A good farmer’s always learning

This is going to be where I keep my main outline. I’ll be updating it regularly as my goals become clearer.

Self-directed study program in sustainable agriculture

Part I: Business skills

• marketing
• management
• taxes
• accounting
• recordkeeping
• philosophy
• systems thinking

Part II: Machinery & infrastructure

• welding
• repairs
• maintenance
• fencing
• construction
• hoophouses

Part III: Permaculture & Soil Health

• keyline plow
• Carbon Farmers of America http://www.carbonfarmersofamerica.com/
• agroecology
• Book: Hands-on Agronomy by Neal Kinsey
• Book: Biological Farmer by Gary Zimmer
• Book: Organic Gardener’s Composting
• Article: Loss of Soil Organic Matter and Its Restoration by William Albrecht – notes
• Article: Improved compost mix great on the pad, but slow to deliver in the field by Christine Ziegler Ulsh – notes
• Article: The Drought Myth by William Albrecht – notes
• Book: Managing cover crops profitably, by Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN)

Part IV: Livestock and crop integration

• plant science
• animal science
• fencing
• crop and pasture rotation
• Article: Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems in the Southeastern USA by A. J. Franzluebbers
• Article: Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems in the U.S. Corn Belt by R. Mark Sulc and Benjamin F. Tracy
• Article:Integrated Irrigated Crop–Livestock Systems in Dry Climates by V. G. Allen, M. T. Baker, E. Segarra, and C. P. Brown
• Article: Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture by the Sustainable
  Agriculture Network (SAN)
• Article: Sustainable Poultry Production Overview by ATTRA
• Article: Reconsidering Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems in North America by Michael P. Russelle, Martin H. Entz, and Alan J. Franzluebbers

Part V: Human nutrition/dietetics (minor)

Methods:

• Books
• Networking, interviews
• Practice (on farm)
• Notes, notes, notes
• Journal

If you have any suggestions or recommendations, please leave a comment.