Winter, 1990 (v2n2)
	Free Ag Hotline SAREP's Jill Auburn participated in a September 1989 two-day review of Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural America (ATTRA), a toll-free hotline (800-346-9140) sponsored by the USDA Extension Service and operated by the National Center for Appropriate Technology. Ten reviewers from throughout the U.S. worked to clarify ATTRA's role as it relates to local Cooperative Extension. ATTRA specialists answer telephone inquiries from individuals throughout the country and respond with individually tailored letters, plus related articles and contacts for further information. Unlike Cooperative Extension, ATTRA does not give immediate recommendations for solving a particular problem. ATTRA is a resource for specialists, farm advisors and farmers, who want more background on a topic. The review group agreed that extension personnel should be encouraged to call ATTRA if they are looking for information in sustainable agriculture. Reviewers offered to be conduits through which ATTRA could periodically update Cooperative Extension personnel on the kinds of questions received from each state, and the information provided by ATTRA in response. Index for Sustainable Agriculture Winter, 1990