Practices
Integrated Crop & Livestock System
agroecosystem analysis
holistic management
organic agriculture
permaculture
whole farm planning
Crop Production
agroforestry
biological inoculants
catch crops
crop breeding
crop rotation
continuous cropping
cover crops
double cropping
earthworms
fallow
fertigation
foliar feeding
forestry
green manures
intercropping
irrigation
minimum tillage
multiple cropping
municipal wastes
no-till
nutrient cycling
organic fertilizers
organic matter
permaculture
reduced applications
relay cropping
ridge tillage
soil analysis
strip cropping
stubble mulching
transitioning to organic
tissue analysis
Animal Production
alternative feedstuffs
alternative housing
altern. parasite control
animal protection
composting
continuous grazing
feed additives
feed formulation
free-range
feed rations
grazing management
herbal medicines
homeopathy
implants
inoculants
livestock breeding
manure management
mineral supplements
multispecies grazing
pasture fertility
pasture renovation
preventive practices
probiotics
range improvement
rotational grazing
shade/shelter
stockpiled forages
stocking rate
therapeutics
vaccines
watering system
winter forage
Pest Management
allelopathy
biological control
biorational pesticides
botanical pesticides
chemical control
competition
compost extracts
cultural control
disease vectors
economic threshold
eradication
field monitoring
flame
genetic resistance
IPM
killed mulches
living mulches
mating disruption
mechanical control
physical control
plastic mulching
precision cultivation
precision herbicide use
prevention
row covers
sanitation
smother crops
soil solarization
trap crops
traps
vegetative mulching
weather monitoring
weed ecology
weeder geese
Soil Management
carbon sequestration
nutrient mineralization
soil microbiology
soil chemistry
soil organic matter
soil physics
soil quality
Natural Resources/Environment
afforestation
biodiversity
biosphere
conservation tillage
contour cultivation
grass hedges
grass waterways
habitat enhancement
hedgerows
indicators
riparian plantings
riverbank protection
soil stabilization
terraces
wetlands
wildlife
windbreaks
woody hedges
Education & Training
case study
conference
curriculum
database
decision support system
demonstration
display
extension
fact sheet
farmer to farmer
focus group
mentoring
network
on-farm research
participatory research
study circle
workshop
youth education
Economic/Marketing
alternative enterprise
budget
CSA
cooperatives
cost and returns
direct marketing
e-commerce
farm-to-institution
feasibility study
financial analysis
food/product quality/safety
labor/employment
market study
risk management
value added
Community Development
agritourism
community planning
ethnic differences/cultural & demographic change
infrastructure analysis
leadership development
local/regional/community food systems
new business opportunities
partnerships
public participation
public policy
technical assistance
urban agriculture
urban/rural integration
Quality of Life
analysis of personal/family life
community services
employment opportunities
social capital
social networks
social psychological indicators
sustainability measures
Energy Conservation & Renewable Energy
bioenergy and biofuels
energy conservation/efficiency
energy use and consumption
solar energy
wind power
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