Battling Borers in Organic Apple Production
By Guy Ames, NCAT Horticulturist Organic apple production in the Southeast U.S. has many challenges and controlling trunk borers is one of the most serious. Left unchallenged, borers can kill […]
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Beyond Fresh: Exploring Value-Added Food Enterprises
/in Blog, Business and MarketingBy Mike Morris, Director of NCAT’s Southwest Regional Office A wise farmer friend once told me: “Over the years, we’ve learned that fresh vegetables are one of the least profitable […]
Small-Scale Meat Sales
/in Livestock, VideoIn this new video from NCAT Southeast Regional Director Margo Daniel Hale, we learn about options for selling meat on a small scale directly to customers. Margo shares how she […]
What Regenerative Grazing Can Do For You
/in Livestock, VideoCome see how the three principles of regenerative grazing: long rest periods, high stock density, and trampled grass have transformed Montana Highland Lamb, an irrigated sheep grazing farm near Whitehall, […]
Root Propagation
/in Blog, CropsI developed a love of plants as a young boy, helping my father in his yard-of-the-month winning front yard. I hated pruning roses, but everything else was so amazing to me. I think the thing that really hooked me was propagation, although I didn’t know the word for it back then. When I realized I could make a whole new plant from just a piece of another, it did something permanent to my little mind that is still with me today.
By Justin Duncan, NCAT Agriculture Specialist
Episode 154: Using Cover Crops in an Organic Walnut Orchard
/in Crops, PodcastIn this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT’s Rex Dufour interviews organic walnut farmer and processor, Russ Lester, at Dixon Ridge Farms in Winters, California. Russ shares some very […]
Soil Health Principles – Application and Results of Investing in Your Soils
/in Soil, VideoIn this video, farmers Paul Kaiser and Ward Burroughs tell how they invest in their soils by applying the five principles of healthy soil management on their farms. Two very […]
How About Growing Your Own Food During the COVID-19 Restrictions?
/in Blog, Local Food SystemsWe are all used to popping down to the local supermarket or garden center to buy potted plants or flowers to liven up the house, and to a certain degree, we still can. But as we are spending more time at home than we could have imagined a few months ago, why not also consider buying plant starts or seeds and growing your own food?
By Andrew Coggins, NCAT Rocky Mountain West Regional Director
Episode 153. COVID-19 Impacts on Local Livestock Producers
/in Livestock, PodcastIn this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Southeast Regional Director and ATTRA Livestock Specialist, Margo Hale, talks with Rebecca Thistlethwaite. Rebecca is the director of the Niche Meat […]
Establishing a Wine Cap Mushroom Bed
/in Crops, VideoWine cap mushrooms can be grown in layers of straw and wood chips and are one of several easy-to-grow mushrooms to add to your farm enterprise. Join NCAT’s Nina Prater […]
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