Alternative farming

Hutchinson, A. (1982) Big bale silage - a practical alternative Farm Marketing Services Report 30, Milk Marketing Board, Reading. 

NRA (1992). Nitrate Reduction for Protection Zones The Role of Alternative Farming Systems. Elm Farm Research Centre, R D note 108. National Rivers Authority Bristol. 

National Research Council Board on Agriculture, Alternative Agriculture , Committee on the Role of Alternative Farming Methods in Modern Production Agriculture, Washington D.C., National Academic Press, Washington, DC, 1989. 

Jordahl, J.K. and Karlen, D.L. 1993. Comparison of alternative farming systems. III. Soil aggregate stability. American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 8 27-33. 

AFSIC 2005. Educational and Training Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville. . Accessed 17/1/06. 

Organic cotton production is the only farming system by which cotton is produced entirely free of chemical pesticides - and thereby without the risks that such chemicals pose to human health and the environment. Organic cotton production represents an alternative farming system within which natural predator populations are nurtured within cotton production zones, and measures such as intercropping and crop rotation are used to halt the development of cotton pest populations ... 

Alternative farming Non-conventional, but not necessarily organic farming - although often used as a synonym for the latter. 

Dobbs, T.L., and Smolik, J.D., 1996, Productivity and profitability of conventional and alternative farming systems A long-term on-farm paired comparison. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 9(1) 63—77. 

The main sources of plant nutrients in alternative farming systems are animal and green manures. A green manure crop is a grass or legume that is plowed into the soil or surface-mulched at the end of a growing season to enhance soil productivity. 

Kauftnann, C. Matheson, N. Protecting ground water from agricultural chemicals Alternative farming strategies for northwest producers. Alternative Energy Resources Organization. Helena, MT. 1990,28 pp. 

Future milk supply will depend primarily on the profitability of dairy enterprises, for, like all other businesses, dairies are owned by people—and all people like to make a profit In turn, profitability is determined by milk prices and cost of production. Also, dairy farmers will consider alternative farm and off-farm opportunities. 

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