Tag Archive for: Farm Start Up

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…
Grow Enrichment’s silvopasture system includes hybrid chestnuts, mulberry, pecan, sassafras, and persimmons, and the understory is seasonally grazed by a herd of goats.

Agroecological Crop Selection, Part 2

By Justin Duncan, NCAT Agriculture Specialist For the past…

Agroecological Crop Selection, Part 1

By Justin Duncan, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist For…

Episode 333. Draft Animals 101

For centuries, draft animals were the premier power source for…
Very dense and compacted soil clod breaking off in horizontal plates underneath a 3-inch sod laye

Diagnosing Soil Compaction on Grazing Lands

By Justin Morris In an earlier blog, we discussed the causes…
Very dense and compacted soil clod breaking off in horizontal plates underneath a 3-inch sod laye

The Causes of Soil Compaction on Grazing Lands

By Justin Morris In an earlier blog, we discussed what compaction…
Healthy soil in hands

How Does Soil Compaction Impact Grazing Lands?

By Justin Morris Has your pasture been plagued by poor plant…