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ATTRA’s Voices from the Field is your weekly go-to podcast on all things sustainable agriculture, from cover crops to regenerative grazing and organic production to marketing, farm energy, and more.

Join our specialists each week as they take a deep dive into a wealth of topics and resources to support sustainable agriculture and accessible energy solutions.

 

 

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Episode 267. How Farmers Markets Do More than Sell Local Goods

The National Center for Appropriate Technology has released a new study detailing the economic impact of farmers markets in Montana, and it has launched a new website to connect markets, farmers, and communities. In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Communications Director Emilie Ritter Saunders speaks with Maura Henn, NCAT’s Community Food Systems Specialist, about these new resources and unexpected ways farmers markets make a big impact.
Emilie Ritter Saunders and Maura Henn

Episode 266. The Hopes and Challenges of Crop Insurance

In this episode of Voices from the Field, northern Montana organic farmer Doug Crabtree and NCAT Agriculture and Natural Resource Economist Jeff Schahczenski talk about one of their favorite topics -- crop insurance.
Doug Crabtree and Jeff Schahczenski

Episode 265. Meet NCAT. Molly Kirkham Talks Local Food and Farm to Cafeteria

In this episode of Voices from the Field, we get to know a new member of NCAT’s staff, Local Food Specialist Molly Kirkham. Molly tells her NCAT colleague, Community Foods System Specialist Maura Henn, about the chance encounter with a community garden that began her interest in local foods. She talks about her time with AmeriCorps at a food bank in Montana, her time farming, and how she came to work at NCAT.
Molly Kirkham and Maura Henn
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Episode 264. Holistic Animal Health with Dr. Ann Wells, DVM

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Arkansas veterinarian Dr. Ann Wells talks with NCAT Livestock Specialist Linda Coffey about her experience raising healthy animals and helping other farmers do the same. She shares her journey from conventional veterinary practices to her philosophy of holistic animal health as well as practical strategies for keeping livestock healthy.
Dr. Ann Wells and Linda Coffey
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Episode 263. Feeding the World: Localism, Ecological Resilience, and Farmer Agency

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialists Nina Prater and Lee Rinehart compare the “feed the world” narrative to another narrative centered around “food sovereignty” and discuss what farmers, organizations, and governments can do to enable communities to achieve that sovereignty.
Nina Prater and Lee Rinehart
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Episode 262. She’s Raising Sheep: Minnesota Shepherd Janet McNally  

This episode of Voices from the Field continues ATTRA’s podcast series “She’s Raising Sheep.” In it, Minnesota shepherd Janet McNally shares her story with NCAT Regenerative Livestock Specialist Linda Poole.
Linda Poole and Janet McNally

Episode 261. Summer Grazing for Winter Stockpile

Winter feeding is one of the biggest expenses for most livestock operations. In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Lee Rinehart and NCAT Regenerative Grazing Specialist Justin Morris discuss strategies graziers can use to plan for winter stockpile during the summer grazing season.
Lee Rinehart and Justin Morris
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Episode 260. Rising Fertilizer Costs: Look to History for Answers 

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Specialists Nina…
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Episode 259. Everything Old is New Again, Exploring Indigenous and Traditional Agriculture Methods, Part 2

Welcome back to a conversation between NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialists Felicia Bell and Justin Duncan about traditional and indigenous farming techniques, both in their own families and in cultures around the world.
Felicia Bell and Justin Duncan
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Episode 258. Everything Old is New Again, Exploring Indigenous and Traditional Agriculture Methods, Part 1

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialists Felicia Bell and Justin Duncan begin a conversation about farming techniques passed down through generations of indigenous people and how those practices have similarities around the world.
Felicia Bell and Justin Duncan