Tag Archive for: Soil Health
When in Drought, Plan It Out: Rain Harvesting
By Stephanie Kasper, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Program…
Episode 304. Phosphorus and the Beauty of Biology
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialists…
Episode 300. Learning from the Amskapi Piikani — Latrice Tatsey on Soils, Climate, and Culture, Part 1
Farmers everywhere are facing significant challenges related…
Episode 291. Una conversación sobre suelo con Patricio O’Neil
En este episodio de Voices from the Field, Martin Guerena, especialista…
Episode 286. What is Biochar?
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture…
Growing Hemp for Fiber
Hemp can be grown for many purposes, one of which is to produce…
Episode 282. She’s Raising Sheep. Montana Shepherd Maloi Lannan
Sixteen-year-old Maloi Lannan is a passionate and knowledgeable…
High Hope Farm: Regenerative Agriculture in Action
By Luz Ballesteros Gonzalez and Felicia Bell, NCAT Agriculture…
Soil Health for Watersheds: How Can Federal Agencies Help?
In this session of the National Center for Appropriate Technology's…
Slump Test for Assessing Aggregate Stability in Agricultural Soils
Healthy soils hold water and prevent nutrients from running off…
Soil Aggregation and Assessing Pasture Soil Structure with a Simple Field Test
Soil aggregate stability is a measure of how well soil particles…
Capturing Water and Reducing Floods: Can Healthy Soils Save Society Money?
This discussion about the opportunity to maximize off-farm benefits…
Indigenous Perspectives on Soil Health and Water
Before 1993, when Santa Clara Pueblo Indigenous scholar Gregory…