Entries by Emilie Ritter

Farrowing on Pasture

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Join NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Mike Lewis for an overview of farrowing pigs on pasture. This webinar provides an overview of the best practices when it comes to pasture-based farrowing, including considerations for infrastructure needs, scheduling/timing, and animal health and safety concerns. This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the […]

Applications Open for Armed to Farm California Training

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The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) will bring its Armed to Farm training back to California this spring. Veterans who want to attend the week-long training in San Diego can apply online now. Armed to Farm gives veterans and their spouses the opportunity to experience sustainable, profitable small-scale farming enterprises and explore career opportunities in […]

Grazing for Resilience – Bouncing Forward from Catastrophic Events

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This webinar delves into grazing management strategies that will help insulate your operation from catastrophes like drought, flood, and fire. Learn how to build resilient soils, plants, and businesses by using your most powerful tool — the ability to plan, observe, and adapt to whatever Nature dishes out. NCAT sustainable agriculture specialists Justin Morris and […]

Introducing the Regenerator’s Atlas of America

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Soil for Water’s Regenerator’s Atlas of America is now live! With producers and consumers in mind, we have developed a platform where regenerative farmers and ranchers across the country can create a profile for their operation to be placed on the Atlas. By planting a flag on the map, producers can let people know who […]

Introducing the Regenerator’s Atlas of America

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Soil for Water’s Regenerator’s Atlas of America is now live! With producers and consumers in mind, we have developed a platform where regenerative farmers and ranchers across the country can create a profile for their operation to be placed on the Atlas. By planting a flag on the map, producers can let people know who […]

NCAT Leads Partnership to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Across Northern Great Plains

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The National Center for Appropriate Technology will lead a regional partnership to help more than 300 beginning farmers and ranchers across the Northern Great Plains explore the value, viability, and resilience of raising organic field crops.

NCAT will lead this $600,000 three-year Preparing a Resilient Future project alongside the Montana Organic Association, Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society, Center for Rural Affairs, the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society, International Organic Inspectors Association, North Dakota State, and University of Wyoming.

Small-Scale Farmers, Farmers Markets, Food Producers Can Now Access $650 Million in Pandemic Relief Aid

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Small-scale farmers, food processors or distributors, or farmers markets financially impacted by Covid-19 can now apply for up to $20,000 to recover costs related to the pandemic. The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is helping food producers access these dollars through the USDA’s Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program. Applications are now open until Nov. 22, 2021.

NCAT Releases 19 Soil Health Innovations Videos

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“The Soil Health Innovations Conference occupies the cutting edge of soil health across the country – on-farm practices, soil biology, carbon markets, and public policy,” said Steve Thompson, NCAT executive director. “This set of videos adds to NCAT’s trusted knowledgebase and provides a free resource to any producer or land manager working to improve soil conditions.”

Top 5 Lambing Hacks for a Panic-Free Season 

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By Linda Poole, Regenerative Grazing Specialist Like many shepherds, I love and dread lambing. It is mostly pure joy – watching a beautiful ewe polish and murmur to her newborn twins who blink in surprise at the bright world around them, while fleets of older lambs leap and race through green fields where their mommas […]