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<div class="content clearfix"> <article about="/cool_tools" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" class="node node-page node-published node-not-promoted node-not-sticky author-1 odd clearfix" id="node-page-13031"> <span property="dc:title" content="Cool Tools" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h3>聽</h3> <h3><strong><img alt="photo of a woman farmer" src="/files/beginning-farmer.jpg" style="float:left; height:98px; line-height:20.8px; margin:0px 10px; opacity:0.9; text-align:center; width:100px" /><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=extension_pubs" target="_blank">Beginning Farmers聽Resource Guide</a></strong></h3> <p>This 48鈥恜age curriculum can be used in farmer training programs or on incubator farms. It covers production practices, post鈥恏arvest handling and business planning, with learning objectives, hands鈥恛n activities and links to worksheets and resources.</p> <p>聽</p> <hr /> <p><img alt="Cover Crops" src="/files/cool_tools/covercrop100x100.jpg" style="float:left; height:100px; line-height:20.8px; margin:0px 10px; text-align:center; width:101px" /></p> <h3><strong>Cover Crops</strong></h3> <div><strong><a href="https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/Iowa-Cover-Crop-Resource-Guide" target="_blank">Answering Common Producer Questions on Cover Crop Use in Iowa</a></strong></div> <div>A publication based on the research through the Leopold Center by聽Fernando Miguez, Iowa State University聽Associate Professor of Agronomy,聽and students聽Andrea Basche, Gabrielle-Roesch-McNally,and聽Rebecca Clay. You can download a PDF file through the ISU Extension Store.</div> <div>聽</div> <hr /> <h3><strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/leopold_pubspapers/80/" target="_blank"><img alt="garlic" src="/files/cool_tools/garlic_100x100.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0px 10px" />Grower's Manual: A Template for Grower Cooperatives</a></strong></h3> <p>This 24-page manual, adapted from GROWN Locally, helps local food cooperatives improve their handling practices and meet food safety standards.</p> <p>聽</p> <hr /> <p><img alt="tunnel" src="/files/cool_tools/tunnel.jpg" style="float:left; line-height:20.8px; margin:0px 10px" /></p> <h3><strong>High Tunnel Resources</strong></h3> <p><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/37/" target="_blank">Iowa High Tunnel Fruit and Vegetable Manual</a><br /> <a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/17/" target="_blank">Rainwater Catchment from a High Tunnel for Irrigation Use</a><br /> <a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/14/" target="_blank">Vegetable Production Budgets for a High Tunnel</a><br /> Tunnels to Tables reports listed on the <a href="https://www.leopold.iastate.edu/marketing/resources">Marketing Resources</a> page.</p> <hr /> <h3><a href="/marketing/resources" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;"><img alt="" class="insert-default-image-styling" src="/files/page/images/beef_in_hoop_bldg.jpg" style="float:left; height:100px; margin:0px 10px; width:100px" /></a><strong>Hoop Structures</strong></h3> <p><strong><a href="https://www.leopold.iastate.edu/files/page/files/Hoop_structures_for_Beef_webpage_adaptation.pdf">For Beef</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.leopold.iastate.edu/files/page/files/Hoop_structures_for_swine_webpage_adaptation.pdf">For Swine</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="https://www.leopold.iastate.edu/files/page/files/Hoop_structures_for_other_livestock_webpage_adaptation.pdf">For Other Livestock</a></strong>聽including sheep, horses, ostriches</p> <p>聽</p> <hr /> <p><img alt="Iowa CSA Farms" src="/files/cool_tools/CSAfarms.jpg" style="background-color:#ffffff; color:#333333; cursor:default; float:left; font-family:sans-serif,arial,verdana,trebuchet ms; font-size:13px; height:86px; line-height:20.8px; margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px; text-align:center; width:100px" /></p> <h3><strong><a href="http://www.extension.iastate.edu/localfoods/iowa-csa-directory/" target="_blank">Iowa CSA Farms聽Directory</a></strong></h3> <p>The directory is updated annually and聽produced by ISU Extension and Outreach Local Foods Program. The page聽provides a link to a form allowing you to make changes or provide updates on your operation.</p> <hr /> <h3><a href="http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/marketplanner/" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="fruits and vegetables" src="/files/cool_tools/planner.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0px 10px; opacity:0.9" /></a><strong><a href="https://intrans.iastate.edu/research/completed/iowa-produce-market-potential-calculator/" target="_blank">Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner</a></strong></h3> <p>This online tool shows rates of demand for 80 crops, with settings for regions in and around Iowa, consumers by age group, various time frames and product mixes.聽The Planner was funded, reviewed and published by the Leopold Center; developed and hosted by the聽<strong><a href="http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(32, 119, 172); box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Institute for Transportation at ISU</a></strong>.</p> <p>For more information about how to use the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner, see our聽<a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/leopold_pubspapers/71/" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(32, 119, 172); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Users Guide</a>.</p> <hr /> <p><a href="/pubs-and-papers/2006-02-iowa-fruit-and-vegetable-production-budgets" style="color: rgb(7, 130, 193); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><img alt="vegetables" src="/files/cool_tools/vegetable_100x100.jpg" style="cursor:default; float:left; margin:0px 10px" /></a></p> <h3><strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1060&context=extension_pubs" target="_blank">Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Production Budgets</a></strong></h3> <p>These are enterprise budgets for 14 fruit and vegetable crops commonly grown in Iowa. The tool includes example worksheets (in PDF format) and Excel spreadsheets. Also check聽Alternative Enterprise Budget sheets for:聽<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/41/" target="_blank">beekeeping</a>,聽</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/44/" target="_blank">Christmas trees</a>,聽<strong><strong><strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/45/" target="_blank">dairy goats</a>,聽</strong></strong></strong></strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/42/" target="_blank">popcorn</a>, <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/46/" target="_blank">raspberries</a>,</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong>聽<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/40/" target="_blank">sheep</a>,聽</strong></strong></strong></strong>聽<strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/39/" target="_blank">sorghum</a>, </strong></strong></strong>and<strong><strong><strong>聽<strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/extension_pubs/38/" target="_blank">sweet corn</a></strong></strong></strong></strong>聽in the Digital Repository.</p> <hr /> <h3><strong><strong><strong><img alt="farmers market vendor" class="insert-default-image-styling" src="/files/page/images/Potatos_honey_display.jpg" style="float:left; height:100px; margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px; width:100px" /><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1076&context=leopold_pubspapers" target="_blank">Iowa Food Marketing Regulations: A Guide for Small-Scale Producers</a></strong></strong></strong></h3> <p>This guide offers an overview of the various licenses required for selling local foods in Iowa (fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, eggs, honey and dairy) and directs readers to the appropriate agency for answering specific questions.</p> <p><strong><strong>聽</strong></strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong><strong><a href="http://www.marketmakeriowa.com" style="line-height: 20.8px;" target="_blank"><img alt="logo" src="/files/cool_tools/IowaMarketMaker_100X100.jpg" style="float:left; height:100px; margin:0px 10px; opacity:0.9; width:100px" /></a></strong></strong></p> <h3><strong><strong><strong><a href="http://www.marketmakeriowa.com" target="_blank">Iowa Market Maker</a></strong></strong></strong></h3> <p>Locate businesses and markets in Iowa, also marketing and training materials, resources and directories for 18 other states.聽It was developed by the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center at ISU with Leopold Center support.</p> <p><strong><strong>聽</strong></strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong><strong><img alt="Delivery truck" src="/files/cool_tools/food-hub-toolkit-logo - no number.jpg" style="background-color:#ffffff; color:#333333; cursor:default; float:left; font-family:sans-serif,arial,verdana,trebuchet ms; font-size:13px; height:76px; line-height:20.8px; margin:25px 10px; text-align:center; width:100px" /></strong></strong></p> <h3><strong><strong><strong>Local Foods and Related Publications</strong></strong></strong></h3> <p><strong><strong><strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=extension_pubs" target="_blank">Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit</a></strong><br /> Iowa Local Food Organizational Toolkit:聽<strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=extension_pubs" style="line-height: 1.6em;" target="_blank">Part 1</a></strong>聽聽聽<strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1028&context=extension_pubs" target="_blank">Part 2</a>聽聽聽<a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1026&context=extension_pubs" target="_blank">Part 3</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=extension_pubs" style="line-height: 1.6em;" target="_blank">Managing Cash Flow for a Low-Capital Food Hub Start-up</a><br /> <a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=extension_pubs" style="line-height: 1.6em;" target="_blank">Local Food Coordinators</a><br /> <a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=extension_pubs" style="line-height: 1.6em;" target="_blank">Supporting Local Food System Development in Your Community</a></strong></strong></strong></p> <hr /> <h3><strong><strong><strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/leopold_pubspapers/190/" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="/files/pubs-and-papers/2012-05-learning-about-local-isu.jpg" style="float:left; height:95px; margin:20px 10px; width:100px" />Learning about Local</a></strong></strong></strong></h3> <p>Directory of Iowa groups involved in local foods.</p> <h3><strong><strong><strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/leopold_pubspapers/87/" target="_blank">Learning about Local at ISU</a></strong></strong></strong></h3> <p>Directory of ISU organizations, programs, services and courses about local foods.</p> <p><strong><strong>聽</strong></strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong><strong><a href="/pubs-and-papers/2014-06-machinery-sharing-manual-fruit-and-vegetable-growers" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="man sitting on eco-weeder tool" src="/files/cool_tools/machinery.jpg" style="float:left; height:89px; margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px; width:100px" /></a></strong></strong></p> <h3><strong><strong><strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1032&context=extension_pubs" target="_blank">Machinery Sharing Manual for Fruit and Vegetable Growers</a></strong></strong></strong></h3> <p>This 50-page manual looks at options for sharing farm machinery with sample agreements and worksheets, plus information from five case studies.</p> <p><strong><strong>聽</strong></strong></p> <hr /> <h3><strong><strong><strong><img alt="" class="insert-default-image-styling" src="/files/page/images/potato_100x100.jpg" style="float:left; height:101px; margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px; width:100px" /><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1042&context=leopold_pubspapers" target="_blank">Post-Harvest Handling Decision Tool</a></strong></strong></strong></h3> <p>This publication describes handling systems for different groups of crops and general considerations for designing your own post-harvest handling system. This tool was developed by the Fruit and Vegetable Working Group.聽</p> <p><strong><strong>聽</strong></strong><strong><strong>聽</strong></strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong><strong><a href="/pubs-and-papers/2009-08-food-regulations-small-market-producers" style="line-height: 20.8px;"><img alt="grower at farmers market" src="/files/cool_tools/food-regulations_100x100.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0px 10px" /></a></strong></strong></p> <h3><strong><strong><strong><a href="http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/leopold_pubspapers/111/" target="_blank">Small Market Producers:聽FAQ on Food Regulations</a></strong></strong></strong></h3> <p>Responses from state agency and university experts on food safety and food regulations.</p> <p><strong><strong>聽</strong></strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong><strong><img alt="transplant" src="/files/cool_tools/transplant-100x100.jpg" style="clear:both; float:left; height:100px; line-height:20.8px; margin:0px 10px; text-align:center; width:100px" /></strong></strong></p> <h3><strong><strong><strong><a href="/cool_tools/transplant-production-decision-tool-3#TOP">Transplant Production Decision Tool</a></strong></strong></strong></h3> <p>This tool provides information for Upper Midwest farms about transplant production options when scaling up to meet increasing demand for local and organic produce. It includes profiles of several small- and large-scale growers.聽<strong>聽</strong></p> <p><strong><strong>聽</strong></strong></p> <hr /> <p><strong><strong><a href="/cool_tools/wash_stations" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: center;"><img alt="radish" src="/files/cool_tools/radish_100x100.jpg" style="float:left; height:101px; margin:0px 10px; opacity:0.9; width:100px" /></a></strong></strong></p> <h3><strong><strong><strong><a href="/cool_tools/wash_stations">Two Vegetable Wash Station Designs</a></strong></strong></strong></h3> <p>These detailed instructions and illustrations will help fruit and vegetable growers build low-cost and efficient wash stations. 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