American Small Farm
& Country Life Magazine
& Country Life Magazine
American Small Farm Magazine is now part of
Back 40 Group, Incorporated
Back 40 Group, Incorporated
American Small Farm, a nationally published farm magazine
founded in 1992 by Magnet Communications and purchased by Andrew Stevens and Marti Smith in 2000 has been acquired by Back 40 Group,
Incorporated of Hartshorn, Missouri and will expand to 11 issues
per year.
The name of the publication is also broadening to “American Small Farm & Country Life” to indicate our wider focus on subjects of interest to all rural residents. Additionally, the magazine's average number of pages will increase from 24 pages to 50 – 60 per issue.
The name of the publication is also broadening to “American Small Farm & Country Life” to indicate our wider focus on subjects of interest to all rural residents. Additionally, the magazine's average number of pages will increase from 24 pages to 50 – 60 per issue.
Herman Beck, Chief Executive Officer for Back 40 Group, states that Paul Berg, formerly the Editor of Small Farm Today magazine has been hired to head up the division and Rebecca DeCourley will serve as the magazine's Art Director. The magazine will be a fully optimized web-based publication. A demo version of the publication can be viewed on-line at http://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication/?i=71728
Live links will allow readers to access web resources such as a monthly calendar of events and access to advertisers web sites. American Small Farm & Country Life will be the first farm magazine in America to be exclusively a web-based publication. The first issue is scheduled for September publication.
SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR AMERICAN SMALL FARM'S PRINT SUBSCRIBERS:
As a courtesy to former American Small Farm subscribers Back 40 Internet Innovators will honor un-fulfilled print subscriptions from the previous publisher (Farm & Ranch Living llc.) on the basis of the number of issues remaining after the December 2010 issue. ALL subscriptions will be for the digital edition. No paper copies are available.
Remember, the NEW American Small Farm and Country Living is a MONTHLY publication (eleven issues per year, the June/July issue is combined). The predecessor magazine was published bi-monthly. Therefore, if one year was remaining on a print subscription you will receive on-line access to six digital issues at no charge. We will be sending information to former subscribers by postcard to advise you on the status of your subscription. Back 40 Group is under no legal obligation to honor past subscriptions, this is being done as a courtesy. For additional information please e-mail CustomerService@Back40Group.com or write to us at: American Small Farm & Country Life, Subscriber Services Department, Post Office Box 8, Hartshorn, Missouri 65479-0008.
In addition to the magazine, all trademarks, back issues and editorial content for the past ten years has been acquired and ALL articles will be archived for use by current subscribers and also available for purchase and download by non-subscribers as well.
American Small Farm & Country Life will also continue to co-sponsor the Center for Small Farms Exhibit Area at the Ohio Farm Science Review held each year near Columbus, Ohio. The Review, held every year since 1962, welcomes over 500,000 visitors over three days and will run this year from September 20 – 22nd. Back 40 Group divisions have been actively involved in the show since 2006.
The trade show area will continue to be anchored by the Back 40 Books & Music Store and Back 40's Pleasant Valley Productions Division will continue to provide sound re-enforcement and video taping services to extension presenters. The completed videos will continue to be marketed by Pleasant Valley Productions through a continuing agreement with The Ohio State University. All presentations will be available as instant downloads via computer or on HD DVD.
Back 40 Group is a vertically-integrated technology firm founded in 2005 and owned by over 60 investors. Divisions include KWBC.FM Internet Country Radio; web stores Back 40 Books.com and Back 40 Internet Innovators.com; a free web forum for country folks, Back 40 Forums.com; and a media production division known as Pleasant Valley Productions. The company can be reached at 573.858.3244 or via e-mail at CEO@Back40Group.com for investment information.
