Entries by Rich Myers

Risk Management: Crop Insurance as a Risk Management Tool

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In this video, we hear from Derrick Johnson, Risk Management Specialist with the USDA’s Risk Management Agency. Johnson gives a broad overview of crop insurance as a risk management tool, and he talks about his work supporting new and beginning farmers. This video was produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA […]

Virtual Farm Tour: Risk Management at Uncle Jerry’s Farm

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Hear from farmer Deborah Coleman about her farm, Uncle Jerry’s Farm, in Hinds County, Mississippi. She raises small ruminants and produce, and utilizes a number of different risk management practices to ensure success on her farm. This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a […]

Conservation Hedgerows at Terranova Ranch

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Terranova Ranch is dedicated to producing more than 25 premium quality crops as effectively, productively, and sustainably as possible in the central San Joaquin Valley of California. Toward that end, they have implemented a wide variety of conservation and regenerative agriculture practices, including sustainable irrigation practices and conservation hedgerows. In this video, Don Cameron, General […]

No Trace Farming

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Damian Valdez and Jamie Williamson run an organic herb, tea, medicinal plant, and dye plant farm in Eastern San Diego on what is considered to be Luiseño Payómkawichum native land. Operating from an ethic of “leave no trace,” Jamie and Damian discuss how to farm organically in San Diego’s harsh desert climate in a way […]

Building Strong Foundations, Part 3. Choosing Livestock for Your Farm

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In the final session of the three-part “Building Strong Foundations” series for beginning livestock farmers, NCAT specialists draw on their own experience to offer tips for success in starting a livestock operation — with worms, poultry, rabbits, hogs, sheep and goats, or cattle. Learn about respecting the limits of your land and choosing a livestock […]

Building Strong Foundations, Part 1. Soil Health: Your Grazing Foundation

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Wondering how to get started with livestock? You’ve come to the right place. This video is the first of “Building Strong Foundations,” a three-part series for beginning livestock farmers. In it, NCAT specialists introduce the principles of soil health and explain how healthy land is the foundation of successful livestock production. Presenters explain the concepts […]

Building Strong Foundations, Part 2. Adaptive Grazing: Matching Land and Livestock
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How many animals should I have? This video — the second session of ATTRA’s three-part “Building Strong Foundations” series for beginning livestock farmers — covers soil structure and its effect on water infiltration​, as well as ways to determine the carrying capacity​ of your land. Find out how adaptive management​ helps you “keep your eyes […]

West Coast Hemp Webinar: Regulation, Compliance, and Insurance

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This video is the fourth and final webinar in NCAT’s four-part hemp webinar series featuring the nation’s leading hemp experts and focusing on hemp production and cultivation on the West Coast. This webinar focuses on current and future federal hemp regulation, testing and compliance, plant breeding and seed certification, California and Oregon’s current regulatory climate, […]

West Coast Hemp Webinar Series: Lessons from the Hemp Field

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This video is the first episode in NCAT’s four-part hemp webinar series featuring the nation’s leading hemp experts and focusing on hemp production and cultivation on the West Coast. Dr. Gordon Jones, an Oregon extensionist who works with hemp growers, provides an overview of hemp to start this video conference. Loc Phan, a representative of […]

West Coast Hemp Webinar: Deep Dive into Hemp Production and Cultivation

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This video is the second episode in NCAT’s four-part hemp webinar series featuring the nation’s leading hemp experts and focusing on hemp production and cultivation on the West Coast. It addresses planning hemp operations, risks to keep in mind, whole-farm planning, seed selection, genetics, spacing and design considerations, financial planning, labor planning, irrigation, weed control, […]