Tag Archive for: Cover Crops

Managing Water and Nutrients in a Coffee and Avocado Alley Cropping System

In this video, we head to Jason Mraz's family farm in San Diego,…
A honey bee visits a partridge pea flower

Partridge Pea: A Cover Crop for Hot and Humid Areas

Scarlet Runner Bean: A Cover Crop for Hot and Humid Areas

Butterfly Pea: A Cover Crop for Hot and Humid Areas

Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajun): A Cover Crop for Hot and Humid Areas

Episode 250. Practical Steps for Reducing Synthetic Fertilizer Use

For more than 35 years, the National Center for Appropriate Technology’s ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program has been helping farmers and ranchers grow nutritious food and operate successful businesses without synthetic fertilizer. Now, NCAT has released a new toolkit with trusted and practical resources for farmers who want to transition away from the use of synthetic fertilizers.
Emilie Ritter Saunders, Nina Prater and Lee Rinehart
Hands holding healthy soilUSDA NRCS

Watch: NCAT Releases Soil Health 101 Series

In a new video series: Soil Health 101: Principles for Livestock…

Episode 243. Cover Crops and Their Impact on Soil Health, Crop Productivity

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Mike Lewis is joined by Shawn Lucas, an assistant professor of organic agriculture at Kentucky State University, in a conversation about cover crops.
Mike Lewis and Shawn Lucas
two sheep

Integrating Livestock with Crops Project: Food-Safety Considerations

A three-year research project at Montana State University,"Impacts…

Tag Archive for: Cover Crops

Managing Water and Nutrients in a Coffee and Avocado Alley Cropping System

In this video, we head to Jason Mraz's family farm in San Diego,…
A honey bee visits a partridge pea flower

Partridge Pea: A Cover Crop for Hot and Humid Areas

Scarlet Runner Bean: A Cover Crop for Hot and Humid Areas

Butterfly Pea: A Cover Crop for Hot and Humid Areas

Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajun): A Cover Crop for Hot and Humid Areas

Episode 250. Practical Steps for Reducing Synthetic Fertilizer Use

For more than 35 years, the National Center for Appropriate Technology’s ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program has been helping farmers and ranchers grow nutritious food and operate successful businesses without synthetic fertilizer. Now, NCAT has released a new toolkit with trusted and practical resources for farmers who want to transition away from the use of synthetic fertilizers.
Emilie Ritter Saunders, Nina Prater and Lee Rinehart
Hands holding healthy soilUSDA NRCS

Watch: NCAT Releases Soil Health 101 Series

In a new video series: Soil Health 101: Principles for Livestock…

Episode 243. Cover Crops and Their Impact on Soil Health, Crop Productivity

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Mike Lewis is joined by Shawn Lucas, an assistant professor of organic agriculture at Kentucky State University, in a conversation about cover crops.
Mike Lewis and Shawn Lucas
two sheep

Integrating Livestock with Crops Project: Food-Safety Considerations

A three-year research project at Montana State University,"Impacts…