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When in Drought, Plan It Out: Rain Harvesting
By Stephanie Kasper, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Program…
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Episode 304. Phosphorus and the Beauty of Biology
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialists…
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Episode 300. Learning from the Amskapi Piikani — Latrice Tatsey on Soils, Climate, and Culture, Part 1
Farmers everywhere are facing significant challenges related…
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Fall Planting Fruit Trees
All across the South and as far north as USDA Climate Zone 5, fall planting of fruit trees can help get fruit trees off to a big head-start compared to fruit trees planted in spring. Why? The answer is a small thing and as thin as the thinning hairs on my old head.
By Guy Ames, NCAT Horticulture Specialist
By Guy Ames, NCAT Horticulture Specialist
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Episode 173. SIFT Farm’s Unusual Year. Part 2
In this episode of Voices from the Field, Andrew Coggins, director…
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Exploring Wholesale Markets with Ellen Polishuk: How Low Can You Go?
The first question when you're looking at a new wholesale channel…
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Equipment and Infrastructure Upgrading with Ellen Polishuk: When Will it Pay Off?
Scaling up a few crops and adding a wholesale channel can often…
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Episode 170. Native Seeds
In this episode of Voices from the Field, Kara Kroeger, a sustainable…
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How to Tell if Pears Are Ripe
In this short video, NCAT Horticulture Specialist Guy Ames takes…
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Helping a Neighbor—and helping NCAT, too
I've spent most of my life working in large-scale crop production. Through this work, I've developed a passion for growing food and feeding people, which feels even more important right now, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Andrew Coggins, NCAT Rocky Mountain West Regional Director
By Andrew Coggins, NCAT Rocky Mountain West Regional Director
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Episode 165. SIFT Farm’s Unusual Year
In this episode, Andrew Coggins, director of the National Center…
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Episode 163. Farming Medicinal Plants
In this episode, Devona Bell, NCAT’s Director of Sustainable…
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