
The Timeless Pulse: A Personal Story
This coming year, I am reaching the age where the federal government has suggested that it might be best for me to retire. While amazing legumes provide a natural and timeless means to address much of the fertility needs of at least organic agriculture, I am realizing that I am not as timeless as I used to fool myself into believing.
By Jeff Schahczenski, NCAT Agricultural and Natural Resource Economist
By Jeff Schahczenski, NCAT Agricultural and Natural Resource Economist

West Coast Hemp Webinar: Regulation, Compliance, and Insurance
This video is the fourth and final webinar in NCAT's four-part…

West Coast Hemp Webinar Series: Lessons from the Hemp Field
This video is the first episode in NCAT's four-part hemp webinar…

West Coast Hemp Webinar: Deep Dive into Hemp Production and Cultivation
This video is the second episode in NCAT's four-part hemp webinar…

Weekly Wednesday Workshop: Winter Cover Crops
In this video, Felicia Bell, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist…

3 Reasons Your Legume Cover Crop Nodulation May Have Failed
Legumes make for great cover crops thanks to an important partnership between the plant roots and bacteria. When this biological partnership is thriving, nitrogen is being pumped back into the soil for future crops to benefit from. It can sometimes appear like your cover crop is thriving above ground, but if bright pink nodules on the roots below ground aren't visible around 30 days after germinating, there might be a problem.
By Emilie Ritter Saunders, Communications Director
By Emilie Ritter Saunders, Communications Director

Episode 221. Meet NCAT: Katherine Favor says agroforestry can plant the seeds of sustainability
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture…

Vineyard Agroforestry: Growing Grapes in the Era of Climate Change
I had the privilege of undergoing my graduate school research in one of the best places on earth: Mendoza, Argentina. Mendoza, like many parts of California, is an arid region with very little rainfall, similar soils, and similar weather patterns. And, like California, it grows great wine. Unlike California, though, Mendoza still has many vineyards that are intercropped with trees in vineyard agroforestry systems. That's why, when I decided to study arid vineyard agroforestry systems for my master’s research, Mendoza is where I journeyed to.
by Katherine Favor, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
by Katherine Favor, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Episode 217. Flexibility in an Unexpected Growing Season
In this episode of Voices from the Field, two agriculture specialists…

Episode 214. Attracting and Protecting Pollinators
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture…
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