Entries by NCAT IT

Episode 150. Glyphosate Contamination

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, Jeff Schahczenski, an agricultural and natural resource economist with NCAT’s ATTRA sustainable-agriculture program, discusses recent shipments of organic wheat and durum from […]

Adaptive Grazing – You Can Do It

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Adaptive grazing improves forage availability and ecosystem functioning, and strengthens grazing landscapes with diversity and resilience. ATTRA has brought together a suite of resources for farmers and ranchers, of all scales and for all species of grazing animals, who are interested in transitioning to an adaptive grazing system.
By Lee Rinehart, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Peach Leaf Curl

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I’m seeing peach leaf curl in my orchard. It’s April, but the calendar date is not as important as the growth stage of the peaches.
By Guy K. Ames
NCAT Horticulture Specialist In Northwest Arkansas

What is Peach Leaf Curl?

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In springtime, peach growers will see the last remnants of the flowers splitting and falling from the growing young fruit. They also might see the peach tree leaves “bubbling up” […]

Sustainable Poultry Production

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Felicia Bell, a sustainable agriculture specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology’s Gulf States Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi, talks about the ways adding poultry — and some other […]

Using Raised Beds to Increase Your Harvest

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When I am faced with a less than ideal growing situation, rather than fight with Nature, I’ll build a raised bed. I’ve built many of them over the years to suit different purposes.
By Justin C. Duncan
NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist