Entries by Rich Myers

Payments for Ecosystem Services. Part 2. Carbon Markets and Credit Stacking

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This webinar, hosted by NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Colin Mitchell, features presentations by two experts, Debbie Reed and Jim Blackburn, who are currently working on projects to advance soil carbon-sequestration carbon markets and ecosystem services credit stacking programs for farmers and ranchers. Jim Blackburn is a professor of environmental law in the Civil and Environmental […]

Payments for Ecosystem Services. Part 1

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Since the 1960s, there has been discussion among academics about paying farmers for their contribution to a healthier environment. Today, programs make this concept a reality: payments reward farmers for improved and maintained ecosystem services or for the benefits that society receives from the environment, such as clean water, food, air quality, and disease regulation. […]

Build a Basic Wooden Raised-Garden Bed Frame

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Jeremy Prater, Urban Program Manager with the Sebastian County Conservation District in Arkansas, demonstrates how to build a basic wooden raised-garden bed frame. Learn how to safely build a 4-foot by eight-foot by one-foot raised bed using hand tools or power tools. This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the […]

Weekly Wednesday Workshop: Multi-Species Livestock Production

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In this episode of Weekly Wednesday Workshop, Felicia Bell, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist at the Gulf States Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi, focuses on smaller animals that can be easier for limited resource farmers to produce and for low-income families to purchase, such as poultry and rabbits. This workshop series, part of NCAT’s ATTRA sustainable-agriculture […]

Weekly Wednesday Workshops. Herbs: the New Commodity

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Felicia Bell, has been hosting an online series of workshops, “Weekly Wednesday Workshops.” In this episode, Felicia Bell, an NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist at the Gulf States Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi, who grows herbs on her own farm talks about the basics of herb production and marketing for the small farmer. This video is […]

A Listening Session to Help Shape Future Innovation in U.S. Agriculture

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This virtual listening session aims to help shape agricultural research priorities for the next three decades. Participants have the opportunity to discuss the biggest challenges and opportunities for optimizing agricultural productivity and resilience, strengthening economic viability, and decreasing the environmental impact of our nation’s farms and ranches. The listening session was co-hosted by the National […]

Rotational Grazing Tips from Linda Coffey

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In this video, NCAT Livestock Specialist Linda Coffey shares footage of her sheep and goats after her husband Ken turned them into a fresh section of pasture on their Arkansas farm. She gives some great tips on using rotational grazing to help keep your animals, pastures, and soil healthy. This workshop is produced by the […]

Weekly Wednesday Workshop. Value-Added Products

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Felicia Bell, an NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist at the Gulf States Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi, has been hosting an online series of workshops, “Weekly Wednesday Workshops.” This workshop series, part of NCAT’s ATTRA sustainable-agriculture program, is designed to help farmers strengthen the resilience of their operations through marketing, the diversification of enterprises, and sustainable […]

Weekly Wednesday Workshop. Small Grains. The New Staple for Small Farmers

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Felicia Bell, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist at the Gulf States Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi, has been hosting an online series of workshops, “Weekly Wednesday Workshops.” This workshop series, part of NCAT’s ATTRA sustainable-agriculture program, is designed to help farmers strengthen the resilience of their operations through marketing, the diversification of enterprises, and sustainable production […]

Small-Scale Meat Sales

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In this new video from NCAT Southeast Regional Director Margo Daniel Hale, we learn about options for selling meat on a small scale directly to customers. Margo shares how she and her husband sell their beef and pork and how their sales strategy fits their farm goals. This video is produced by the National Center […]