Entries by Rich Myers

Allen Williams: To Graze or Not and How to Improve

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A sixth generation family farmer, Allen Williams owns a grass-fed operation in Mississippi and is a leading expert in forage and grazing management, grass-fed genetics and re-production, marketing, and the grass-fed market. In this video, he is speaking at the Columbia County Conservation District Soil Health Conference 2019 in Danville, Pennsylvania. This video is produced […]

High Tunnel Grapes – Grower Interview with Rex Barnhill

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In this video, we talk with grower Rex Barnhill about his takeaways from growing table grapes in his high tunnel for the past two years and his reflections on being involved in the High Tunnel Grape research project. University of Arkansas Horticulture Professor Dr. Elena Garcia interviews Mr. Barnhill and discusses the advantages and difficulties […]

Episode 108. A Conversation with Amigo Bob

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Martin Guerena has a talk with “Amigo Bob” Cantisano. Bob is a pioneer in California organic agriculture, and he is well known as the founding organizer of the annual Ecological Farming Conference, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2020. It is one […]

Masterful Management in Lambing Jugs

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Making sure that new moms and their lambs are “mothered” up and that ewes and babies are healthy and prospering is an essential part of your lambing operation. In this video, NCAT Livestock Specialist Dave Scott takes us through what to look for when ewes are sick and lambs are not getting enough milk. Simple […]

FAMACHA in a Nutshell

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In this video, Dr. Jim Miller of the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control explains the basis of FAMACHA, a technique for measuring small ruminants’ level of barber pole worms. He also demonstrates the technique and walks several workshop participants through the process of learning it. This video is produced by the National Center […]

El Gauchito Hill Farm (en español)

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Gauchito Hill Farm es una granja orgánica certificada de diez acres ubicada en el hermoso Valle de Capay, California, a unas 90 millas al este de San Francisco y 40 millas al oeste de Sacramento. Este podcast también fue producido por el Centro Nacional de Tecnología Apropiada a través del programa ATTRA de Agricultura Sostenible, […]

Alternative Lamb Marketing

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Once your lamb is properly finished, the next step is to ensure that the carcass is properly processed and the wrapped cuts are presented in an appealing manner. Success at this stage will greatly impact how tender and attractive your finished product is to the consumer. Your butcher is a key component in the overall […]

Cover Cropping an Almond Orchard

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With support from the USDA, NCAT Agriculture Specialists Marisa Alcorta and Rex Dufour have helped Spanish-speaking farmers in California’s Central Valley experiment with cover crops to improve soil quality and provide habitat for beneficial insects and pollinators. This video documents Elias Cosio, an almond grower from near Modesto who has been collaborating with NCAT and […]