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If we’re going to build the health of anything – whether that’s our own health or the health of grazing lands – and we are causing damage by our management actions, then our first priority should be to stop the damage.
By Justin Morris, Regenerative Grazing Specialist
This video describes and demonstrates the second scope of a GAP audit. This includes pre-harvest risk assessments, sanitation and hygiene in the field, and harvesting and transportation activities. Farmers describe […]
Twenty-nine states have, or are now developing, state soil health initiatives or coalitions. How is Montana approaching soil health at the statewide level, and how can Montanans participate?
Mike Morris, Cole Mannix, Marni Thompson, and Linda Poole
“Kill two birds with one stone” — isn’t it time this old adage got an update? Instead of killing two birds with one stone, why don’t we save two birds with one hedgerow? And protect soil from erosion while we’re at it? And protect plants from wind damage, too? And do a bunch of other great things that benefit humans, animals, and the environment?
By Katherine Favor, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
Hear from farmers Jeremy and Nina Prater about their family’s operation, Windset Ranch, in Crawford County, Arkansas. They raise grassfed beef, meat goats, and a small assortment of other livestock. […]
Jose Robles es un ex agricultor de almendras que comparte su experiencia aplicando prácticas de conservación a su huerta. Explica porque empezó a aplicar compost y sembrar cultivos de cobertura cuando sus vecinos no lo hacían. También habla sobre su nueva transición en su nuevo rancho con ideas de producir ganado y también aplicar prácticas de conservación.
Jose Robles y Martin Guerena
When NCAT’s Livestock Team recently held a series of webinars for people considering a new livestock enterprise, many folks indicated they were thinking of getting sheep. Sounds good to me!
By Linda Poole, Regenerative Grazing Specialist
This virtual workshop includes a tour of NCAT Agriculture Specialist Nina Prater’s family farm, and she and her husband, Jeremy, discuss their risk management strategies. NCAT Agriculture and Resource Economist […]
Hear from farmer Guy Ames, owner of Ames Orchard and Nursery in Washington County, Arkansas. Guy raises a highly diverse array of fruit, as well as fruit trees sold in […]
Guy Ames — an NCAT Sustainable Horticulture Specialist and owner of Ames Orchard and Nursery in Washington County, Arkansas — raises a highly diverse array of fruit, as well as […]
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