ATTRA

JANUARY 9, 2024

By Justin Duncan, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist For the past couple years, NCAT has worked with the Southern Risk Management Education Center to provide training to farmers on how to better decide which crops to plant based on agroecological methods. The point of agroecological crop selection is mainly input reduction.

Agroecology 52

Agroecology Crop Rural Development Food 52

ATTRA

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

By Justin Duncan, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist For the past couple years, NCAT has worked with the Southern Risk Management Education Center to provide training to farmers on how to better decide which crops to plant based on agroecological methods. Soil types are important, but so are the biological communities within the soils.

Agroecology 52

Agroecology Crop Ecology Processing 52

ATTRA

MARCH 12, 2024

Okra Leaves Bush okra or jute mallows are thick, succulent leaves that yield a slimy sauce like okra pods. They are excellent in green smoothies, pestos, or with fish dishes. It’s best to sell them by the bag with some samples for people to try. It is found in many curries and pairs well with meat dishes. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

Cash Crop 98

Cash Crop Crop Harvester Harvesting 98

ATTRA

AUGUST 1, 2023

A rain harvester rule of thumb is that 1 inch of rain on 1 square foot yields 0.6 Even after nearly a year, I’m still out there for nearly every rainfall, happily watching the tanks fill and clearing any debris blocking the water flow. gallons of potential water capture. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

Harvesting 96

Harvesting Harvest Harvester Food 96

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

5102, 5103, 5019, 5110, 5202, 5503, 5402, 112205 ) Title 6 – Rural Development Includes the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program. This approach is misguided given the ample evidence that scale-neutral, management-intensive practices likely yield even greater environmental benefits.

Agriculture 102

Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 102

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

While these breeding programs furthered the base of scientific knowledge around plant breeding and led to significant increases in yields, farmers were slowly pushed out of their historical role as the primary stakeholders in seed saving and development. Such changes reduced the overall resilience of the agroecological system.

Seeding 115

Seeding Agriculture Agriculture Food 115

National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

4306) TITLE VI: Rural Development GREEN FLAG Reaffirms commitment to vital rural development initiatives. TITLE VII: Research RED FLAG Prioritizes precision agriculture over critical agroecological research. We’ll be keeping an eye on this provision and supporting partners working directly on GusNIP.

Food 40

Food Farming Farming Farmland 40