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New and Updated ATTRA Publications

The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is pleased to announced the following new and updated publications from Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA), NCAT's national sustainable-agriculture information service.  These and more than 200 other publications on sustainable agriculture are available for downloading from the ATTRA website, http://www.attra.ncat.org; free print copies are available by calling toll-free 1-800-346-9140.

NEW:

• Organic Rice Production - This publication discusses the production and marketing of organic rice.  Topics covered include weed control (several case studies), insects and diseases, soil fertility, economics, and marketing.  References and lists of additional resources are also provided.

• Considerations for Organic Herb Production - This addition to our "Organic Matters" series replaces the publication Herb Overview.  It covers research on both wild and cultivated herbs, with emphasis on production and marketing techniques.

• Organic Field Crops Documentation Forms - The forms in this package are tools that farmers can use to document practices, inputs, and activities that demonstrate compliance with the National Organic Progam Regulations.

Updated:

• Colorado Potato Beetle: Organic Options

• Manures for Organic Crop Production

• Organic & Low-Spray Peach Production

• Organic Pear Production

• Organic Soybean Production

• Sorghum Syrup

Paul Williams, National Center for Appropriate Technology, P.O. Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702, (479) 442-9824, (479) 442-9842-fax, paulw@ncat.org, http://www.ncat.org