Comparison of Pig Flow and Labor Needs in Two Organic Pork Production Systems
• ASL-R1784B Cost of Organic Pork Production
• ASL-R1784C Comparison of Premiums and Returns in Organic Pork Production
• ASL-R1784D An Economic Analysis of Pork Production in Hoop and Confinement Facilities: A Winter Comparison
• ASL-R1784E The Economics of Finishing Pigs in Hoop Structures and Confinement Facilities: A Summer Comparison

SA 12 Swine System Options for Iowa *(order) 10/01
AED 44, Hoop structure for gestating swine *(order) 10/01
PIH-138, Managing market pigs in hoop structures *(order) 10/01
Organic Poultry Resource Manual  (html) 05/01/2001
Feeding Dairy Cows on Quality Pasture (Word) 05/15/2000
PM 1713 Pasture Management Guide for Livestock Producers (pdf)
PM 569 Warm-Season Grasses for Hay and Pasture (pdf)
SA-8 Composting Dead Livestock: A New Solution to an Old Problem (pdf) now on-line!
SA 9 Swine System Options for Iowa Outdoor Pig Production: An Approach that Works 1996 (pdf)
PM-1295H Angora Goats *(order)
PM-1295M Rabbits *(order)
CRP 4:   Livestock Watering Systems for CRP Land 1996 (pdf)
CRP 8:   Fencing Systems for CRP Land 1996 (pdf)
CRP 10: Converting to Pasture and Hay -- Evaluating Current Vegetation 1994 (pdf)
CRP 11: Converting CRP Land to Pasture -- Managing Weeds and Fertility 1994 (pdf)
CRP 12: Converting to Pasture or Hay -- Repairing, Replanting CRP Land 1994 (pdf)
CRP 13: Converting to Pasture or Hay -- Forage Seeding Mixtures 1994 (pdf)
Research updates on performance, economics, animal behavior, and manure management for alternative swine production systems are available at the ISU Hoop Structures web site

General

SA 10 Resources in Sustainable Agriculture 2001 (pdf)
Alternative Agriculture. National Research Council, 1989. *(order)
PM 1854 Four Roads to the Future of Agriculture (pdf) 05/10/2001
Establishing Kura Clover Stands (Word) 05/15/2000
Managing Cover Crops Profitably  now on-line!
EDC 17 Conservation Reserve Program Resource Manual *(order)
SA-1 Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Summary of 1990 Completed Research Projects *(order)
SA-5 The Promise of Polymeric Seed Coatings *(order)
CRP 1-21 Conservation Reserve Program: Issues and Options: 
(all pdf)

CRP 1:   Life After CRP -- Decisions, Decisions 1994
CRP 2:   Lease Alternatives For CRP Land 1996
CRP 3:   Tillage Options After CRP 1994
CRP 4:   Livestock Watering Systems for CRP Land 1996
CRP 5:   Applying Fertilizer and Lime to CRP Land 1996
CRP 6:   Resource Inventory Guide 1994
CRP 7:   CRP -- Characteristics and Perceptions 1994
CRP 9:   Evaluating Resources and Setting Goals 1994
CRP 10: Converting to Pasture and Hay -- Evaluating Current Vegetation 1994
CRP 11: Converting CRP Land to Pasture -- Managing Weeds and Fertility 1994
CRP 12: Converting to Pasture or Hay -- Repairing, Replanting CRP Land 1994
CRP 13: Converting to Pasture or Hay -- Forage Seeding Mixtures 1994
CRP14:  Adams County CRP Research and Demonstration Project 1994
CRP 15: Insect Management for Corn and Soybeans 1994
CRP 17: Strip Intercropping: A CRP Conversion Option 1996
CRP 18: Planting Corn and Soybeans in CRP Sod Ground 1996
CRP 19: CRP Alternative:Christmas Tree Production 1997
CRP 20: Methods for interseeding legumes into CRP sod 1997
CRP 21: Interseeding Small-seeded Forages into Sod with Conventional Corn/Soybean Planters 1998

Publications on a variety of sustainable agriculture topics are also available through:

CSA bibliography - Prairie Talk - ATTRA - National Agricultural Library

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