Working the Woods with Pigs — Practical Tips for Silvopasture Success
By Mike Lewis, NCAT Agriculture Specialist The forest is not merely a backdrop for raising pigs in silvopasture. The forest is a living partner in the cycle of growth and […]
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Mastering Smoke and Serenity: Tips for Beginning Beekeepers
/in Agriculture, Blog, LivestockBy Eric Fuchs-Stengel, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Back in the olden times, hardscrabble beekeepers worked their hives in the hot sun with no suits or gloves. They would puff on cigars, […]
Sales Bloom for Local Cut Flowers
/in Agriculture, Blog, Business and Marketing, Local Food SystemsBy Audrey Kolde, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Growing up, the only cut flowers I ever saw were the ones handed out at dance recitals: a rose from a proud parent or […]
What the Watermelons Taught Me
/in Agriculture, Blog, CropsRead Part 1 of Darron’s watermelon-growing journey. By Darron Gaus, NCAT Agriculture Specialist The Sweetest Story Ever Told I’ve grown watermelons in all kinds of ways: direct-seeded and transplanted, on […]
The Weight of Water in Every Melon
/in Agriculture, Blog, Crops, SoilBy Darron Gaus, NCAT Agriculture Specialist A Taste of July When I was farming in San Antonio, Texas, one of my favorite crops to grow was watermelon. I would often […]
True Love, Tomatoes, and Trouble: Managing Heat Stress in Tomato Production
/in Agriculture, Blog, Crops, Organic FarmingBy Andy Pressman, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Program Director “Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes, What’d life be without homegrown tomatoes? Only two things that money can’t buy And that’s true love and […]
The Full Circle of Local Food Systems
/in Agriculture, Blog, Local Food SystemsBy Maura Henn, NCAT Local Food Systems Specialist What do farmers markets, locally owned grocery stores, and community compost centers have in common? If you answered they are all […]
The Conservation Equation: Water, Wildlife, and Working Lands
/in Agriculture, Blog, SoilBy Darron Gaus, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Across the arid West, the choices producers make about how they graze, plant, and manage their soil ripple far beyond (and below) the […]
Agility in Farm Management
/in Agriculture, Blog, Business and MarketingBy Hakeem Holmes, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Let’s face it, farming isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a profession where your best-laid plans can be upended by a sudden […]
Tips on Forest Farming Medicinals from ‘Joe Ginseng’
/in Agriculture, BlogBy Nina Prater, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Ginseng is a valuable native medicinal plant that can be farmed in a ‘wild simulated’ cultivation method in many parts of the United […]
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