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CSA Beginner and CSA Veteran
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
04/09/19 • 74 min
In this episode, Andy Pressman, director of the National Center for Appropriate Technology's Northeast Regional Office in Keene, New Hampshire, and a specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, talks with two farmers with differing experiences in offering Community Support Agriculture – or CSA – subscriptions to their customers.
Sam Humphrey, director of the NCAT Demonstration Farm at Piney Woods School near Jackson, Mississippi, joins in the discussion along with Christine Doherty Pressman, of the Foggy Hill Farm near Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
Christine, who is married to Andy, has nearly 20 years' worth of experience with CSAs. By contrast, the most recent growing season was Sam's first time offering a CSA.
They talk about the issues that go into a CSA – crop planning, marketing, effective harvesting strategies, qualifying to accept SNAP payments, deciding what to do with excess produce, and more.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Andy Pressman directly at [email protected] and Sam Humphrey at [email protected]
Related ATTRA Resources:
Community Supported Agriculture
Tips for Selling Through CSAs — Community Supported Agriculture
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Using Social Media to Grow Your Farm Business
Marketing, Business, and Risk Management
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
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Silvopasture 101
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
01/13/22 • 37 min
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Katherine Favor sits down with silvopasture specialist Delie Wilkens to talk about the basics of silvopasture, an agroforestry practice integrating trees, forage, and the grazing of livestock.
Delie currently serves as the program analyst for the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, a nonprofit organization that works to advance the health and vitality of the nation’s working forests and forest-reliant communities. She has been working in forestry, agroforestry, and sustainable agriculture for many years, and has researched silvopasture adoption and best practices in the Southeast.
Less than one percent of farms in the U.S. use silvopasture, Delie says, although she sees it gaining popularity in the future.
Katherine and Delie discuss the benefits, applications, and social considerations surrounding silvopasture adoption in the U.S. Delie also shares advice for designing, implementing, and managing silvopasture systems as well as things to keep in mind before beginning a silvopasture enterprise.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Other Resources:
- U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities
- California Department of Food and Agriculture Healthy Soils Program
- NRCS Conservation Programs
Contact Katherine Favor via email at [email protected].
Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Managing Photosynthesis Through Optimal Grazing
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
10/19/22 • 61 min
The primary goal of grazing, or any other farming endeavor, is to convert light energy efficiently and profitably from the sun into food. Many graziers think of themselves as grass farmers, harvesting sunlight and converting it through forage into animal products.
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialists Lee Rinehart and Justin Duncan talk specifically about photosynthesis and whether it can be managed. And if so, how? If indeed it is possible to optimize photosynthetic activity and get more nutrient-dense forage for longer in the grazing season, it would be a new spin on grazing management.
Contact Lee Rinehart and Justin Duncan at [email protected] [email protected].
Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.
Learn about NCAT’s other innovative sustainable agriculture programs.
Related ATTRA Resources:
· Grazing
· Advanced Grazing Series. Session 2. Plants and Grazing Management
· Building Healthy Pasture Soils
Other Resources:
· How Healthy Plants Create Healthy Soil
· Characterization of Root Exudates at Different Growth Stages of Ten Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Cultivars
· Carbon Dioxide Concentration Gradients above the Soil Surface at High Elevations
She’s Raising Sheep: California Shepherd Lani Estill
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
05/04/22 • 40 min
Lani Estill has built a good life and strong business around fine-wool sheep on the California-Nevada border. Far from a one-woman enterprise, running 3,000 Rambouillet sheep across a half-million acres of public and private lands involves Lani’s family and contract herders.
This episode of Voices from the Field is part of our “She’s Raising Sheep” series. Lani tells NCAT Grazing Specialist Linda Poole about her journey -- first raising sheep, then teaching kids about wool, followed by developing her successful wool business, Lani’s Lana.
Lani also details how an innovative partnership led by the nonprofit Fibershed brings together woolgrowers, climate scientists, fashion designers, and textile manufacturers to regenerate land and communities through the wild world of wool and shepherding.
Related ATTRA Resources:
- She’s Raising Sheep: New Zealand Shepherd Bev Trowbridge
- She’s Raising Sheep: Indiana Shepherd Denice Rackley
- She’s Raising Sheep: Montana Shepherd Becky Weed
Other Resources:
Contact Linda Poole via email at [email protected].
Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG. Learn about NCAT’s other cutting-edge sustainable agriculture programs.
Starting a Farm: Soil Considerations
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
07/29/20 • 19 min
IToday's podcast is part of the occasional series entitled "Starting a Farm" from Rockiell Woods, Director of NCAT's Gulf States Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi, and Bill Evans, Director of Horticulture at Up in Farms Food Hub in Jackson. This episode is about soil considerations on a new farm. They talk about factors that affect soil, how to have yours tested, and the various ways you can improve your soil.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Rockiell Woods directly at [email protected].
Related ATTRA Resources:
How to Add Compost on Your Small Farm
Soil Management: National Organic Program Regulations
Tipsheet: Manure in Organic Production Systems
Tipsheet: Assessing the Soil Resource for Beginning Organic Farmers
Other Resources:
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Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
COVID-19 Impacts on Local Livestock Producers
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
05/27/20 • 42 min
In this episode, NCAT Southeast Regional Director and ATTRA Livestock Specialist, Margo Hale, talks with Rebecca Thistlethwaite. Rebecca is the director of the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN) and works with livestock producers, processors, and marketers all across the country. Their discussion covers some of the opportunities and challenges livestock producers are seeing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss ideas and resources to help producers adapt to the changes in their markets.
For more information on this topic, contact Margo Hale directly via email at [email protected].
ATTRA Resources:
Working with Your Meat Processor
Working with your Meat Processor podcast
Direct Marketing Meat with Dave and Jenny Scott. Part 1
Direct Marketing Meat with Dave and Jenny Scott. Part 2
Direct Marketing Meat with Dave and Jenny Scott. Part 3: Relationships
Direct Marketing Meat with Dave and Jenny Scott. Part 4. FAQs
Creating an Excellent Relationship with Your Lamb Processor
Other Resources
Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network
Farm to Freezer: The Logistics of Online Sales & Shipping Meat Webinar
The New Livestock Farmer: The Business of Raising and Selling Ethical Meat
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Programs Focus on Farmer Well-Being
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
01/20/22 • 39 min
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.
Mike talks about the farm’s enterprises and how USDA programs have helped him meet his farm goals.
Mike also discusses two programs — AgrAbility and the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) — that address the physical and mental needs of many farmers.
Related ATTRA Resources:
- NCAT Armed to Farm website
- NCAT Armed to Farm Facebook
- Veteran Resources
- Equipment Resources
- Financing Your Farm: Guidance for Beginning Farmers
- Federal Conservation Resources for Sustainable Farming and Ranching
- Veterans Discuss USDA Programs
- From the Air Force to Alpacas
- High Tunnels and the NRCS
- Meet NCAT: Veteran Farmer Mike Lewis Brings Diverse Experience to Our Team
Other Resources:
- AgrAbility
- Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
- Farmers Resource Network
- Farmer Veteran Coalition
- USDA Veteran Initiatives
- USDA Service Center Locator
- USDA Farm Service Agency
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Step-by-Step: How to Get Assistance from NRCS
- USDA Rural Development
Contact Margo Hale and Mike Lewis via email at [email protected] and [email protected].
Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, and podcasts.
Farming Medicinal Plants
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
08/05/20 • 66 min
In this episode, Devona Bell, NCAT's Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Communities, has a conversation with Maya and Ed Skopal.
Maya and Ed own I-TAL ACRES, a medicinal plant farm and apothecary in Floyd County, Virginia. The Skopals discuss their philosophy of medicinal plants, some of the plants they grow and the methods they use to grow them, how the medicinal plants are processed into products, and I-TAL ACRES' business philosophy.
For more information on this topic, you can contact Devona Bell directly via email at [email protected].
Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.
Related ATTRA Resources:
What are some options for marketing medicinal herbs?
Other Resources:
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Small (Ruminant) Talk – Pastures, Parasites, and Predators
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
06/05/19 • 47 min
In this episode, Margo Hale, director of NCAT Southeast Regional Office in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Linda Coffey, a livestock specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, discuss some timely spring topics that are impacting their own farms: pastures, parasites, and predators. Margo and Linda, who whose farms are both in the area talk about: handling excess forage, electronet tips and warnings, weeds and poisonous plants, and grazing recordkeeping. They also touch on pasture management to minimize internal parasite problems and the use of livestock guardian animals to protect stock from predation. They refer to a number of resources and invite listeners to contact them with ideas for future podcasts. To suggest podcasts subjects or get more information on the issues in this podcast, you can contact Margo Hale and Linda Coffey directly via email at [email protected] and [email protected]
Related ATTRA Resources:
Pasture, Rangeland, and Grazing Management
Livestock
ATTRA Grazing Planning Manual and Workbook
Sheep and Goats: Frequently Asked Questions
Managed Grazing Tutorial
Livestock and Pasture
FAMACHA Out West
Other Resources
Food Animal Concerns Trust website
Food Animal Concerns Trust Livestock Guardian Animal Overview
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Montana Farm's Profound Changes
ATTRA - Voices from the Field
01/22/20 • 16 min
In this episode, we feature a conversation with Kurt Myllymaki, a Montana farmer and rancher who, with his family, raises crops and beef cattle on 10,000 acres of leased and deeded land in north central Montana near the town of Stanford.
He talks about the profound changes the operation is making, including diversifying cash crops raised on the farm and adding cover crops to reduce the use of summer fallow.
The interview was conducted in collaboration with Western SARE, and Stacie Cleary of Western SARE acted as this week's guest host. Al Kurki, a sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, introduces the conversation with some background on the Myllymaki operation.
He also has an important invitation for listeners at the end of the conversation to the upcoming Soil Health Innovations Conference cooperatively presented by NCAT, SARE, Montana State University, and USDA Rural Development.
You can get in touch directly with Al Kurki directly via email [email protected].
ATTRA Resources:
Soil Health Innovations Conference
Soils and Compost
Livestock and Pasture
Horticultural Crops
https://attra.ncat.org/topics/field-crops/
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Southeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Northeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
COMING SOON!
The National Center for Appropriate Technology, in cooperation with USDA Rural Development, Montana State University, and Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE), is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Soil Health Innovations Conference. This national conference will be held at Montana State University on March 30 and 31, 2020.
The 2020 Soil Health Innovations Conference will bring together producers,
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How many episodes does ATTRA - Voices from the Field have?
ATTRA - Voices from the Field currently has 383 episodes available.
What topics does ATTRA - Voices from the Field cover?
The podcast is about Climate, Earth Sciences, Energy, Podcasts, Education, Science, Agriculture and Farming.
What is the most popular episode on ATTRA - Voices from the Field?
The episode title 'CSA Beginner and CSA Veteran' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on ATTRA - Voices from the Field?
The average episode length on ATTRA - Voices from the Field is 34 minutes.
How often are episodes of ATTRA - Voices from the Field released?
Episodes of ATTRA - Voices from the Field are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of ATTRA - Voices from the Field?
The first episode of ATTRA - Voices from the Field was released on Feb 22, 2017.
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