Program Links

Beef & Pork Whole Animal Buying Guide from Iowa State University
www.extension.iastate.edu/store/ItemDetail.aspx?ProductID=13 ...
Iowa State University Extension has put together a guide book for consumers. This guide book explains buying pork and beef as whole animals. It also includes information on marketing terms and information on storage and handling. This is a beneficial guide for all consumers that are considering buying large quantities of pork and beef.

Good Agricultural Practices Network for Education and Training
www.gaps.cornell.edu/indexhighspeed.html

Harvesting and Storing Vegetables
www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM731.pdf
Harvesting vegetables at the right stage of maturity results in high quality, nutritious products. If properly harvested and stored, some vegetables will keep most of their original flavor and food value for months. This publication will help you harvest and store your vegetables at their peak flavor.

High Tunnels
www.hightunnels.org
A website providing information on season extension techniques using high tunnels. K-State Research and Extension, University of Missouri Extension and University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension

Hoop Houses for Extending Your Growing Season
www.attra.ncat.org/video/
This webinar was presented by NCAT specialists Tammy Hinman and Andy Pressman. Topics include the uses and benefits of hoop houses, including increases in crop quality and yields; different types of hoop houses; construction, materials and cost estimates; management of crops, soil fertility, pests and weeds; and the economics and marketing of crops. Hinman and Pressman also took questions about hoop house production.

Illinois Market Maker
www.marketmaker.uiuc.edu/

Illinois Small Farms
web.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm/

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
www.leopold.iastate.edu/

National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
www.attra.org/

New Ag Network
www.new-ag.msu.edu
This is an online newsletter for organic and sustainable crop farmers. There is also a place to post your questions and provide suggestions to others.

PRIMER for Selecting New Enterprises for Your Farm
www.uky.edu/Ag/AgEcon/pubs/ext_aec/ext2000-13.pdf
This publication is designed to help producers evaluate new enterprises for their farms or family businesses. It is based on a set of worksheets to help evaluate the Profitability, Resource requirements, Information needs, Marketing decisions, Enthusiasm for, and the Risk associated with a new enterprise.

Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start-up to Market
www.nraes.org/nra_order.taf?_function=detail&pr_booknum=nrae ...
This is a resource from the Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service.