North Shore Productions

Web home of the Successful Farming Radio Magazine®.

Here are some links that may interest you. You may have noticed some of them on the site already.

Successful Farming: News, markets, commentary, discussion groups, much more.

iTunes/SFRadio: Podcasts of the SFRM.

The Career Clinic: Maureen's radio program and her latest book.

Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest Race: Maureen co-authored this memoir of former world class marathon runner Dick Beardsley.

Left for Dead: A Second Life after Vietnam: Maureen co-authored this memoir of disabled Vietnam veteran Jon Hovde. It won a 2006 Minnesota Book Award.

USDA: Home page of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Family Business Management Services: Consulting and advisory business operated by Don Jonovic and his wife, Pamela. Don is a frequent guest on the SFRM.

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids: Nonprofit organization dedicated to making farms and ranches safer for children.

AgriWellness, Inc.: Nonprofit founded to "promote accessible behavioral health services for underserved and at-risk populations affected by rural crisis in agricultural communities." Includes rural hotlines in the states of IA, MN, WI, SD, ND, KS and NE.

Fellowship of Christian Farmers, International

America's Second Harvest: Nonprofit food bank network.

Farm Aid: Nonprofit with the mission of keeping family farmers on the land.

Farm Resource Center: A not-for-profit agency providing services to rural families in crisis. 24-hour hot line.

Center for Rural Affairs: A private, nonprofit organization working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches and rural communities.

American Farmland Trust: A nonprofit, membership-based group dedicated to preservation of farmland and to promoting sustainable farming practices.

The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture: A research and education center at Iowa State University. According to its vision statement, "The Leopold center for Sustainable Agriculture explores and cultivates alternatives that secure healthier people and landscapes in Iowa and the nation."

Strategies for International Development: A private and voluntary nonprofit organization which "develops and promotes better strategies for achieving the goals of international development - adequate diet, health, and housing, as well as improved education, employment, and human rights - for all residents in the developing countries of Latin America and Africa."

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE): A USDA program that helps advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities through a nationwide research and education grants program.

Progressive Agriculture Foundation: Nonprofit founded to help make farm and ranch life safer and healthier for all children through education and training.

Agriculture Future of America: A Kansas City-based nonprofit providing academic scholarships, career planning and leadership training to students who want to work in agriculture.