Guy and Mayor with fruit trees

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

Episode 173. SIFT Farm’s Unusual Year. Part 2

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Andrew Coggins, director…
mixed produce including carrots, peppers, purple cabbage, cauliflower, and more

Exploring Wholesale Markets with Ellen Polishuk: How Low Can You Go?

The first question when you're looking at a new wholesale channel…

Equipment and Infrastructure Upgrading with Ellen Polishuk: When Will it Pay Off?

Scaling up a few crops and adding a wholesale channel can often…
prairie grass

Episode 170. Native Seeds 

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Kara Kroeger, a sustainable…
Ripe Pears

How to Tell if Pears Are Ripe

In this short video, NCAT Horticulture Specialist Guy Ames takes…
A hoophouse

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

Episode 165. SIFT Farm’s Unusual Year

In this episode, Andrew Coggins, director of the National Center…

Episode 163. Farming Medicinal Plants

In this episode, Devona Bell, NCAT’s Director of Sustainable…