Episode 183. Demystifying Soil Health Indicators and Tests

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Mike Morris, NCAT’s…

Putting Your Garden to Rest: Soil Health Virtual Workshop

In this virtual workshop, NCAT Soil Specialist Nina Prater and…
tomatoesUSDA photo by Lance Cheung

The Art of Trench Composting

In this video, Tim Miller, owner of Millberg Farm in Kyle, Texas,…

Test Driving the New LandPKS Land Monitoring App

In my work on NCAT’s Soil for Water Project, I’ve tried a lot of different ways of monitoring land and soil health. For years, I’ve been hearing about LandPKS (Land Potential Knowledge System), a mobile app that has been under development by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) since 2013. I was excited to hear that a full version was released earlier this year, and a couple weeks ago I finally got around to installing the app on my phone and running it through some tests.
By Mike Morris, Director of NCAT’s Southwest Regional Office

Overgrazing and the Maturing of an Adaptive Grazing Thought Process

Close to 20 years ago, we noticed a discouraging event slowly unfolding on our pivot-irrigated pasture of 12 acres: The first 120 feet of the pasture starting from the pivot point was producing less and less grass in comparison to the remaining perimeter of the pivot.
By Dave Scott, NCAT Livestock Specialist

Infiltration Ring with Ray Archuleta

In this video, Ray Archuleta of the Soil Health Academy and Understanding…

Episode 168. Water Quality Trading

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture…
dicot seedling with water droplet on one leaf, on a background of soil

Episode 164. Soil Sessions: Understanding Soil pH

In this episode, Nina Prater, a soil specialist with NCAT’s…

Episode 162. Starting a Farm: Soil Considerations

Today’s episode of Voices from the Field is part of the occasional…
soil moisture probe

Soil Health Principles – Application and Results of Investing in Your Soils

In this video, farmers Paul Kaiser and Ward Burroughs tell how…