The Whole Farm Planner Newsletter Archives
| This newsletter currently offers up-to-date information for you and your colleagues on the Conservation Security Program, as well as a broad array of articles on Whole Farm Planning efforts in the Great Lakes Basin and beyond. The Whole Farm Planner is published by the Minnesota Project. To suggest articles for the newsletter, contact: Mike McGrath, mmcgrath@mnproject.org, RR2 Box 2101, Lanesboro, MN 55949, 507.467.3576. |
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Vol IX 2 |
June 04 |
CSP Is Here, Interim Final Rule Released—But What Is It?, Soil Organic Matter Is Key Indicator for CSP Cropland Eligibility, Conservation Security Program Needs Diversity Index for Crop Rotations, Testimony Calls for Revised CSP Rules—421kb pdf |
| Vol IX 1 |
January 04 |
CSP Comments Needed Now, CSP Rules: A Disappointment, NRCS seeking state level decisions on eligible CSP Practices—185kb pdf |
| Vol. VIII 2 |
July 03 |
Interview with National Conservationist Bill Richards, The Willow Lake Farm, CSP Implementation on the record, Public comments on CSP—1.18mb pdf |
| Vol VIII 1 |
February 03 |
USDA moving forward on CSP rules, CSP capped at $3.7 billion, Technical Assistance and Technical Service Providers—307kb pdf |
| Vol VII 2 |
October 02 |
Waiting for Details on CSP; A Bridge to Future Farm policy; CSP on an organic livestock operation; Outreach and Education—384kb pdf |
| Vol VII |
June 02 |
National Whole Farm Policy Enacted, the Conservation Security Program in the 2002 Farm Bill, Third Party Technical Assistance, Holistic Management—68kb pdf |
| Vol VI 2 |
December 01 |
Conservation Security Act Fully Funded in Senate Agriculture Committee, Present Day Agriculture - Is it Sustainable?, Working Landscapes Conference, Stewardship Incentives on a Family Dairy Farm—588kb pdf |
| Vol VI 1 |
August 01 |
Conservation Security Act Reintroduced, Watershed Alliance Advocates Farm Policy, Absentee Owners Incorporate Conservation Planning—82kb pdf |
| Vol V II |
June 00 |
Talking the Walk, Learning to teach Whole Farm Planning, Canada's Environmental Farm Plans, Stewardship Incentives—92kb pdf |
| Vol V 1 |
March 00 |
Conservation Security Program Proposal, MA Conservation Planning, Farm Business Planning Tool, Nutrient Management Yardstick Revisited—90kb pdf |
| Vol IV 3
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October 99 |
Minnesota Chicken Farmers, California Ranch Planning, Grazing in Australia, US Ag Policy Analysis—93kb pdf |
Vol IV 2
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July 99 |
Plan or Insight? Ontario Educator's View, Insurance Rewards Farm*A*Syst, Barriers to Whole Farm Planning, Kansas River Friendly Farmer, Monitoring Toolbox, Climate Change—80kb pdf |
| Vol IV 1 |
April 99 |
Pennsylvania Business Plan Guides Visioning, Privacy and Whole Farm Plans, Nebraska Planning Process, Environmental Indicators for Great Lakes Agriculture—87kb pdf |
| Vol III 3 |
November 98 |
Minnesota Horse Ranch, Research Needs for Whole Farm Planning, USDA Sabotages CFO, Minnesota Training for Technical Advisors—77kb pdf |
| Vol III 2 |
August 98 |
New Planning Process for Pork Producers, NASDA/NRCS Report, Quality of Life Curriculum, New Wisconsin Process, Kansas Holistic Management, NRCS Training |
| Vol III 1 |
May 98 |
Wisconsin Crop Rotation Options Program, Holistic Management Explained, CFO Released, Making the Most of Freedom to Farm, Sustainability in Agriculture |
| Vol II 3 |
December 97 |
Farmers' Motivation to Plan, Manure Management Bill, Wallace Report Summary: A Survey of North American Experiments |
| Vol II 2 |
July 97 |
New York Dairyman, Farm Planning for Wildlife Habitat, Ohio Nutrient Budget, Conservation Training on the Web |
| Vol II 1 |
May 97 |
Ohio CSA Farmers, Wisconsin Graziers Share Experiences, Holistic Management in Minnesota, Conservation Farm Option Introduced |
| Vol I 5 |
Nov 96 |
Nutrient Management Yardstick, Minnesota Farmer Forums, Organic Farm Planning, More on EQIP Plans |
| Vol I 4 |
Sept 96 |
Michigan Organic Producer/Retailer, NRCS Projects in Minnesota, New York, Michigan |
| Vol I 3 |
July 96 |
Indiana Dairy Grazier, Private Consultants' Role, A Consultant's Guidelines, Sustainable Ag Coalition's Recommendations for EQIP |
| Vol I 2 |
May 96 |
Pennsylvania Cash Crop Farmer, 1996 Farm Bill, EQIP Program Introduced, Farm Plan Criteria, Pennsylvania One Plan |
| Vol I 1 |
Feb 96 |
Utah Rancher, 1996 Farm Bill, Whole Farm Planning Models |
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