Summer 1994 (v6n3)
	Resources Citrus Groundwater Publication Protecting Groundwater Quality in Citrus Production, 38 pages, 1994, by Chuck Ingels, SAREP This book details the seriousness of the groundwater contamination problem in California, how chemicals move from farms to groundwater, and the history of nitrogen and weed management in the state's citrus industry. It presents diverse management strategies for both protecting groundwater and maintaining yields and fruit quality. Practices discussed include wellhead protection and creative techniques for managing nitrogen, weeds and irrigation. The book also provides the most thorough coverage available about cover cropping in citrus. It examines the limitations of cover cropping and suggest strategies that can be used to overcome these drawbacks. To order the book, send checks or money orders for $5.00, payable to UC Regents, to ANR Publications, University of California, 6701 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94608-1239 (510) 642-2431. Grower's Guide Sell What You Grow, 304 pages, 1994, by Eric Gibson, New World Publishing. This comprehensive book on high-value marketing for specialty growers and market gardeners offers practical guidance for making a living from the land. Topics covered include marketing plans; sales at farmers' markets, restaurants, roadside stands and consumer-pick operations; subscription farming, mail-order and retail outlets; processed products; customer service; pricing; insurance; sales calls and advertising. To order the book, send checks or money orders for $22.50 plus $2.50 shipping (California residents add $1.63 sales tax) payable to New World Publishing, 3701 Clair Dr., Carmichael, CA 95608; or call (916) 944-7932 for Visa/MasterCard orders or for free brochures. Subscription Farms Toll-Free Number Information on the locations of community supported agriculture (CSAs, or subscription farms) in North America is available by calling a new toll-free number: (800) 516-7797. Sponsored by the Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association, Inc., the toll-free number is a way for consumers to get a free list of CSAs and biodynamic farms and gardens in their area, and a free brochure Introduction to Community Supported Farms and Farm-Supported Communities. The Association also offers a free resource catalog featuring publications and audio/video tapes about CSAs, and a selection of CSA related resources. Bat Boxes Farmers and others interested in attracting bats to aid in insect control may obtain free instructions for building bat boxes and detailed information on bats from Bat Conservation International, Inc., PO Box 162603, Austin, TX 78716; tel: (512) 327-9721. The diet of bats includes mosquitoes, cucumber beetles, May beetles or June bugs, stinkbugs, leafhoppers and many moth species. Bats pose virtually no health risks, as they do not attack humans and Dose little danger for rabies. American Livestock Census Taking Stock: The North American Livestock Census, 1994, 182 pages, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. This book provides an inventory of North American breeds and describes the status of livestock genetic diversity. It considers the impact of current agricultural trends on these genetic resources, the significance of livestock for sustainable agriculture, and the case for livestock genetic conservation. Also included are registration numbers for breeds, graphs of genetic status, breed association addresses, appendices on breed extinctions and data on feral livestock populations. (Poultry will be the subject of a 1994-95 census; a 1987 survey of 17 poultry production breeds is available for S 6.) Taking Stock is available for $14.95 plus $2 shipping. Send check or money order to ALBC, P.O. Box 477, Pittsboro, NC 27312; or call (919) 542-5704 for MasterCard/Visa orders. Global Genetic Resources Series The National Research Council's four-book series on managing global genetic resources is available from the National Academy Press. Prices are for the U.S., Canada and Mexico; a $4 shipping and handling charge applies for the first copy, S0.50 for each additional copy. U.S. checks or money orders are payable to National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20055; VlSA/MasterCard/American Express orders available by calling (800) 642-6242 or (202) 334-3313. Call or write for information on international orders. The series includes: Agricultural Crop issues and Policies, 1993,480 pages, $49.95. Livestock, 1993, 296 pages, $34.95. The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System, 1991, 192 pages, $19.95. Forest Trees, 1991, 248 pages, $24.95. Free Fertilizer Proceedings Proceedings: Second Annual Fertilizer Research and Education Program Conference, December 9,1993, UC Davis, 81 pages. Sponsored by the California Department of Food and Agriculture; California Fertilizer Association; and Public Service Research Program, University of California, Davis, the conference provided an update on the projects and products of the CDFA's Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP). The proceedings includes the keynote address by George Hallberg, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, who spoke about Iowa farmers' voluntary efforts to reduce their rate of fertilizer by nearly 20 percent, and the state's 1992 EPA Administrator's Award for Pollution Prevention for their efforts. It also includes summaries of on-going and completed projects funded by FREP, addresses of speakers, and a resource guide. Copies are available free while supplies last by contacting FREP, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N St., Sacramento, CA 95814; tel: 653-5340. Farmer/Caretaker Connection The Caretaker Gazette, $18/year (sample issues $3.50), edited and published by Gary C. Dunn. This bimonthly newsletter links farmers and caretakers. Write 221 Wychwood Road, Westfield, NJ 07090; tel/fax: (908) 654-6600. _ SAREP Publications For a complete list of SAREP publications, call (916) 7527556 or send an electronic mail request to bbwetzel@ucdavis.edu. [ Back | Search | Feedback ]