january 18, 2008

Kentucky vintner’s diverse enterprise
hosts unlikely farmhands
David Mudd
Old-world sheep weed, fertilize and prove to be a big draw for cash customers.

Customers seeking taste, type, integrity and terroir drive traditional pork revival
Kelly Klober
For heritage breeds—and the small farmers who cherish their genes—the resurgence in show hogs and premium pork demand comes not a decade too soon.

news & views

op/ed
Intelligent husbandry of primary heritage breeds could be our key to more-sustainable farming and food
Gearld Fry
Instead, the perversions of industrial Big Food thinking are consigning priceless agricultural knowledge to be lost with the generations.

news
• Proposed rBST label ban scrapped in PA
• Food giants increase rBST-free dairy lines
• Sweeter edamames sought for organics
• Report shows NAFTA’s farmworker impact
• Michigan State to launch grazing center
• Organic seed group announces new efforts
• Brochure: farmer success in direct-selling

at the rodale institute®

one farm to another
Soil-saving and input-cutting practices are good additions
to any farm
Whether or not you choose to become certified organic, developing more skills improves your management options in responding to changing weather and markets.

Cold-tolerant hairy vetch and late planting can be key factors for successful organic no-till corn in the Northeast
Dave Wilson
Managing for optimum weed-fighting and fertility contributions from cover crops pushes back plantings into peak risk times from voracious cutworms, but improved stands prove worth the wait at 153 bu/ac.

interactive

Reader Mail
This month features questions and answers about transitioning to organic, the Organic Price Report, requesting reprints and more.