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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book represents a true cooperative
effort. Most writing and research was by
Christopher Shirley, Greg Bowman and
Craig Cramer, formerly writers/editors for the
New Farm Magazine. Their experience writing
for the agricultural community shows in their
ability to incorporate a vast amount of research
data and farmer experiences into this publication.
Contributors Marianne Sarrantonio, University of
Maine, Orono, ME, Sharad Phatak, University of
Georgia, and Andy Clark, Coordinator of the
Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) each
wrote sections of the book. Robert Myers,
Wayne Reeves, Seth Dabney and
Chuck Ingels contributed to
Appendix B, Up-and-Coming
Cover Crops.
Farmers played a major
role in developing the
book, detailing their
cropping systems and
the management of
cover crops on their
farms. Some were contacted
repeatedly for
further clarification, and
many also reviewed sections
of the manuscript.
The value of the contributions
by farmers using cover
crops in the field cannot be underestimated.
They generously gave of
their time to provide true ground-testing and
reality-checking to strenthen this publication.
A volunteer editorial board consisted of faculty
and researchers from around the country: Rob
Myers, Jefferson Institute,Columbia, Mo., formerly
director of SARE; Fred Magdoff, Northeast Region
SARE, University of Vermont; Seth Dabney, USDA-
ARS Soil Sedimentation Lab;Wayne Reeves, USDA-
ARS National Soil Dynamics Lab; Marianne
Sarrantonio, University of Maine; Walter Goldstein
and Jim Stute, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute,
East Troy, Wis.; Richard Dick, Oregon State
University; Jim Sims, Emeritus Professor, Montana
State University; Chuck Ingels, University
of California Extension Service. Andy Clark,
Coordinator of the Sustainable Agriculture
Network, oversaw the project and coordinated
the efforts of the writers, the designer and the
editorial board.
The complete manuscript was reviewed at least
twice by each member of the editorial board.It was
also reviewed by Mark Davis, Delaware State
University;John Luna,Oregon State University;
Steve Diver, Appropriate Technology
Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA),
Fayetteville, Ark.; John and
Lorraine Merrill, Stuart Farm,
Stratham,N.H.;John Teasdale,
USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Md.;
Phil Bauer, USDA-ARS,
Florence, S.C.; Morris
Decker,Professor Emeritus,
University of Maryland;
Noah Ranells, North
Carolina State University;
and Valerie Berton, SARE
communications specialist.
Individual chapters of
Managing Cover Crops
Profitably, 2nd Edition were
reviewed by cover crop experts
from the farm and research
communities.These farmers and scientists are
too numerous to mention here, but their contributions
were invaluable to this effort.
In preparation for the second edition, the first
edition was critically reviewed by Morris Decker,
Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland; Zane
Helsel, Rutgers University; and Andy Clark, SAN.
Fred Magdoff, who was the driving force behind
the first edition, participated in planning and
reviewing throughout the process.
BERSEEM CLOVER, an annual legume, produces abundant vegetation with multiple cuttings.
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