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Episode 236. Programs Focus on Farmer Well-Being

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Margo Hale, NCAT’s Southeast Regional Director and Director of NCAT’s Armed to Farm Program, visits with NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist and farmer veteran Mike Lewis. Mike and his family operate a diversified farm in Southeast Kentucky.
Margo Hale, NCAT’s Southeast Regional Director and Mike Lewis, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Episode 177. Working-Lands Conservation Programs

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Jeff Schahczenski,…

USDA Programs Can Help Farmers Succeed

Part of my role as an NCAT Agriculture Specialist is to connect farmers to the resources that they need, so I always include USDA agencies in our Armed to Farm trainings for military veterans and other educational events we organize. The USDA has dozens of agencies and programs to help farmers—as depicted in the graphic below—but for this blog I will mention just a few.
By Margo Hale, NCAT Southeast Regional Director, Armed to Farm Program Director, and Agriculture Specialist
Sara Creech

Episode 167: Veterans Discuss USDA Programs

In this episode, Margo Hale, NCAT’s Southeast Regional Director…