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Blog 36. Over Grazing and the Maturing of an Adaptive Grazing Thought Process
Close to 20 years ago, we noticed a discouraging event slowly unfolding on our pivot-irrigated pasture of 12 acres: The first 120 feet of the pasture starting from the pivot point was producing less and less grass in comparison to the remaining perimeter of the pivot.
By Dave Scott, NCAT Livestock Specialist23 October, 2020
Blog 35. Healthy Animals, Happy Farm
What is not so much fun is when you have an animal that does not feel well. An animal that is lethargic, disinterested in grazing or in being with the flock, is depressed and slow-moving or having trouble standing is worrisome. Watching one of those animals makes me feel anxious to fix the problem.
By Linda Coffey, NCAT Livestock Specialist16 October, 2020
Blog 34. USDA Programs Can Help Farmers Succeed
Part of my role as an NCAT Agriculture Specialist is to connect farmers to the resources that they need, so I always include USDA agencies in our Armed to Farm trainings for military veterans and other educational events we organize. The USDA has dozens of agencies and programs to help farmers—as depicted in the graphic below—but for this blog I will mention just a few.
By Margo Hale, NCAT Southeast Regional Director, Armed to Farm Program Director, and Agriculture Specialist08 October, 2020
Blog 33. Giving Your Products Meaning
You see, people don’t always behave rationally. And certainly not around the things we buy. We buy products not because they make the most economic sense, but because of the meaning around those products. We buy gendered products, products that fit our age group, or products that align with our social class.
By Daniel Prial, NCAT Community Food Specialist01 October, 2020
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Internship Opportunities
A directory of on-the-job learning opportunities in sustainable and organic agriculture in the U.S. (and some in Canada) has been published since 1989 as a tool to help farmers and apprentices connect with each other.
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A clearinghouse of available grant and funding opportunities within the realm of Sustainable Agriculture.
Illinois and Maine Award Specialty Crop Grants
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) received more than $591,000 through USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Producer groups, trade associations, nonprofits, and colleges and universities were eligi
28 October, 2020
Episode 175. Profiles of Tribal Mobile Markets
In this episode, Tammy Howard, an agriculture specialist who works out of NCAT’s Rocky Mountain West Regional Office in Butte, Montana, talks with two tribal food officials about their approach to sourcing food and selli
28 October, 2020Online Tool to Help Farmers Determine Disaster-Assistance Eligibility
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) launched a new tool on farmers.gov to help producers with the application process for the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). The new tool documents information a
27 October, 2020
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