UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program

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Japanese Vegetable Production

by Wayne L. Schrader, Farm Advisor, San Diego County I recently visited two major vegetable production regions in Japan and saw the vegetable wholesale markets in Kumamoto and Tokyo. The following article was requested by the Japanese Agricultural Exchange Council, which sponsored the trip.
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Amish Farming: A Modern Day Paradox

January/February 1993 Craig Kolodge, Farm Advisor, Santa Clara County Cooperative Extension "Amish society emphasizes informal learning- through doing, a life of goodness, rather than a life of intellect; wisdom, rather than technical knowledge; community welfare, rather than competition; and separa...
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The Elkhorn Slough

November/December 1995 by Daniel Mountjoy, Cultural Ecologist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Salinas Imagine yourself as a farmer on a 35-acre strawberry ranch in the sandy coastal hills of Monterey County.
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Resources

The University of Nebraska offers four home study courses called Beef Basics.Addressed at the basic level, topics include reproduction, genetics, selection, nutrition, health, and forage utilization. Cost: $45 per home study course. Contact: Robert Strizke, Jefferson County Extension, 517 F St.
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News Notes

AB 1258, a California legislative bill passed this summer, paves the way for more farmers and ranchers to offer tourists overnight visits. The bill exempts farms and ranching operations that offer overnight stays from the more stringent requirements of operating a commercial restaurant.
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Davis Farmer Ahead of the Medicinal Herb Boom

By Jeannette Warnert, University of California public information representative Lois Richerson was just ahead of the boom. Before popular magazines espoused Echinacea and television talk shows raved about St.
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Steinbeck Center Adds Agricultural Wing in 2000

Kim Greer, chief executive officer of the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, California, wants to put your memories on loan. He needs them to illustrate the Central Coast's agricultural history in the center's soon-to-be-built agricultural wing.
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Chili Pepper - Table 2

Table 2. COSTS AND RETURNS TO PRODUCE CHILI PEPPER Coachella Valley - 1995/1996 Labor Rate: $6.70/hr. machine labor $6.70/hr. non-machine labor Interest Rate: 11.
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