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Maya and Ed Skopal, the owners of I-TAL Acres, a medicinal plant farm and apothecary in Floyd County, Virginia, discuss the uses and production of teas, infusions, and decoctions from […]
Maya and Ed Skopal, the owners of I-TAL Acres, a medicinal plant farm and apothecary in Floyd County, Virginia, discuss the uses of tinctures made from medicinal plants and how […]
Maya and Ed Skopal, the owners of I-TAL Acres, a medicinal plant farm and apothecary in Floyd County, Virginia, discuss the uses and growing strategies for medicinal plants. They’re talking […]
Powdery mildew has plagued vineyards since time immemorial. If temperatures reach between 70 and 85 degrees, chances are, powdery mildew has woken up from its slumber and is ready to infect your grapes. When left unchecked, this fungus can reduce vine growth, sabotage yields, and reduce fruit quality. There are all sorts of practices in our integrated pest-management toolbox that we can use to control powdery mildew. Prevention is always number one, but there are plenty of mitigation strategies we can employ as well. Here are some good examples:
By Katherine Favor, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
This episode of Voices from the Field is a the first part of a discussion between Ben Thomas of California Alliance of Family Farms, Hope Sippola of Fiery Ginger Farm […]
Better Than I Feared but Worse Than It Looks By Guy K. Ames, NCAT Horticulture Specialist A dipping polar vortex delivered a cruel and chilling Valentine’s gift to the Midwest […]
In this episode of Voices from the Field, Andrew Coggins, director of NCAT’s Rocky Mountain West Regional Office in Butte, Montana, talks with Cora Helm, owner and operator of LC […]
Maya and Ed Skopal, the owners of I-TAL Acres, a medicinal plant farm and apothecary in Floyd County, Virginia, discuss how to determine dosages for teas and decoctions made from […]
By Mike Morris, NCAT Southwest Regional Director I’m still trying to wrap my head around the polar vortex that hit the United States in mid-February: leaving people in Texas without […]
Multiple income streams can help farmers creatively overcome financial obstacles. In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Justin Duncan talks with Edward Morgan, Jr., about […]
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