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For more than 150 years, Knowlton Family Farms in Grafton, Massachusetts, has been a family-owned operation. It has grown and shrunk over the years, and now it is back in a period of expansion thanks to combining solar-energy production with agriculture. This video, produced for the National Center for Appropriate Technology’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse, tells the […]
This video is a primer on how to use LandPKS, a phone app that lets you gauge the production and conservation potential of your land through easy monitoring, tracking, and data-analysis tools. The presentation by Laura Hamrick, Program Coordinator for LandPKS, and Jeff Herrick, a soil scientist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Las […]
In this video, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Linda Coffey talks about the project she leads — Women, Livestock, and the Land (WLL). WLL aims to connect woman who are beginning pasture-based livestock enterprises with resources and peer-to-peer learning opportunities around soil-health principles, regenerative grazing, and low-stress livestock handling. Through WLL, Linda has been able to […]
Dr. Bill Robertson recently retired after a long career as the Cotton Extension Agronomist with the University of Arkansas Extension Service. He also worked for the National Cotton Council for a few years, focusing on improving the sustainability of cotton production. Bill and his wife, Carey, have a livestock farm where they raise sheep and […]
In this episode of Voices from the Field, two NCAT staffers talk about their years of experience working with historically underserved farmers. Gulf States Regional Director Rockiell Woods and Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Felicia Bell discuss who the USDA NRCS defines as historically underserved and some of the programs that are available to them. They also […]
In this video, Shannon Loy, also known as “The Social Ginger,” talks about how social media can work for farmers markets and which social media platforms might be the best choices in 2023. The presentation was part of the 5th Annual Montana Farmers Market Networking Meeting on March 13, 2023, in Missoula, Montana. This […]
This episode is a conversation between NCAT Energy Program Director Stacie Peterson and Iain Ward, a farmer and founder of Solar Agricultural Services. It is the sixth in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA’S Voices from the Field podcast. Stacie and Iain discuss the potential of agrisolar as way […]
This episode of Voices from the Field is the second of a two-part conversation between Maryrose Livingston of Northland Sheep Dairy in New York and NCAT Regenerative Grazing Specialist Linda Poole. It is part of the podcast’s occasional “She’s Raising Sheep” series. Maryrose and Linda give advice for those considering starting a sheep dairy, including […]
In this video, Max Greene and Emily Griffith of Renewable Northwest discuss the state of agrisolar development in the Pacific Northwest.
Despite a centuries-long tradition of sheep dairying in Eurasia, sheep dairies are rare in the United States. But burgeoning demand for artisanal sheep cheeses is prompting more shepherds launching dairy enterprises. This episode of Voices from the Field is the first of a two-part conversation between Maryrose Livingston of Northland Sheep Dairy in New York […]
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