Reference Library: B

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Bait Fish

• Bait Fish (Aquaculture Network Information Center - pdf)
• Bait Fish: Feeds and Feeding Practices (Aquaculture Network Information Center - pdf)
• How To Produce Bait Minnows In Ponds (Missouri Department of Conservation)

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Baitworms

• Baitworm Production (ATTRA)

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Bamboo 

• Bamboo (ATTRA - pdf)

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Bean Sprouts

• Growing Sprouts (University of Nebraska)
• Sprouts and Wheatgrass Production and Marketing (ATTRA)

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Beans, Dry

Books and Magazines

• Dry Bean Production and Pest Management

Publications

• Economic Issues with Dry-Edible Beans (K-State - pdf)
• Dry Edible Bean Diseases (North Dakota University System)
• Fertilizer Management for Dry Edible Beans (University of Nebraska)
• Irrigating Dry Beans (University of Nebraska)
• Recommended Vegetable Varieties (K-State - pdf)
• Sustainable Dry Bean Production (ATTRA)

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Beans, Snap

• Basic Cultural Practices for Commercial Production of Green (Snap) Beans (University of Nebraska)
• Beans (K-State - pdf)
• Preserving Green Beans (K-State - pdf)
• Recommended Vegetable Varieties (K-State - pdf)
• Snap Beans: Commercial Vegetable Production (K-State- pdf)

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Beef (see also Cattle, Dairy, and Livestock)

• Alternative Beef Marketing (ATTRA)
• Beef Cattle Production (K-State  -pdf)
• Beef Cow Nutrition Guide (K-State - pdf)
• Beef Demand Determinants: A Research Summary (K-State - pdf)
• Beef Farm Sustainability Check sheet (ATTRA)
• Beef Records: The Key to Profitability (K-State)
• Calving Difficulty in Beef Cattle: A Review (K-State)
• Economic Issues with Natural and Organic Beef (K-State)
• Economic Issues with Process Verification (K-State)
• Factors Influencing the Selling Prices of Purebred Angus Bulls (K-State)
• Fed Cattle Grid-Pricing Valuation: Recommendations for Improvement (K-State)
• Feeding Your Cows by Body Condition (K-State)
• Forage Facts Notebook (K-State)
  See Forage page for this publication broken out by sections.
• Growing Cattle on Grass (K-State)
• Home Slaughtering of Beef and Processing (University of Missouri)
• Nutritional Composition of Feedstuffs for Beef Cattle (K-State)
• Proper Cattle Health Product Handling and Administration (K-State)
• Questions and Answers for Beef Cattle Nutrition (K-State)
• Small Scale Beef Production Handbook (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign - pdf)
• Selection and Development of Replacement Heifers (K-State - pdf)
• Stocker Cattle Management and Nutrition (K-State - pdf)
• Soybean Hulls: Composition and Feeding Value for Beef and Dairy Cattle (K-State - pdf)
• Sustainable Beef Production (ATTRA)
• The Economic Impact on the U.S. Beef Industry: Product Value Losses, Regulatory Costs, and Consumer Reactions ( K-State - pdf)
• The Economic Impact of BSE: A Research Summary ( K-State - pdf)
• Valuing Beef Tenderness (K-State - pdf)
• Walk-Through Trap to Control Horn Flies on Cattle (University of Missouri) 

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Beekeeping

• A Quick Reference Guide to Honey Bee Parasites, Pests, Predators, and Diseases (Penn State  - pdf)
• Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees (ATTRA)
• Avoiding Honey Bee Losses When Using Insecticides (University of Nebraska - pdf)
• Beekeeping (ATTRA)
• Beekeeping Tips for Beginners (University of Missouri)
• Bee Research Laboratory Home Page (USDA)
• Seasonal Apiary Management for Missouri (University of Missouri)

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Beginning Farming

• Does the Family Farm Really Matter? (University of Missouri)
• Part-time Farming, Small Farms and Small-Scale Farming in the United States (National Agricultural Library)
• Income Generations using Alternative Crops (University of Nebraska)
• So You Want To Farm (University of Missouri)
• What Can I do With My Small Farm? (Oregon State University)
• Whole-Farm Planning for Economic and Environmental Sustainability (K-State - pdf)

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Biodynamic Farming

• Biodiesel Blends for Fueling Diesel Engines (Missouri Alternative Center)
• Biodynamic Farming & Compost Preparation (ATTRA)

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Bioenergy

Publications

• Bioenergy (USDA)
• Biofuels and Energy Production Options for the Farm (Climate and Farming - pdf)
• Climate Change Impacts on Dairy Cattle (Cornell - pdf)
• Climate Change Impacts on Weeds (USDA - pdf)
• Comparing Energy Use in Conventional and Organic Cropping Systems (ATTRA)
• Crushing Seeds and Crushing Numbers: Sunflower Biodiesel (Kerr Center - pdf)
• Cutting Fuel Costs (Journey to Forever)
• Developing Biofuel Production in Missouri (Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources - pdf)
• DOE Announces up to $200 Million in Funding for Biorefineries (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
• Efficiency, Ingenuity: Conservation and Alternative Energy on the Farm (Kerr Center - pdf)
• Ethanol Expansion in the United States: How Will the Agricultural Sector Adjust? (USDA)
• Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act Introduced (Iowa Ag Connection)
• Food or Fuel? (Journey to Forever)
• Former Weed May Fill World's Fuel Tanks (CS Monitor)

• Fueling the Farm: Biofuels Conference Maps Agricultural Energy Strategies (Kerr Center - pdf)

• Funding Opportunities (ATTRA)

• General Overview of Climate Change Science (Cornell - pdf)
• Growing Energy on the Farm:  Biomass Energy and Agriculture (IATP)
• Home Grown Economy Conference Proceedings Available Online (University of Minnesota)
• How Much Can We Grow? How Much Land Will it Take? (Journey to Forever)
• The Human and Social Dimensions of a Bioeconomy: Implications for Rural People and Places (USDA - pdf)
• Indicators of Climate Change in the Northeast Over the Past 100 Years (University of New Hampshire - pdf)
• Make Your Own Biodiesel (Journey to Forever)
• New Biofuel from Trees Developed at UGA (University of Georgia)
• Production and Fuel Properties of Pine Chip Bio-oil/Biodiesel Blends (ACS Publications)
• Production and Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases in Agriculture (Cornell - pdf)
• Recommendations for Social, Economic, and Environmental Science Priorities for Bioenergy Research, Education, and Extension (USDA - pdf)
• Renewable Energy & Agriculture: A Natural Fit (IATP)
• Renewable Energy Opportunities on the Farm (ATTRA)
• Researchers Develop Enhanced Bio-oil for Diesel Fuel Extender or Substitute (Green Car Congress)
• Small Farm Energy Primer (Center for Rural Affairs)
• Switchgrass as a Bioenergy Crop (ATTRA)
• Switching Away From Corn: Switchgrass Research for Biofuel Production (Kerr Center - pdf)
• Trees in the Tank: Wayne Keith's Wood Powered Pickup (Kerr Center - pdf)
• Why Make Biofuels? (Journey to Forever)