Tag Archive for: Cover Crops

algal blooms in water

Harmful Algal Blooms in Farm Ponds: Risks to Humans, Livestock, and Pets

By Tammy Barnes, NCAT Agricultural Specialist Now, as we enter…
Cereal rye cover crop

Episode 304. Phosphorus and the Beauty of Biology 

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialists…
Pasture

Pasture Cropping: Planting Summer Cover Crops in Cool-Season Perennial Pastures

By Lee Rinehart, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Imagine you’re…
two people's hands and a shovel, harvesting carrotsUSDA

Natural Senescence

By Lee Rinehart, NCAT Agriculture Specialist September is…

Market-Diversification Strategies with Ridge to Reef Farm on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

In this video, Nate Olive, the owner of Ridge to Reef Farm on…

Can Cover Cropping Heal Abused Soil? A Mad Farm Reflection

By Lee Rinehart, NCAT Agriculture Specialist In my past two…
Closed high tunnel system

High Tunnel Soil Management for Season Extension

By Chris Lent, NCAT Agriculture Specialist When I began to…
Sunn Hemp Plants

Retaining Soil Moisture at Lighthouse Herb’n Farm

By Luz Ballesteros Gonzalez, NCAT Agriculture Specialist When…
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Practicing Resurrection: Using Green Manures on a Small Semi-Urban Homestead

By Lee Rinehart, NCAT Agriculture Specialist The garden entrance…
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Regenerating Damaged Soils on an Urban Farm

In this video, we head to Garcia Street Farm, an urban farm in…
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Seeing the Farm with Fresh Eyes

By Nina Prater, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Over 15 years…
Nine species cover crop mixture.

Healthy Soil Structure – The House of Life

By Justin Morris, NCAT Regenerative Livestock Specialist Could…