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AMERICAN SMALL FARM MAGAZINE ACQUIRED BY BACK 40 GROUP
Jan. 3, 2012
Source: Back 40 Group
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.
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 here
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.
About Back 40 Group
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.
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