Farm Stress and Emotional Well-Being, Part I
By Karen Crowley, Farm First, with Andy Pressman, NCAT FRSAN-NE Project Leader Abstract This is part one of a two-part guide that briefly describes some of the issues contributing to…
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Managing Phosphorus for Clean Water
…forests, and even their septic systems, as well as development – and it all can impact the clarity of the water, the health of the insects, birds, fish, amphibians and…
Practicing Resurrection: Using Green Manures on a Small Semi-Urban Homestead
…This spring, I planted a seed pack from High Mowing Seeds. Blooming annuals, for their own sake, though I stopped counting pollinator insect species when I got to 20. Now…
Find Your Community at Pasture Walks
…farmer, but you also get to walk out on the land, hear the birds and insects, see the gleaming coats of the cattle and goats and the energetic look of…
Multispecies Grazing: A Primer on Diversity
By Lee Rinehart, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Abstract This publication discusses the principles and practices of grazing multiple species of livestock on pastures. Here, you’ll find a discourse on the benefits…
New ATTRA Publications, Videos Showcase Urban Agroforestry
…the farm and the greater ecosystem by creating wildlife habitat, sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, increasing beneficial insect populations, improving soil water-holding capacity, controlling soil erosion, reducing leaching and…
Miles of Hedgerows, a California Project Update
…to plant a hedgerow. As we came to learn, these reasons included privacy, protection against wind, noise reduction, habitat for animals and beneficial insects, soil stabilization, supplemental food production, and…
Study Identifies Pearl Millet as Pollinator Food Source
…and other beneficial insects. Although wind-pollinated grasses are not usually considered a pollinator food source, scientists observed honey bees, lined earwigs, and maize calligrapher hover flies feeding on the pearl…
Cover Cropping an Almond Orchard
…provide habitat for beneficial insects and pollinators. This video documents Elias Cosio, an almond grower from near Modesto who has been collaborating with NCAT and NRCS as he plants the…
Alternative Soil Amendments
…a rich source of nitrogen (7%). Unfortunately, a substantial percentage of the insecticides used in the U.S. are applied to cotton, and some of these tend to leave residues in…