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ATTRA - Voices from the Field — 409 episodes

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1

Restoring Prairie, Building Resilience with Dr. Dirk Philipp

2

Dung Beetles – Your Next Livestock Species?

3

Growing Mushrooms for Profit and Purpose: A Conversation with Cody Brown

4

Farmscaping to Enhance Biodiversity and Ecological Pest Management

5

Planning for Farmland Succession

6

Successful Women in Agriculture - Gwen Cannon

7

Successful Women in Agriculture - Marguerite Green

8

From Dead Dirt to Living Soil: Using Vermicompost Tea

9

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

10

Facilitating School Food Sales through Flexibility and Relationship Building

11

Tuning Your Eye – Rangeland Monitoring Made Simple

12

From Brimstone to Broccoli: The Story of Sulfur

13

Organic Certification: One Step at a Time

14

Farming Oysters with Mike Miezianka

15

Forging Community on an Organic Farm

16

Diving into Irrigation with Dr. Stacia Congers

17

Beekeeping Basics with Eric Fuchs-Stengel

18

Sustaining Farmers Market Success in Montana and Beyond

19

Talking 'Health in the Hood' with Asha Walker

20

Nourishing Native Plants on Farms and Ranches

21

Developing Farmers Market Cooperatives with Blake Lineweaver

22

Exploring Syntropic Agriculture

23

Digging into Healthy Soil with Dr. Faye Smith

24

Forest Farming with Joe "Ginseng"

25

Vertical Mushroom Farming in Florida

26

Functional Movement in Farming with Cynthia Flores

27

Lessons from the 'Principal Farmer"

28

The Farming Systems of Puerto Rico

29

Guy Ames: Living and Farming with Head and Heart

30

Calcium: The ‘Premier’ Soil Nutrient

31

Understanding Through Listening: Connecting with Indigenous Foodways in Montana

32

Episode 363: The Lost Art of Seed Saving with Bonnetta Adeeb of Ujamaa

33

Strategies for Selling to Schools

34

Understanding the Hawai'i Regional Food Business Center and Food Hub Hui with Dr. Saleh Azizi

35

Natural Dye Supply Chain: From Field to Fabric

36

Teatime in Mississippi

37

Abundant Montana “Meet Up” Meets with Success

38

Soil-to-Skin: Laura Sansone of New York Textile Lab on the Intersection of Growers and Designers

39

Soil-to-Skin: Tameka Peoples of Seed2Shirt Shares Her Journey

40

Soil-to-Skin: Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed on Building Community

41

The Rich Heritage of Chicken Breeds

42

A Closer Look at Draft Horses

43

Principles Before Practices with Jenny Pluhar

44

The Home-Scale Forest Garden with Dani Baker

45

Mid-Scale Biodigester with Matt Steiman of Dickinson College Organic Farm

46

Farm to School with Ridge to Reef Farm on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

47

Poke Salad, Mullein, and Other Crop Alternatives in Southern Arkansas

48

Southern Small-Scale Grains with Iriel Edwards

49

Managing Risk in the Ark-La-Tex Region

50

NCAT/SARE: Chestnuts in Southeastern Ohio. A Cooperative Small Farm Effort

51

Meet NCAT: Tammy Barnes Shares Her Journey

52

Crop Resilience Through Diversification and Schedule Modification in Northeast Texas. Part 2

53

Crop Resilience Through Diversification and Schedule Modification in Northeast Texas. Part 1

54

The Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management: A Conversation

55

ATTRA and SARE: Edible Landscaping

56

Ecological Agriculture with Christopher Sacco

57

Lessons Learned from a Southern Farmer: Violet Keys of Mississippi

58

Episode 337. ATTRA and SARE: Building Local Food Systems in Montana

59

Beat the Heat with Microgreens

60

She’s Raising Sheep: Sheridan Rowe Langford of Texas

61

Teaming Up with Oxen

62

Draft Animals 101

63

ATTRA and SARE: Breeding Squash for Disease Resistance and ‘Eating Quality’

64

Meet NCAT: Danielle Duni, Carbon Farm Planner for Woolgrowers in Wyoming

65

Meet NCAT: Carbon Farm Planner Allison Cooley-Agee of Montana

66

Farmer Veteran Reaches Thousands Through Beekeeping

67

Lessons Learned from a Southern Farm: Alabama Farm’s Organic Integrity

68

ATTRA and SARE: The Commercial Potential of Mulberries in the Midwest

69

Exploring Soil Organic Matter with Dr. Johannes Lehmann

70

She’s Raising Sheep: Mickey Willenbring of Oregon, Part 2

71

She’s Raising Sheep: Mickey Willenbring of Oregon, Part 1

72

Potassium from Past to Present

73

Connecting a Farmers Market and a Community

74

Meet NCAT: Tyler Jenkins on Carbon Farm Planning

75

She’s Raising Sheep: Dr. Kathy Soder of Pennsylvania, Part 2

76

She’s Raising Sheep: Dr. Kathy Soder of Pennsylvania, Part 1

77

Local Foods Directory Helps Find Farmers Markets, Create a Digital Marketing Strategy

78

Farmers Markets – Supporting Farmers Behind the Scenes

79

Gardopia Gardens, a San Antonio Urban Farm

80

Meet NCAT’s New Executive Director, Fred Bahnson

81

Biochar and NCAT’s SIFT Farm

82

Meet NCAT: Cody Brown on Carbon Planning in Texas

83

New NCAT Irrigation Publications Demystify Water and Energy Savings

84

More Than Food Grows at Community Gardens and Urban Farms

85

A Conversation with Organic Pioneer Bob Scowcroft

86

Cotton Fields to Pasture: Why Soil Health Matters with Bill Robertson

87

How to Work with Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers

88

The Big Picture and Nitty Gritty of Agrisolar

89

She’s Raising Sheep: Maryrose Livingston of New York, Part 2

90

She's Raising Sheep: Maryrose Livingston of New York

91

Phosphorus and the Beauty of Biology

92

Sharing the Journey with AgriSolar Consulting

93

Using Demonstration Farms as a Model

94

Learning from the Amskapi Piikani — Latrice Tatsey on Soils, Climate, and Culture, Part 2

95

Learning from the Amskapi Piikani — Latrice Tatsey on Soils, Climate, and Culture, Part 1

96

She's Raising Sheep: Wendy Auzqui of Wyoming

97

Ag Professional Series with Brennan Washington of Southern SARE

98

Digging into Texas' First Carbon Farm Plan

99

Exploring the Rye Revival with Gary Zimmer

100

In the Pigpen with Mike and Linda, 20 Questions about Pastured Hogs

101

Organic Production and the Climate

102

AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 4: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies – Solar Pollinator Habitat

103

Don’t Leave It to Beavers, Dam It Yourself

104

Una conversación sobre suelo con Patricio O'Neil

105

Highlights from the Field, 2022

106

AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 3: Lexie Hain — Sheep and Solar a Match

107

Using the Abundant Montana Local Food Directory as a Marketing Strategy

108

Uber for Tomatoes: Could 'Crowdshipping' Solve Food Transportation Problems for Small Farms?

109

What is Biochar?

110

AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 2: Keeping Family Farms in Family Hands with AgriSolar in Massachusetts

111

Carbon Farm Planning

112

The Real Story Behind the Real Organic Project

113

L&R Poultry and Produce: Building Relationships with School Nutrition Programs

114

Grasmick Produce: Montana Apples through DoD Fresh

115

She’s Raising Sheep. Montana Shepherd Maloi Lannan

116

Episode 281. Improving Profitability on Livestock Operations

117

AgriSolar Podcast Ep. 1: Growing Crops Among the Solar Panels in Colorado

118

Episode 279. Patrick O’Neill on the Many Sides of Soil Health

119

A Look at the Texas Soil Wealth Alliance, Part 2

120

A Look at the Texas Soil Wealth Alliance

121

Episode 276. Managing Photosynthesis Through Optimal Grazing

122

How 'Dirt Farming’ is the Foundation of a Mississippi Grazing Operation

123

Study Explores the Effects of Stress on Farmer Well-Being

124

Tootie's Tempeh: Bringing Organic Plant-Based Proteins to Local Consumers and Institutions

125

She's Raising Sheep: Minnesota Shepherd Janet McNally. Part 2

126

Episode 271. Farmer Veteran Finds Passion in Horticulture Therapy

127

Episode 270. Grazing with Wildlife in Mind. Part 2

128

Grazing with Wildlife in Mind. Part 1

129

Managing Land, Cattle, and Quality of Life: Dr. Tina Cone, DVM

130

How Farmers Markets Do More than Sell Local Goods

131

The Hopes and Challenges of Crop Insurance

132

Meet NCAT. Molly Kirkham Talks Local Food and Farm to Cafeteria

133

Holistic Animal Health with Dr. Ann Wells, DVM

134

Feeding the World: Localism, Ecological Resilience, and Farmer Agency

135

She's Raising Sheep: Minnesota Shepherd Janet McNally

136

Summer Grazing for Winter Stockpile

137

Rising Fertilizer Costs. Look to History for Answers

138

Everything Old is New Again, Exploring Indigenous and Traditional Agriculture Methods, Part 2

139

Everything Old is New Again, Exploring Indigenous and Traditional Agriculture Methods

140

Meet NCAT. Elise Haschke Talks Food, Farming, Climate, and ‘Moving at the Speed of Trust’

141

Organic Pioneer Michael O’Gorman on Vegetable Production for Profitability, Part 2

142

Organic Pioneer Michael O’Gorman on Vegetable Production for Profitability

143

Meet NCAT. Luz Ballesteros Gonzalez Connects Food, Agriculture, Community, and Health

144

How to Conserve Water at an Urban, Mountain Desert Farm

145

Meet NCAT. Darron Gaus Has a Passion for Teaching Sustainable Ag

146

She’s Raising Sheep: California Shepherd Lani Estill

147

Practical Steps for Reducing Synthetic Fertilizer Use

148

Meet NCAT. Dan Birnstihl Aims to Make Resources Easy to Use

149

Winter Farmers Markets Can Bring Year-Round Customers

150

She’s Raising Sheep: Montana Shepherd Becky Weed

151

She’s Raising Sheep: New Zealand Shepherd Bev Trowbridge

152

Starting a Farm: Review and Planning

153

She’s Raising Sheep: Indiana’s Denice Rackley

154

Cover Crops and Their Impact on Soil Health, Crop Productivity

155

Understanding the Organic Certification Process

156

NCAT’s Soil for Water Project to Connect a Community of Regenerators

157

Urban Agroforestry for Dryland Environments

158

Good Things Come in Small Packages: A Look at Small-Frame Cattle

159

Producción Avícola de Pastoreo

160

What Your Stockdog Can Teach You About Livestock

161

Programs Focus on Farmer Well-Being

162

Silvopasture 101

163

State Soil Health Programs: From the Ground Up in Montana

164

Aplicando prácticas de conservación a un jardín

165

Conservation Hedgerows at Terranova Ranch

166

Leave No Trace Farming

167

NCAT’s AgriSolar Clearinghouse Aims to Make Solar More Accessible to Land Managers

168

Encontrando tierra para trabajar. Seis maneras de asegurar tierra agrícola

169

Closer Look at Hair Sheep

170

Meet NCAT. Chris Lent aims to help farmers be resilient

171

Organic Pulse Production is Timeless in Montana

172

The Past, Present, and Future of the Early Snyder Farm

173

From the Air Force to Alpacas

174

Do Cover Crops Steal Water? Part 2

175

Do Cover Crops Steal Water? Part 1

176

Meet NCAT: Katherine Favor says agroforestry can plant the seeds of sustainability

177

Grazing Management Strategies for Drought

178

Soil Health: the Land Core Approach to Climate Mitigation

179

Embracing Opportunities, Even in a Pandemic

180

Flexibility in an Unexpected Growing Season

181

Sheep and the Sun: Solar Grazing with Lexie Hain

182

'Urban Ag is People Taking Care of People'

183

Attracting and Protecting Pollinators

184

Using Drones in Agriculture

185

Forty Years Later, Mr. Burch is Back on the Farm

186

Native Plants Offer More Than Beauty to the Farmscape

187

Harnessing the Power of Worms in Composting

188

Meet NCAT: Linda Poole Explains There's No Cookbook for Regenerative Grazing but Networks are a Key Ingredient

189

Meet NCAT: Justin Morris' Experience Deepens our Regenerative Agriculture Resources

190

What to Consider When Choosing U-Pick Crops

191

Meet NCAT: Veteran Farmer Mike Lewis Brings Diverse Expertise to Our Team

192

Inoculating Legume Cover Crops

193

Feed Our Future: Local Food through School Purchasing Cooperatives

194

Supporting Beginning Farmers Market Vendors

195

Ag Strategies for Ogallala Aquifer. Part 2

196

Ag Strategies for Ogallala Aquifer. Part 1

197

Practicas de Agricultura Regenerativa

198

Fiery Ginger Farm and Natomas School: Why Farm to School?

199

Schools and Covid

200

Mortality Composting

201

Beekeeping and Agritourism

202

Anthony Youth Farm: State Partnerships for School Markets

203

Kansas City Food Hub and KC Farm School: Bringing the Farm to School to Farm Again

204

Arizona Microgreens: USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

205

Electric Fencing 101. Part 2

206

Electric Fencing 101. Part 1

207

Alderspring Ranch. Part 2

208

Alderspring Ranch. Part 1

209

Perspectives on Agroforestry with Rowan Reid. Part 2

210

Perspectives on Agroforestry with Rowan Reid. Part 1

211

Microbial Inoculants: Fact and Fiction

212

An Interview with Senator Boozman

213

Demystifying Soil Health Indicators and Tests

214

Getting Started in Livestock. Part 2: Species Considerations

215

Pandemics and the Farm

216

Meet the Subsurfer

217

Getting Started in Livestock: Part 1

218

Blockchain and Agriculture

219

Working-Lands Conservation Programs

220

Starting a Farm: Water Issues

221

Profiles of Tribal Mobile Markets

222

Solarization, Biosolarization, and the Pandemic

223

SIFT Farm's Unusual Year. Part 2.

224

Small (Ruminant) Talk: Internal Parasites

225

Climate-Smart Agriculture

226

Native Seeds

227

Livestock Guardian Dogs

228

Water Quality Trading

229

Veterans Discuss USDA Programs

230

Agriculture in Turkey

231

SIFT Farm's Unusual Year

232

Soil Sessions: Understanding Soil pH

233

Farming Medicinal Plants

234

Starting a Farm: Soil Considerations

235

Integrated Pest Management in Idaho Flocks

236

Hydroponic Trials at NCAT's SIFT Farm

237

Small Ruminants: All About Health

238

Conservation Easements

239

Pandemic Adaptation

240

Mississippi Minority Farmers Alliance

241

Using Cover Crops in an Organic Walnut Orchard

242

COVID-19 Impacts on Local Livestock Producers

243

Starting a Farm

244

Erosion Control and Mitigation

245

Glyphosate Contamination

246

Using Cover Crops to Sequester Carbon

247

Small (Ruminant) Talk. Springtime

248

Agricultura en California

249

Farmers Battling Lyme Disease. Part 2

250

Farmers Battling Lyme Disease

251

A Flower Farm Blossoms

252

Connecting Refugees to Sustainable Agriculture

253

Soil Considerations for Orchards

254

The PLFA Soil Test

255

The Haney Soil Test

256

Community Gardens and Sustainable Agriculture

257

Organic Pioneer: Tom Willey

258

Direct Marketing Meat with Dave and Jenny Scott. Part 4: FAQs

259

Direct Marketing Meat with Dave and Jenny Scott, Part 3: Relationships

260

Montana Farm's Profound Changes

261

'Pocket Prairie' on the Golf Course

262

History of Food Cooperatives in the South

263

A Talk with Fred Provenza. Part 2

264

A Talk with Fred Provenza. Part 1

265

Organic Agriculture in the South

266

Direct Marketing Meat with Dave and Jenny Scott. Part Two. Processing

267

Give Thanks and Don't Miss the Soil Conference!

268

Direct Marketing Meat with Dave and Jenny Scott

269

Allen Williams and Adaptive Stewardship Management Grazing

270

A Beginning Farmer Tells Her Story

271

Integrating Livestock with Cash and Cover Crops

272

Quivira Comes to Montana

273

Scaling Up: Land and Water - Podcast

274

Texas-Sized Sustainable Pasture Operations: Greener Pastures Chicken

275

Transitioning from Conventional to Organic Farming

276

Small (Ruminant) Talk. Considerations for Fall

277

Farm to School Aquaponics Program

278

Heirloom Apples

279

Tools for Farmer Success as seen by long-time Colorado Extension Agent, Adrian Card

280

Growing Organic Grapes in the Southeast

281

Regenerative Rangeland Management and Contour Subsoil Ripping

282

Farming the Ocean at GreenWave

283

Celebrating Farmers Markets

284

Benefits of Birds

285

Cut Flower Production

286

Food safety for your farm

287

Scaling Up. An Introduction

288

A Conversation with Amigo Bob

289

Alternative Feed for Poultry

290

Making Agritourism Work for Your Farm

291

Researching and Using Biostimulants

292

Small (Ruminant) Talk – Pastures, Parasites, and Predators

293

Understanding the Soil Microbiome with Nicole Masters

294

Seed Saving – What Beginners Need to Know

295

Blackfeet Agriculture Resource Management Plan Part 2

296

Blackfeet Agriculture Resource Management Plan

297

Soil Sessions -- Soil Health and the Five Soil Health Principles

298

Poultry Processing Strategies

299

Bear Paw Meats: Selling Beef to Schools

300

Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture

301

CSA Beginner and CSA Veteran

302

Hipbillies: Deep Revolution in the Arkansas Ozarks

303

Establishing Hedgerows on California Farms

304

From 'Shovel and Rototiller' to Conservation Champ

305

Sustainable Fisheries

306

A Conversation with Atina Diffley

307

Texas Farmer in Underserved Community

308

Beyond Fresh, a Value-Added Guide

309

Crop Planning 101

310

Low-Income Local Food Access

311

Helping Young Farmers

312

Organic Integrated Pest Management in the South

313

Poultry Processing

314

Cherries and Honeyberries in a Cold Climate

315

Introduction to Mycology

316

Access to Land and Capital with California FarmLink

317

Feeding Ruminants in the Winter

318

Soil Sessions - Interpreting a Soil Test

319

Soil Health and Johnson-Su Composting

320

Growing and Processing Oilseed and Hemp

321

Organic Field-Crop Futures Market

322

Production to Address Community Needs

323

Veteran Tells Dusty Hound Story

324

Regenerative Grazing - Outcomes and Obstacles

325

Insuring Your Farm’s Revenue

326

Aquaponics - A Primer

327

Land Loss in African-American Communities

328

GAP Standards and Food Safety

329

Online Portal for Organic Grains

330

Veteran Helps Veterans Learn to Farm

331

Small (Ruminant) Talk - Fall Breeding and Feeding for Sheep and Goats

332

Organic Greenhouses - Soil Fertility, Pests, Marketing and More

333

High Tunnels and the NRCS

334

The Jumping Off Point

335

Looking to the Future

336

Camaraderie at Armed to Farm

337

From Christmas Trees to Mushrooms

338

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339

Heritage Chickens and Fermented Feed

340

Building and Marketing a Small-Ruminant Dairy Operation. Part 2.

341

Building and Marketing a Small-Ruminant Dairy Operation. Part 1.

342

Coping with a Hurricane

343

Increasing Consumer Awareness

344

Gardens, Children, and Communities

345

Changing Blueberry Market

346

Battling Food Insecurity Near Detroit

347

2017 Census of Agriculture

348

The Evolving Poultry Operation

349

Interview with Organic Farmer Aldo Andres Marega

350

Organics in Pennsylvania

351

Opportunities in Agroforestry

352

Biosecurity for Poultry

353

Scaling Up in Texas. Part 3. Transportation, Packaging, and Training

354

Scaling Up in Texas. Part 1. Harvesting

355

Scaling Up in Texas. Part 2. Packing

356

Raising Nigerian Dwarf Goats

357

Cover Crops

358

Food Safety and Rodent Control

359

Draft Horse Question

360

Carbonomics

361

Therapy and Sustainable Agriculture

362

Vilicus Farm

363

Crop Planning and Labor Costs

364

Organic Beef Processor and Producer

365

Food Safety and Water ~ County Rail Farm

366

Organic Cover Crops ~ Terrapin Farms

367

Food Safety and Water ~ Strike Farm

368

Organic Slaughterhouse Setup

369

Cover Cropping with Farmer Griff Bye

370

Wildlife and Food Safety

371

Organic Farmer Luis Guevara in California

372

Situational Grazing with 'Grass Whisperer' Troy Bishopp

373

School Harvest of the Month ~ Part 3

374

Keeping Peaches Cool

375

Organic Considerations

376

Packing Peaches Near Paradise

377

Entrevista con Luis Guevara agricultor orgánico del Rancho La Familia

378

One Farm’s Traceability Strategy

379

Growth of a California Organic Operation

380

Local Foods and Food Banks

381

Food Safety-A Farmer's Perspective

382

Chicks or Pullets for Eggs

383

School “Harvest of the Month” Part 2

384

Montana Food Hub

385

School “Harvest of the Month” Part 1

386

Work-site and Institutional Marketing in Texas

387

The Grazing Calculator

388

More Than Getting the Wool Off

389

Keys to Composting

390

Keys to Cover Crops

391

What is a Lambulator?

392

Food Safety in Montana

393

Food Safety and GAP

394

Marketing Vebetables Workshop

395

Value Added Products at Boggy Creek Farm, Austin Texas

396

Ocean Farming: a Conversation with Bren Smith

397

Ecological Seafood Production

398

Blackberries in Arkansas

399

Brambles

400

Entrevista con Aldo Andres Marega agricultor orgánico

401

Where’s My Beef?-Specific Risk Material: How It Affects Cuts and Boxed Yield

402

Managing Vertebrate Pests (Part 2)

403

Managing Vertebrate Pests (Part 1)

404

Overwintering in a Cool, Short Growing Climate

405

Cover Crop Options for Hot and Humid Areas: Part 1. Building Soil Organic Matter

406

Cover Crop Options for Hot and Humid Areas: Part 3. Suggested Cover Crops

407

Cover Crop Options for Hot and Humid Areas: Part 2. Choosing Cover Crops

408

Farm Energy Efficiency

409

Working With Your Meat Processor