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By Ann Baier, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Instead of the usual “traffic and weather” last week our local radio stations provided a regular “traffic, weather, and wildfire report.” These updates […]
As we round the corner from summer into fall, I always like to look back and assess how we did on our farm during the busy summer months. We did not suffer a bad drought this summer, though it was touch and go for a few weeks in July. We had to feed hay for about ten days to make sure we didn’t graze the grass too short, but it wasn’t as dire as it has been some years.
By Nina Prater, NCAT Agriculture Specialist
In this episode, Margo Hale, NCAT’s Southeast Regional Director and Director of NCAT’s Armed to Farm Program, talks with Eric Grandon and Sara Creech. Eric is an Army veteran and […]
In this short video, NCAT Horticulture Specialist Guy Ames takes us out to his orchard to demonstrate how to determine ripeness in apples and pears. For more on the subject […]
Catch up on our virtual convening of growers, grocery store managers, and community members to learn about farm-to-grocery partnerships from active players in Montana. For farmers and food processors, building […]
I’ve spent most of my life working in large-scale crop production. Through this work, I’ve developed a passion for growing food and feeding people, which feels even more important right now, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Andrew Coggins, NCAT Rocky Mountain West Regional Director
In today’s episode of Voices from the Field, Justin Duncan, sustainable agriculture specialist at NCAT’s Southwest Regional Office in San Antonio, Texas, interviews Helen Smiley, a sustainable agriculture consultant located […]
Food culture is very rich here in Mississippi. No matter where your adventures lead you, food will navigate you across the state to people, culture, landmarks, history, and all of the things that I feel make The Magnolia State so great.
By Asha Tillman, NCAT Agriculture Specialist and Co-Coordinator of the MS Food Systems Fellowship
In this episode, Andrew Coggins, director of the National Center for Appropriate Technology’s Rocky Mountain West office, has a conversation with farm manager John Wallace about the unusual growing season […]
Beginning poultry producers commonly ask How do I navigate poultry processing regulations for selling poultry meat? or Does it make more sense to process my broilers on-farm or to take them to a processing facility?
By Ann Baier, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
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