Entries by Rich Myers

Interested in Letting Livestock Do the Work?

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This webinar demonstrates how integrated crop-livestock systems may provide sustainable alternatives to terminate cover crops, reduce fertilizer, and improve the water cycle. Thought-provoking Montana State University research by Devon Ragen and Trestin Benson concerning integrating sheep on dryland cropping systems and vegetable specialty crops and their novel “Feedlot on Fields” livestock integration system is featured. […]

Managing Your Flock, Part 2. Preventing Internal Parasites

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In this video, the second of a two-part series, NCAT Livestock Specialist Linda Coffey joins Dr. Joan Burke, ARS/USDA researcher at the Dale Bumpers Small Farms Center in Booneville, Arkansas, to continue the farm tour they began in Managing Your Flock, Part 1: Diagnosing and Treating Sick Sheep. They look at aspects of good animal […]

Managing Your Flock, Part 1. Diagnosing and Treating Sick Sheep

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In this video, the first of a two-part series, NCAT Livestock Specialist Linda Coffey joins Dr. Joan Burke, ARS/USDA researcher at the Dale Bumpers Small Farms Center in Booneville, Arkansas, to tour a farm and assess a flock of sheep. Using the FAMACHA© and Five Point Check© systems to detect the presence of internal parasites, […]

Montana Farm-to-Grocery Webinar

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Catch up on our virtual convening of growers, grocery store managers, and community members to learn about farm-to-grocery partnerships from active players in Montana. For farmers and food processors, building a relationship with a grocery store can diversify their customer base, create a stable market for your products, and provide opportunities to engage the community […]

Payments for Ecosystem Services. Part 3. Water Quality Trading

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This webinar hosted by NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Colin Mitchell features presentations by two experts, Brian Brandt and Mark Kieser, who are currently working on projects to advance water quality trading programs for farmers and ranchers. Mark Kieser is a senior scientist at Kieser & Associates, LLC, and is now actively working on unique variations […]

Weekly Wednesday Workshops: Sustainable Livestock

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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, is joined by NCAT Livestock Specialist Linda Coffey for a discussion about livestock production. They talk about heritage breeds, animal health, and animal care with a focus on small ruminants. They also discuss […]

Weekly Wednesday Workshop: Intellectual Property

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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 episode is a conversation about how farmers can monetize their creativity and expertise as an additional income stream. Andrea Brown of Global Growers and farmer Tenisio Seanima with […]

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. […]