Summer 1999 (v11n2)
  Resources

Print Publications

Fertilizer Proceedings

Proceedings, California Department of Food and Agriculture Fertilizer Research and Education Program Conference Nov. 17, 1998,80 pages. The CDFA Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) supports research and outreach projects to advance the environmentally safe and agronomically sound use of fertilizing materials in California. The November 1998 conference topics included foliar urea application in peaches, nitrogen fertilizer recommendation models for almonds, nitrogen management for vegetables produced in the low desert, drip irrigation and fertigation scheduling for celery production, water and fertilizer management for garlic, nitrogen fertilization in sudangrass, agricultural laboratory proficiency testing, turfgrass fertilization programs, agriculture and fertilizer education for K-12, and many others. For a free copy of the proceedings contact FREP at 1220 N St., Sacramento, CA95418; Tel: (916) 653-5340; Fax: (916) 653-2407; Email: ccady@cdfa.ca.gov . Summaries of completed FREP projects are available on its Web site: www.cdfa.ca.gov/inspection/frep

Local Food Policy

Getting Food on the Table: An Action Guide to Local Food Policy, 75 pages, 1999, Dawn Biehler, Andy Fisher et al, Community Food Security Coalition. Provides an overview of U.S. city and county government policies and programs that affect community food security. Profiles nine organizations working in the area, highlighting their efforts and successes. Offers basic organizing information, identifies potential project funders and recommends additional resources. Cost: $12. Contact Community Food Security Coalition, PO Box 209, Venice, CA 90294; Tel: (310) 822-5410; Web: www.foodsecurity.org 

Farmland Protection

Holding Our Ground: Protecting America's Farms and Farmland, 420 pages, 1997, Tom Daniels and Deborah Bowers. Discusses reasons for protecting farmland as well as methods to advocate for farmland preservation. Analyzes federal, state and local farmland protection efforts and techniques. Explores land protection options such as purchasing development rights and private land trusts. Cost: $34.95. Contact Island Press, Box 7, Dept. 2AU, Covelo, CA 95428; Tel: (800) 828-1302; Fax: (707)983-6414.

Organic Farmer Survey

Final Results of the Third Biennial National Organic Farmer's Survey, 126 pages, 1999, Organic Farming Research Foundation. Compilation of survey findings from 4,638 organic farmers. Prioritizes their perceived needs for organic farming research, ranks usefulness of production resources, ranks products grown, as well as marketing outlets. Gives an overview of organic management strategies used and examines challenges to organic production. Contact: Organic Farming Research Foundation, PO Box 440, Santa Cruz, CA 95061; Tel: (831) 426-6606;Fax: (831) 426-6670; Email: research@ofrf.org

Organic Farming Proceedings

Making the Transition to Organic Farming Conference Proceedings, University of Guelph, January 29-31,1999, 70 pages. Workshops included weed management, soil fertility, farm certification, permaculture, community supported agriculture. Contact: Tomas Nimmo, Box 116, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada L9Y 3Z4; Tel: (705) 444-0923; Fax: (705) 444-0380; Email: organix@georgian.net ; Web: www.gks.com/OrgConf/

Endocrine Disrupter Report

Endocrine Disrupter Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC) Final Report, August 1998. Two volumes. Committee's final recommendations to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on endocrine disrupter screening and testing procedures required by the Food Quality Protection Act and Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act. Includes recommendations on conceptual framework, priority setting, screening and testing, and communications and outreach. Free. Contact Environmental Assistance Division (7408), EPA, TSCA Assistance Information Service, 401 M Street SW, Washington DC 20460; fax (202)554-5603; Email: tscahotline@epamail.epa.gov

Videos

Family Farms

Time to Act for Family Farms, 1999, 26 minutes, Center for Rural Affairs. Based on the 1998 report of the USDA National Commission on Small Farms, this video illustrates the value of small farms to the U.S. economy and the challenges they face through the stories of an African-American farmer in Georgia organizing a vegetable marketing cooperative, Minnesota hog farmers using low-cost, environmentally sound methods for raising hogs and fighting for access to fair markets, and a California family marketing vegetables from their diversified organic farm directly to urban consumers. The video details how government policies affect opportunities for these and other farmers. It may be rented for $5 to use at meetings, workshops and other events. For more information, contact the Center for Rural Affairs, PO Box 406, Walthill, NE 68067, Tel:(402) 846-5428, E-mail: info@cfra.org, or access the Web site atwww.cfra.org The USDA Small Farms report may be downloaded from the site.

WebSites

www.epa.gov/pesticides/carlist/table.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pesticidal Chemicals Classified as Known, Probable or Possible Human Carcinogens, 1999. Provides U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs' most currentlist of pesticides categorized by carcinogenicity. Lists registration date, use patterns, and regulatory status.

SAREP WEB Information

http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu

In addition to its print publications, UC SAREP offers access to SAREP-funded research and education projects, its newsletter, its latest Biennial Report, an interactive calendar, and information databases through its World Wide Web server.

Sample sections include:
 
[ Back | Search | Feedback ]