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By Nina Prater, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Here at ATTRA, we promote the use of sustainable agricultural practices for long-term success. Over the years, though, the terminology around what I […]
Hemp can be grown for many purposes, one of which is to produce fiber. In this video, we head to California’s San Joaquin Valley to learn how to grow hemp […]
Hemp can be grown for many purposes, including for seed. In this video, we head to California’s San Joaquin Valley to learn about how to grow hemp for seed production […]
By Mike Morris and Darron Gaus, NCAT Agriculture Specialists With roots in regenerative land stewardship since 1994, The Dixon Water Foundation has been approaching one of Texas’s limited resources in […]
Every GAP audit will have a section on general questions that relate to the food safety practices on a farm. This is the first set of questions in the audit. […]
How is organic farming changing in America? Should soil-free hydroponic produce be certified as organic? And why have 1,100 certified-organic farms started adding a Real Organic label to the familiar […]
A new publication from the National Center for Appropriate Technology’s sustainable agriculture program, ATTRA, offers a practical primer for farmers who want to try their hand at growing industrial hemp. […]
By Chris Lent, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Planting a conservation cover of warm-season grasses and wildflowers on my property in Northeastern Pennsylvania was a great decision and has been very rewarding. […]
Sixteen-year-old Maloi Lannan is a passionate and knowledgeable climate warrior using profits from her self-published soil health coloring book to build a flock of 100-percent grassfed sheep in Montana’s Paradise […]
By Justin Morris, NCAT Regenerative Grazing Specialist In my last blog, I discussed how U.S. agriculture is highly dependent on annual plants. Annual plants are high yielding and can go […]
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