Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources: The STAR Program in Action

In this episode of ATTRA’s Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Audrey Kolde continues her investigation into sustainable and organic farming practices by learning more about the Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources (STAR) project. Audrey speaks with STAR project director, Jake Deutmeyer, to learn how this national, non-profit organization established and expanded the STAR framework for conservation practice, evaluation, implementation, and valuation. Designed and led by producers, the STAR tool utilizes science and experience to target local solutions for local natural resource concerns, and to support farmers and ranchers on their conservation journey – wherever they are. NCAT Resources:Soil Health Indicators and Tests – ATTRA – Sustainable AgricultureEpisode 382: Organic Certification: One Step at a Time – ATTRA – Sustainable AgricultureAsk an Ag Expert Connect – ATTRA – Sustainable AgricultureFind Organic Resource Organic Farming – ATTRA – Sustainable AgricultureOther Resources:Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture ResourcesThis work is supported by NCAT’s Preparing a Resilient Future: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Training for Organic Field Crop and Livestock Producers in the Northern Great Plains.’ Project, award no. 2021-70033-35698. from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.