November-December 1999

Cover: UC small farm advisor Richard Molinar, left, and his assistant Michael Yang, center, give Fresno County farmer Ka Neng Vang tips about strawberry production... Photo by Jack Kelly Clark

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California Agriculture, November-December 1999

Volume 53, Number 6
Small Farms: Stories of success and struggle

peer-reviewed research articles

New specialty potato varieties give farmers growing and marketing options
by Ron Voss , Herb Phillips , Kent Brittan , Harry Carlson , Nancy Garrison , Mark Gaskell , Manuel Jimenez , Don Kirby , Richard Molinar , Joe Nunez , Richard Smith , Jesus Valencia , Garth Veerkamp
pp16-20, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p16
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Agritourism benefits agriculture in San Diego County
by Ramiro E. Lobo , George E. Goldman , Desmond A. Jolly , B. Diane Wallace , Wayne L. Schrader , Scott A. Parker
pp20-24, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p20
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Farmers' markets offer new business opportunities for farmers
by Gail Feenstra , Christopher Lewis
pp25-29, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p25
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Black Mission fig production improved by heavier irrigation
by David A. Goldhamer , Mario Salinas
pp30-34, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p30
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Rearing immunodeficient calves on pasture reduces death, production costs
by Barbara Reed , Carolyn Stull , Steven L. Berry , Cynthia Batchelder
pp35-40, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p35
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Several fungicides control powdery mildew in peppers
by Richard F. Smith , Steven T. Koike , Mike Davis , Krishna Subbarao , Frank Laemmlen
pp40-43, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p40
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Timing, frequency of sampling affect accuracy of water-quality monitoring
by Kenneth W. Tate , Randy A. Dahlgren , Michael J. Singer , Barbara Allen-Diaz , Edward R. Atwill
pp44-48, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p44
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Small farms re-emerge in national agenda
by Desmond A. Jolly
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p2
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Science Briefs: UC scientists study Pierce's disease, vineyard expansion
Editors
pp4-5, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p4
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Stories of success and struggle: California's small farms
by Jeannette Warnert , Susan McCue
pp6-8, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p6
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The Yangs achieve the American Dream
by J. Warnert
pp9-10, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p9
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Growing blueberries frustrates farmers, but opens doors
by J. Warnert
pp10-11, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p10
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High-tech exec seduced by world-class olive oil
by J. Warnert
pp11-12, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p11
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Persimmon farmer sees promise of regional marketing
by J. Warnert
pp13, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p13
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Compost offers high economic return
Editors
pp14, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p14a
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Radio reaches Hmong farmers
Editors
pp14-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v053n06p14b
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