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S.
Department of Agriculture.
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ATTRA is the national sustainable agriculture information service operated by the National Center
for Appropriate Technology under a grant from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.
S.
Department of Agriculture.
These organizations do not recommend or endorse products,
companies, or individuals.
ATTRA is headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas (P.
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Box 3657,
Fayetteville, AR 72702), with offices in Butte, Montana and Davis, California.
By Preston Sullivan
NCAT Agriculture Specialist
May 2002
MOVING BEYOND CONVENTIONAL
CASH CROPPING
AGRONOMY SYSTEMS GUIDE
Abstract: This publication is written for those looking for a way out of the high risk, long hours, low pay, poor prices,
and dim future associated with conventional cash crop production.
There are viable alternatives to continuing in the
cash crop business for those who can adjust their thinking.
Finding alternatives to commodity crop production is the
focus of this publication.
Certain principles provide insights into
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