Greenbook 2005: The Next Generation of Sustainable Agriculture Farmers

Introducing the 16th edition of the Greenbook, a publication of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Resources Management and Development Division. Our theme this year is "The Next Generation of Sustainable Agriculture Farmers."

Greenbook 2005 contains articles highlighting the results of the grantees' projects and provides practical and technical information. Each article includes personal observations and management tips from the participants. Additionally, these grantees are willing to share their knowledge and experiences with you. They are all dedicated to making Minnesota agriculture more profitable and environmentally friendly. Feel free to give them a call about their projects.

Download/view the Greenbook 2005: The Next Generation of Sustainable Agriculture Farms (PDF: 11.9 MB / 116 pages)

Essays

• Food as Community Power: A New Vision of Urban Agriculture in Community
• The Agrarian Skills of Minnesota’s Newest Immigrants
• Time, Soil, and Children: Conversations with the Second Generation of Sustainable Farm Families in Minnesota
• Why the Obsession with Succession?

Alternative Markets and Specialty Crops

• Exploration of Market Crop Season Extension Through Innovative Subsoil Heating – A Hydronic Hoop House
• Dream of Wild Health, a Project of Peta Wakan Tipi
• Adding Value to Honey Products Through the Use of Melissopalynology Techniques
• Creating Public Recognition of and Demand for “Grass-fed” Dairy Products Through the Development of Brand Standards and Promotion of These Standards to the Public
• Utilizing Water Conservation and Infiltration for Black Walnut Production
• Adding Value to Organic Wheat
• Demonstrating and Publicizing Organic Agricultural Methods in Minnesota
• Restoration of Traditional Anishinaabeg Agricultural Practices

Fruits and Vegetables

• Developing a Saskatoon Berry Market in the Upper Midwest
• Weed Control in Organically Grown Vegetables: Techniques for the Small Acreage
• Testing the Use of a Modified Crop Rotation System to Control Colorado Potato Beetle
• Organic Strawberry Production in Minnesota

Cropping Systems and Soil Fertility

• Tillage, Green Manure, and Cover Cropping to Control Spotted Knapweed
• Treating Field Runoff Through Storage and Gravity-fed Drip Irrigation System for Grape and Hardwood Production
• Winter Wheat Fertilization Using Turkey Manure
• Chickling Vetch – A New Green Manure Crop and Organic Control of Canada Thistle in Northwest Minnesota
• Use of Rye as a Cover Crop Prior to Soybean
• How to Benefit from the Fertility of a Cattle Wintering Area Without Excessive Weed Pressure
• Gypsum Trial to Control Giant Ragweed

Livestock

• Raising Cattle and Timber for Profit: Making Informed Decisions about Woodland Grazing
• Performance Comparison of Hoop Barns vs. Slatted Barns
• Natural/Organic Alternatives for Parasite Control in Meat Goats
• Using a 24’ x 48’ Deep Bedded Hoop Barn for Nursery Age Pigs

MDA Contact

Alison Fishe
Alison.Fish@state.mn.us, 651-201-6012

Ag Marketing & Development Division