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Hemp can be grown for many purposes, including for seed. In this video, we head to California’s San Joaquin Valley to learn about how to grow hemp for seed production — including deciding when to seed and when to harvest, determining seeding rates, and achieving high-quality seed. The video also explains why California is a […]
Every GAP audit will have a section on general questions that relate to the food safety practices on a farm. This is the first set of questions in the audit. The general questions will be both broad and specific with questions such as, “Are employees and visitors following good hygiene/sanitation practices?” and “Are readily understandable […]
How is organic farming changing in America? Should soil-free hydroponic produce be certified as organic? And why have 1,100 certified-organic farms started adding a Real Organic label to the familiar green USDA Organic label? In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Southwest Regional Director Mike Morris sits down with Linley Dixon, Co-Director of […]
Sixteen-year-old Maloi Lannan is a passionate and knowledgeable climate warrior using profits from her self-published soil health coloring book to build a flock of 100-percent grassfed sheep in Montana’s Paradise Valley. In this episode of Voices from the Field, Maloi and her mom Meagan tell NCAT’s Linda Poole about their approach to maintaining their fifth-generation […]
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialists Nina Prater and Lee Rinehart talk about how to improve profitability on livestock operations. They focus specifically on ruminants — choosing the right animals for your environment, grazing management, farm infrastructure, and marketing. Lee shares some guiding questions farmers and ranchers can ask […]
It’s summer and we’re celebrating the sun by reposting this excellent conversation about agrisolar — the co-location of solar energy systems and agricultural crops. In this episode of Voices from the Field, Stacie Peterson, Energy Program Director at the National Center for Appropriate Technology, talks with Meg Caley, Executive Director and co-founder of the Colorado […]
Healthy soils hold water and prevent nutrients from running off into surface water and groundwater. In this video, Lisa Blazure of the Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition and NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Lee Rinehart discuss the practices that contribute to healthy soils and demonstrate how to conduct a simple soil-aggregate stability test during the Columbia and […]
In this video, Bill Chain of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation discusses production practices on five soil types with the help of a rainfall simulator. NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Lee Rinehart talks about the soil-health principles that build soil structure and water-holding capacity in agricultural soils. The discussion took place at the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance Field […]
Pasture plant-composition monitoring is an important part of grazing-management planning. Yearly monitoring will help graziers measure the changes in plant communities that accrue from past management practices. In this video, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Lee Rinehart demonstrates a simple way to assess plant composition at the Lands at Hillside Farms in Shavertown, Pennsylvania. This video […]
Whether they’re experiencing drought or heavy rains, farmers and graziers know that healthy soils retain water better than depleted soils. Soil aggregation creates porous space, which ensures that rainfall stays in the soil instead of running off into waterways. In this video, Lisa Blazure of the Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition and NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist […]
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