"Action Alert!" On-line. Internet. 4 Nov 2002. Available: http://www.rafiusa.org/actionalert/contractag/intro.html
This webpage is an update of the legislature RAFI is working to get passed. This source shows the greater goal of my work at RAFI. Most importantly, it shows the main issues that contract agriculture farmers are dealing with.

Assessing the Impact of Integrator Practices on Contract Poultry Growers. St. Paul, MN: Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc, September 2001.
This source is the result of a survey done of contract broilers to gain information on their relationship with the company they're contracted on. The study includes information on arbitration clauses, opinions on the practices of the company, quality of birds, ect. The study explains the main problems raised with contract agriculture and uses survey data to back them up. This study is important in showing the general feelings of poultry growers towards their situation.

Clouse, Mary. "U.S. Senator Introduces Contract Protection Bill." Poultry Grower News Winter 2000, Issue 14.
This article explains a bill that was introduced into contract to prevent unfair contracts for farmers. It addresses the issues of contract farmers and provides solutions to those issues. This provides me with information on the issues of the farmers that I am interviewing and how those issues could possibly be resolved.

"Contract Agriculture." On-line. Internet. 4 Nov 2002. Available: http://www.rafiusa.org/contractag/contractag.html
This source explains the functions of the contract agriculture department of RAFI-USA. It highlights the five main concentrations that RAFI focuses on. The source is important because it explains the reasons that I am doing this work for RAFI and is a background for issues that will come up during my interviews.

Contract Agriculture Project. Pittsboro, NC: RAFI-USA Annual Report, 2001
This source explains the steps RAFI attempted to make in 2001 to improve the situation of contract farmers. It discusses the goals of RAFI and legislation that is in the works. This source is important because it describes what RAFI is attempting to accomplish with its work and what I should be attempting to accomplish with my work at RAFI.

Etka, Steve. Contract Agriculture: Serfdom in Our Time. Pine Bush, NY: National Campaign For Sustainable Agriculture Update, June 2001
This source explains the growing trend of the contract model in agricultural business. Contract agriculture is not only an issue contained to poultry farmers. This source is important because it gives a picture of the bigger issue.

"Goldkist Contract for Broilers." On-line. Internet. 4 Nov 2002. Available:http://www.web-span.com/~pga/contracts/GoldKist.html
This source is a copy of a contract given by the Goldkist company to broilers. The contract is a primary source for the issues of contract farming. Looking at an actual contract gives a better idea of the problems associated with the contracts.

Klauke, Laura. Bad Contracts Put Good Farmers at Risk. Pine Bush, NY: National Campaign For Sustainable Agriculture Update, June 2001
This source is a profile of a contract farmer who was experiencing difficulties with the terms of his contract. This farmer faced the common problem of not having the money to upgrade. This source is useful because it is a profile of a farmer in the same situation as the farmers that I am interviewing.

Morison, Carole. "Contract Poultry Farming." On-line. Internet. 4 Nov 2002. Available:http://www.webspan.com/~pga/contracts/contract_farming.html
This article is a good explanation of the system of contract poultry farming. It explains how the businesses work with the farmers to produce chicken. This source is valuable for my interviews because I must have knowledge of how the system works in order to understand what the farmers have to say about it.

"Why Own the Farm When You Can Own the Farmer?" Poultry Growers News, Jan-Feb 2001, Issue 15.
This article explains how the trend of contract agriculture is spreading. Contract agriculture is not only contained to poultry, but is also spreading to other areas, such as tobacco and hogs. This article places the problems of poultry farmers in a more global context.