January-March 2012

Cover: The popularity of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), farms that deliver fresh produce to members, has been increasing rapidly. In a survey, 54% of CSA farmers in the Central Valley and surrounding foothills were profitable, with average gross sales per acre of $9,084 (see page 8). At Live Power Community Farm CSA, longtime members Sean Cotter (left) and Robin Chandler volunteer to sort winter produce, which they then deliver to members in their neighborhoods. Photo: Nancy Warner

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California Agriculture, January-March 2012

Volume 66, Number 1
Community Supported Agriculture: Popular and profitable in the Central Valley

peer-reviewed research articles

Community Supported Agriculture is thriving in the Central Valley
by Ryan E. Galt , Libby O'Sullivan , Jessica Beckett , Colleen C. Hiner
pp8-14, doi#10.3733/ca.v066n01p8
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UC Cooperative Extension explores a farm-to-WIC program
by Lucia L. Kaiser , Cathi Lamp , Chutima Ganthavorn , Lucrecia Farfan-Ramirez , Tammy McMurdo , Marita Cantwell , Shermain Hardesty
pp15-19, doi#10.3733/ca.v066n01p15
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Crop rotation and genetic resistance reduce risk of damage from Fusarium wilt in lettuce
by Jeness C. Scott , Thomas R. Gordon , Sharon C. Kirkpatrick , Steven T. Koike , Michael E. Matheron , Oswaldo E. Ochoa , Maria J. Truco , Richard W. Michelmore
pp20-24, doi#10.3733/ca.v066n01p20
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: 150 years after Morrill Act, land-grant universities are key to healthy California
by Barbara Allen-Diaz
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v066n01p2
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Letters
by Editor
pp5, doi#10.3733/ca.v066n01p5
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Outlook: Uncertain future for California's biomass power plants
by Gareth Mayhead , Peter Tittmann
pp6, doi#10.3733/ca.v066n01p6
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General Information

About California Agriculture
by Editor
pp4, doi#10.3733/ca.v066n01p4
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Coming Up in California Agriculture
by Editor
pp28, doi#10.3733/ca.v066n01p28b
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Available from ANR
by Editor
pp28, doi#10.3733/ca.v066n01p28a
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