Life's emergency situations require advance preparation and planning. The first step is organizing your papers and communicating with appropriate individuals. Provided is a checklist to help organize and document important ...

This is a disaster fact sheet covering basic first-aid supplies. First-aid kits are a necessity for attending to victims and should be kept in homes, vehicles, schools and workplaces.

Much of the excitement of creating an herbaceous border lies in its great flexibility of design. In form, placement, and selection of plants, the contemporary border follows few rigid rules and allows fullest expression ...

This publication reviews the important considerations that should be understood in all situations before one commits time, materials, labor and other expenses when interested in growing specialty crops.

A brief overview of the importance of a business plan for small food processors. Includes several links to business websites that offer help to small business owners.

This publication describes a grant from the federal Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) that explores the demand for ethnic foods and the potential to develop a niche market for local farmers in ...

The way children cope with disasters or emergencies often is directly tied to the way their parents cope. Parents and adults can make disasters less traumatic for children by taking steps to manage their own feelings and ...

This is a disaster fact sheet biological and chemical terrorism, what they are, hazards associated with them, risks, how severity is expressed, and protective measures to take.

This is a disaster fact sheet covering earthquakes, what they are, hazards associated with them, risks, how severity is expressed, and protective measures to take.

Discusses the plant family relationships between closely related crop and weed plants in terms of disease and weed management concerns.