Four North Dakota Drift Prairie farmers and their farm operations participated in the demonstration project which proved that farmers are willing to make changes to protect the environment when those options are economically feasible. Stewards of the Land is their story.

Conservation Agriculture Resources

Websites

Conservation Agriculture Technology

www.fao.org/ag/catd

European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF)

www.ecaf.org

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/index.html

Books

Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses (Sustainable Agriculture Network Handbook Series)

by Sustainable Agriculture Network

(Spiral-bound - April 2003)

Civic Agriculture: Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community (Civil Society Series)

by Thomas A. Lyson

(Paperback - Jun 1, 2004)

Conservation Agriculture: Environment, Farmers Experiences, Innovations, Socio-Economy, Policy

by L. García-Torres, J. Benites, A. Martínez-Vilela, and A. Holgado-Cabrera

(Hardcover - Mar 31, 2003)

Conservation Tillage and Cropping Innovation: Constructing the New Culture of Agriculture

by C. Milton Coughenour and Shankariah Chamala

(Hardcover - Jan 15, 2000) - Illustrated

Conservation Tillage in U.S. Agriculture: Environmental, Economic, and Policy Issues

by Noel D. Uri

(Hardcover - May 1999)

Developing And Extending Sustainable Agriculture: A New Social Contract (Sustainable Food, Fiber, and Forestry Systems)

by Charles A., Ph.D. Francis, Raymond P. Poincelot, and George W., Ph.D. Bird

(Paperback - Dec 30, 2006)

Development and Local Knowledge: New Approaches to Issues in Natural Resources Management, Conservation and Agriculture (Asa Monographs)

by Alan Bicker

(Hardcover - Feb 23, 2004)

The Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Agriculture (Earthscan Readers Series)

by Jules Pretty

(Paperback - Nov 2005)

Farming and the Fate of Wild Nature: Essays on Conservation-based Agriculture

by Daniel Imhoff and Jo Ann Baumgartner

(Paperback - Nov 15, 2006)

No-Tillage Seeding in Conservation Agriculture (Cabi Publishing)

by C. J. Baker, K. E. Saxton, W. R. Ritchie, and W. C. T. Chamen

(Hardcover - Sep 1, 2006)

Small Steps Towards Abundance: Crops for a More Sustainable Agriculture

by Elaine M. Solowey

(Paperback - Mar 31, 2006)

Sustainable Agriculture: A Christian Ethic of Gratitude

by Mark E. Graham

(Paperback - Nov 30, 2005)

Women and Sustainable Agriculture: Interviews With 14 Agents of Change

by Anna Anderson

(Paperback - Oct 15, 2004)