Tag Archive for: Soil Health

Stephanie Kasper's rainwater harvesting system

When in Drought, Plan It Out: Rain Harvesting

By Stephanie Kasper, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Program…
Cereal rye cover crop

Episode 304. Phosphorus and the Beauty of Biology 

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialists…
healthy soil in a person's hands

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…
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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…
A former CRP field that has less soil aggregation than crop fields.

Soil Aggregation and Assessing Pasture Soil Structure with a Simple Field Test

Soil aggregate stability is a measure of how well soil particles…
flooded orchard

Capturing Water and Reducing Floods: Can Healthy Soils Save Society Money?

This discussion about the opportunity to maximize off-farm benefits…
Healthy soilUSDA NRCS

Indigenous Perspectives on Soil Health and Water

Before 1993, when Santa Clara Pueblo Indigenous scholar Gregory…