61. Sustainable Agriculture At CAES | UGA Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Georgia http://www.caes.uga.edu/topics/sustainag/

Accessibility Statement Large Text Default Text-Only ... Contact Us Search Sustainable Ag Go to Searching Tools Quick Links Upcoming Events Latest newsletter Find your County Agent's Office New UGA publication " Soil Inoculants " Sustainable Agriculture What Is Sustainable Agriculture? Sustainable agriculture means the practice of growing food, fiber, feed and fuel in systems that meet the needs of both the present and future generations. Sustainable agriculture emphasizes production and marketing practices that are profitable environmentally sound , and that improve the quality of life for farmers, farm workers and the community. Sustainable agriculture systems rely on building healthy soils and crops, enhancing biodiversity, and minimizing the use of non-renewable resources. What Types of Farming Practices Are Used in Sustainable Agriculture? Many farmers are working to develop or modify their operations so that they move towards their vision of a more sustainable system. For some farmers it means using cover crops crop rotations , and reduced tillage to build healthy soils and reduce input costs. For others, it means changing farming practices to use more

62. Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil | Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) International organization of producers, distributors, conservationists and other stakeholders. Includes details of current projects, and resources to download. Based in Switzerland and Malaysia. http://www.rspo.org

RSPO - PROMOTING THE GROWTH AND USE OF SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL Home Contact Us Privacy and Accessibility Login ... RT7 List of Participants Promoting The Growth And Use of Sustainable Palm Oil RSPO Events November 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat RSPO Announcement RSPO seeks Supply Chain Support Officer RSPO seeks Biodiversity and Conservation Manager RSPO Newsletter Newsletter Oct - Dec 2010 Newsletter August 2010 Newsletter Apr - Jun 2010 RSPO Certified As of To Date Growers Certification Growers: 21 Palm Oil Mills: 75 Volume CSPO: 3,253,188 MT Volume CSPK: 736,981 MT Production Area: 640,965 ha Click here for details Supply Chain Certification Companies: Facilities: How to be RSPO Supply Chain Certified? Use this online tool for guidance and click on a logo below Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil News Supply Chain Certification Announcement: RSPO seeks Biodiversity and Conservation Manager Last updated 4 November 2010 - 11:23am The RSPO is recruiting for a Biodiversity and Conservation Manager to support the organisation’s technical activities related to biodiversity, including both ecological and socio-economic aspects of biodiversity. The role is a technical and coordination role reporting into the Technical Director (TD), and is based in Kuala Lumpur. The role will act as a link between the Biodiversity Technical Committee (BTC), the HCV resource network and the RSPO Secretariat, working closely with the chair of the BTC. The position holder will be expected to: 1 attachment Announcement: RSPO seeks Supply Chain Support Officer Last updated 4 November 2010 - 10:31am

63. Agripinoy.net Agricultural blog from the Philippines with growing advice, agricultural tips, feasibility studies, farming guides and other information. http://www.agripinoy.net

64. The Land Institute Aims to develop an agricultural system with the ecological stability of natural grasslands, as well as a high grain yield. http://www.landinstitute.org/

This Web site was designed using Web standards Learn more about the benefits of standardized design. Quick Links Main Content Navigation The Land Institute Search site Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Main Navigation Home What's New About Us Programs ... 2010 Prairie Festival September 24-26, 2010 read more Hot Topics Would you like to know more about what's new at The Land Institute? Click  "read more" to get the latest happenings about our staff  (we're growing!), Wes Jackson's latest book, our new Annual Report (a good year!), our nearly-there capital campaign or to see if we're speaking near you.    . . . read more More Headlines What's New #39 - Land Institute Prairie Festival #38 - Jerry Glover article in Science ... more headlines... E-mail Signup Sign up for the News Update. (enter email address) more info Home What's New About Us ... Back To Top

65. Defining And Implementing Sustainable Agriculture DEFINING AND IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. Publications KSASeries Paper1. David Norman, Rhonda Janke, Stan Freyenberger, Bryan Schurle, and Hans Kok http://www.kansassustainableag.org/Library/ksas1.htm

DEFINING AND IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Publications KSA-Series David Norman, Rhonda Janke, Stan Freyenberger, Bryan Schurle, and Hans Kok KANSAS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SERIES, Paper #1 ABSTRACT This report gives an overview of sustainable agriculture. It compares various definitions and dispels some myths. Issues related to implementing sustainable agriculture are discussed. A list of institutions (mainly in Kansas) that support sustainable agriculture is provided. (Contribution No. 97-408-D from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. David Norman and Bryan Schurle are Professors of Agricultural Economics, Rhonda Janke and Hans Kok are Associate Professors of Agronomy, and Stan Freyenberger is Research Assistant in Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506.) CONTENTS Introduction Common Impressions about Sustainable Agriculture Defining Sustainable Agriculture Comparison of Sustainability with Other Terms ... References TABLE Interacting Components of Sustainability DEFINING AND IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INTRODUCTION Until World War II, increases in agricultural production throughout the world, including North America, primarily involved bringing more land into cultivation. However, during the last 50 years, the rate at which new land has been brought into cultivation has declined sharply. New cropland worldwide expanded at only 0.3% per year in the 1970s compared with a rate of 1% in the 1950s [Hanrahan et al, 1984]. Future increases in agricultural production will have to come primarily from increasing output per unit of land rather than increasing the area cultivated. Remarkable increases in agricultural productivity have occurred in many parts of the world, including North America, during the last two to three decades. However, concerns are increasing as to whether these gains can be maintained in a sustainable manner.

66. MFAI HOME A research and education institute for biodynamic, sustainable, and organic agriculture. Staff directory, newsletter, reports, workshop schedule, and news. http://www.michaelfieldsaginst.org/

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67. Baja Arizona - Welcome! Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture What's Happening! October 21 – 1st Mesquite Milling Mesquite Bake Sale at the Sierra Vista Farmers Market http://www.bajaaz.org/

Home Contact Us Calendar Programs ... Growing Minds What's Happening! November 13 - Cascabel Mesquite Milling at the Cascabel Community Center For more events and info please see the Calendar page Calendar page Solar Ovens at Discount! Start cooking with the sun, saving energy and the planet by becoming a BASA member to get the commercial Sun Oven at cost. This multiple reflector solar oven can reach temps over 400 degrees so breads and cookies can be baked and meats roasted until they fall off the bone. Find out more by scrolling to the Solar Cooking Program or contacting Valerie and asking for the free Solar Oven flyer. Growers Wanted! Want to learn how to raise vegetables organically? Several small family farms seek strong and willing apprentices to help with growing for market. Contact Valerie for more information. Welcome! Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture, (BASA), is a 501c3 non-profit organization working to increase local sustainable food production and marketing in southern Arizona. Sustainable agriculture is good for the earth, good for people and good for communities. Buy locally grown!

68. Sustainability Institute Provides information on projects on sustainable food production and environmental issues, and offers courses, workshops and consultation services. http://www.sustainabilityinstitute.org/

@import url( http://www.sustainer.org/wp-content/themes/naked/style.css ); Skip to navigation Skip to main content Skip to secondary content Skip to footer ... Blog Welcome to the Sustainability Institute A non-profit organization founded in 1996 by the late Donella (Dana) Meadows , the Sustainability Institute applies systems thinking, system dynamics modeling, and organizational learning to economic, environmental and social challenges. MORE ABOUT THE INSTITUTE (+) Featured Story Recent Changes to the Sustainability Institute After a year of rising impact for the Climate Interactive (CI) program of Sustainability Institute (SI), the board of SI and the staff of CI are pleased to announce that the program is “spinning-off” from Sustainability Institute. More (+) Recent Stories 2009-2010 Donella Meadows Leadership Fellows Report HARTLAND, VERMONT, USA (APRIL 2010) The fourth cohort of Donella Meadows Fellows recently completed their yearlong journey together; a process designed to strengthen each Fellow’s ability to be a leader for sustainability during this time of global change. More (+) Systems approach to resource scarcity called for in India As part of the Foresight India symposium taking place March 25-26 in New Delhi, Sustainability Institute's executive director Bas de Leeuw will be presenting his text on applying a systems approach to resource scarcity.

69. Bureau Of Rural Sciences Home - DAFF Provides scientific advice for the sustainable development of Australia s agricultural, fisheries and forestry industries. http://www.daff.gov.au/brs

query = ''; link = ''; Accessibility Site map All DAFF ABARE-BRS only BRS Home DAFF Home Climate change ... BRS Publications DAFF related content Biosecurity ABARE Fisheries Forestry ... Climate Change Related Websites National Agricultural Monitoring System (NAMS) Atlas of Australian Marine Fishing and Coastal Communities Connected Water Signposts for Australian Agriculture ... Bureau of Meteorology You are here: DAFF Home BRS Home Bureau of Rural Sciences Home Current Topics Soil carbon management and carbon trading Australian Pest Animal Management Program Biosecurity engagement guidelines Recent Reports Evaluating fisheries co-management trials: a discussion paper A national-level Vegetation Assets, States and Transitions (VAST) dataset for Australia Developing national protocols to map ground cover management practices in cropping and grazing systems Bycatch mitigation workshop report, 2008 ... Cumulative assessment of the catch of non-target species in Commonwealth fisheries: a scoping study On 1 July 2010, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry merged two Bureaus within its portfolio, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) and the Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS). For more information on the new ABARE-BRS merger visit the ABARE-BRS website Our new website is currently under construction.

70. Grazing Management - An Ecological Perspective Publication edited by Rodney Heitschmidt and Jerry Stuth. Out of print. http://cnrit.tamu.edu/rlem/textbook/textbook-fr.html

71. Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Home Page Southern SAWG was founded in 1991 to develop communication between organizations and individuals invested in sustainable agriculture, to collaborate on projects, and to put http://ssawg.org/

To empower and inspire farmers, individuals, and communities in the South to create an agricultural system that is ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just, and humane. Because sustainable solutions depend on the involvement of the entire community, Southern SAWG is committed to including all persons in the South without bias. Details now available! Click here for complete schedule! Note to organizational and institutional leaders: We can provide letters of support to your potential funders if you are seeking funds for producers in your area to participate in the pre-conference and conference activities. Just contact us with the details. Sharing the Wealth! If you are actively working with limited-resource and under-served farmers, you may be eligible to apply to participate in a special Southern SAWG project funded by the USDA Risk Management Agency. Six non-institutional organizations selected to participate in this new project, after committing to fulfilling all project roles, will be awarded 2011 conference registration and lodging for one coordinator and seven farmers, plus additional free resource materials. Deadline to apply to participate in this Share the Wealth 2011 project is November 12, 2010. For more information, click here Now Available: CSA Short Course Materials Southern SAWG, with support from the USDA Risk Management Agency, offered a Short Course on Community Supported Agriculture as part of our 2010 annual conference. Led by experienced CSA operators, Southern SAWG's CSA Short Course utilized a manual developed by CSA-MI for new or perspective CSA growers. The manual is available in both English and Spanish.

72. Welcome To Russell Ranch! — ASI Based at UC Davis, LTRAS is a long-term comparison of 10 conventional, organic and alternative cropping systems, both irrigated and nonirrigated. http://ltras.ucdavis.edu/

@import url(http://ltras.ucdavis.edu/portal_css/Plone%20Default/resourceplone.app.jquerytools.overlays-cachekey0533.css); @import url(http://ltras.ucdavis.edu/portal_css/Plone%20Default/base-cachekey0950.css); Skip to content. Skip to navigation Search Site only in current section Sections Core Programs UC SAREP Russell Ranch Student Farm ... Giving About The Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility conducts long-term research assessing the sustainability of different cropping systems by comparing system outputs and soil quality indicators. Russell Ranch is a 1500 acre tract near the UC Davis campus, which hosts the Long Term Research on Agricultural Systems (LTRAS) and Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (SAFS) projects. The Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility is a unit of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute (ASI) The primary objective of the LTRAS and SAFS projects is to understand the relationships between sustainability and external inputs. Sustainability is assessed from long-term trends in yield, profitability, efficiency in use of limited resources (such as water or energy), and environmental impact, such as leaching of nitrate or pesticides. The Russell Ranch site is primarily a research facility and also supports UC Davis' extension and teaching missions by hosting field days, class field trips, undergraduate interns and graduate student research. Subscribe to the ASI Blog Recent Publications

73. Sustainable Agriculture | University Libraries | Virginia Tech Definition. The word sustain {from the Latin sustinere (sus, from below and tenere, to hold)} means to keep in existence or maintain. It implies long-term support or permanence. http://www.lib.vt.edu/subjects/sustainability/agriculture.html

74. Agroecology An explanation of the principles of sustainable farming, the ways in which resource use can be minimised, and local biodiversity preserved. http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/~agroeco3/

Agroecology in Action webmaster revised 09-15-01 Videos about agrocology and biotechnology Agroecology and modern agriculture Agroecology: principles and strategies for designing sustainable farming systems. Modern Agriculture: Ecological impacts and the possibilities for truly sustainable farming. Agroecology and small farmers in the developing world Multifunctional Dimensions of Ecologically-based Agriculture in Latin America. The Potential of Agroecology to Combat Hunger in the Developing World. Agroecology and biotechnology The Ecological impact of transgenic crops on agroecosystem health. The Myths of Agricultural Biotechnology: some ethical questions. Agroecology and pest management Applying agroecological concepts to the development of Ecologically Pest Management strategies Indigenous and modern approaches to IPM in Latin America.

75. Journey To Planet Earth . Educational Resources | PBS Sustainable Agriculture — It All Starts with the Soil The idea for Sustainable Agriculture — It All Starts with the Soil grew out of a desire by Screenscope, Inc., the http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/education/agriculture.html

document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js' %3E%3C/script%3E")); The Programs Stories of Hope Ecosystems Country Profiles ... Citizens for Planet Earth Sustainable Agriculture � It All Starts with the Soil The idea for "Sustainable Agriculture — It All Starts with the Soil" grew out of a desire by Screenscope, Inc. , the producer of the PBS television series Journey to Planet Earth, and South Carolina ETV to expand on the idea of sustainable agriculture and to teach youngsters about its importance in their lives. This educational package combines video excerpts from the third program in the Journey to Planet Earth series, Land of Plenty, Land of Want , with solid background information on soil and two fun hands-on activities. Soil was selected as the focus because, as Pennsylvania farmer Steve Groff says in Land of Plenty, Land of Want , "Soil is my number one asset." "Sustainable Agriculture � It All Starts with the Soil" is available in PDF (This file is 104K) Along with teaching kids about soil, "Sustainable Agriculture — It All Starts with the Soil" also demonstrates to youngsters how agriculture is real science, just like chemistry or biology (See "

76. Protected Harvest�|�The Earth Is Our Bottom Line Independently certifies and labels farmers use of stringent environmental and sustainable growing standards. http://protectedharvest.org

Protected Harvest Subscribe to the RSS feed Home News ... Contact Us The Earth is Our Bottom Line Protected Harvest is a standards setting and third-party certifier of sustainably-grown food products. Buyers of Protected Harvest-certified products can be assured that claims of environmental and social sustainability performance are specific, measureable, and verifiable. Protected Harvest growers are assessed and audited on water, air, and soil quality, wildlife protection and social impacts on workers and the community. Read More For Farmers, certification by Protected Harvest validates your efforts to protect the environment and distinguishes your product in the marketplace. Read More Buyers of Protected Harvest-certified products can be assured that claims of environmental and social sustainability performance are specific, measureable and verifiable. Read More For Consumers, the Protected Harvest eco-label gives you confidence that the environmental and social claims are real, audited and verified by third-party. Read More Certified Sustainable The Earth is Our Bottom Line For Farmers ... Validate your efforts to protect the environment.

77. Promoting Sustainable Agriculture The following links helps to support sustainable agriculture. It is important to understand the impact you have when you spend your money on factory food. http://www.mercola.com/article/agriculture.htm

Call Toll Free: Sign in Join Help SEARCH: Home Products Newsletter Health Blog ... Contact Us The World’s #1 Free Natural Health Newsletter Loading Please Wait INVITE YOUR FRIENDS Import Email Addresses from almost any email service to invite your friends. Article Tools Print this Page Current Newsletter Podcasts Submit My Story See All Mercola Videos ... Health Blog Feed TRANSLATE THIS PAGE: Invite Your Friends Invite Your Friends Email this article to a friend Promoting Sustainable Agriculture Share Tweet Consumers are paying a high cost for substandard, cheap factory food. The following links are working on different areas but all have the same goal - to support sustainable agriculture. There are far too many groups to mention here (apologies to those we missed). Be sure to find local sustainable agricultural groups in your area as many of them hold extremely informative annual meetings where you can meet local farmers. Depending upon your area of interest, familiarize yourself with any or all of the following links. If you are concerned about the quality of the food you are buying at the grocery store, some of the following links will help guide to healthier more humane choices through local farms.

78. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center USDA, National Agricultural Library site about sustainable and organic food production systems and practices. http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/

var strIP='74.53.43.98'; You are here: Home Printable Page The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) specializes in identifying resources about sustainable food systems and practices in support of USDA's effort to ensure a sustainable future for agriculture and farmers worldwide. AFSIC Sustainable Agriculture News Feed America's Apple Diversity Organic Roots Pre-1942 online publications from USDA Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Database of USDA-certified Organic Operations Value-added Opportunities Processing and preservation after the harvest. Learn About Local Foods Should I Purchase Organic Foods? Sustainable Agriculture Educational and Training Opportunities. 19th edition Sustainable Agriculture Information Access Tools Organically Produced Foods Nutritive Content Organically Produced Foods Food Safety Issues Last Modified: Nov 12, 2010 Browse All AFSIC Topics Explore Alternative Farming Methods Define Sustainable Agriculture Idenfity Farm Diversification Options ... White House

79. Kerr Center: Sustainable Agriculture Check here for information on the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational foundation; the Overstreet-Kerr Historical Farm; the Oklahoma http://www.kerrcenter.com/resources/sustainable-agriculture.htm

Home Buying and Selling Locally Farming and Gardening ... Sustainable Agriculture Resources Sustainable Agriculture Essential Steps to a Sustainable Agriculture What is a sustainable agriculture? And once you know what it is, how do you practice it? Learn more... Future Farms 2008: Planning for Change : presentations in financial planning, sustainable production of crops and livestock. Future Farms 2002: A Supermarket of Ideas Conference Proceedings. 138 pgs. Over fifty presentations on crops, livestock, poultry, and fish, marketing and value-added ideas, and alternative enterprises such as nature and agri-tourism. (Some individual presentations from the proceedings are on-line; check subject area.) Future Farms 2000 Conference Proceedings. (r)Edited by Maura McDermott. Innovative, successful marketing systems, livestock and cropping systems, and natural resource management. Also building sustainable rural communities. Papers by participants including Joel Salatin, John Ikerd, W. Joe Lewis and Marion Jay, Walt Davis, Steve Groff, Max Carter, Russell L. Stevens, John R. Dunkin, Jim Robinson, Dan Nagengast, Rodney B. Holcomb, Alex Hitt, Peggy and Richard Sechrist, La Rhea Pepper. Preface by Jim Horne. The Next Green Revolution: Essential Steps to a Healthy, Sustainable Agriculture

80. Center For Micro Eco-Farming Movement Promotes earth-regenerating and socially just mini-farming, with news, articles and resources for the micro eco-farming community. http://www.microecofarming.com

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