ATTRA - Sustainable Agriculture

In this episode, Griff Bye, co-owner of a farming operation near Kevan, Montana, discusses the operation’s cover cropping plans and strategies as part of a farm tour sponsored by USDA RMA. This discussion is available in a video format “Bye Cover Cropping Near Kevin, Montana” on the ATTRA Youtube channel.http://youtu.be/HBi1fmm6-Sk

In this episode, Brian Engle, co-owner of Pioneer Meats near Big Timber, MT, discusses the issues the organically certified slaughterhouse has to take into consideration when it processes organic orders for customers. Margaret Scoles of the International Organic Inspectors Association leads the discussion. The discussion is an excerpt from the video “Inspecting Certified Organic Slaughterhouses,” which is available at the ATTRA website www.attra.ncat.org.

In this episode, GAP Internal Auditor David Wise talks with Dylan Strike of Strike Farm near Bozeman, MT, about his operation’s water-safety procedures. The talk is part of a video series available at the ATTRA website www.attra.ncat.org -- Farm-based Approach to Food Safety - The Internal GAP Audit

In this episode, Judy Owsowitz, owner of Terrapin Farm near Whitefish, MT, discusses her certified organic operation’s cover cropping and other strategies during a farm tour sponsored by USDA RMA. Her discussion also can be seen here: Terrapin Farm Cover Crop Tour Near Whitefish, MT  

In this video Traci and Margaret of County Rail Farm near Huson, Montana, discuss their approach to water testing from their irrigation ditch. Organic certifier Jonda Crosby also joins the discussion. This discussion is an excerpt from the videos series  Farm-Based Food Safety, which is available on the ATTRA website www.attra.ncat.org

In this episode, Wes Helpthorne of B-Bar Ranch near Big Timber, MT, discusses the process the ranch takes to process its beef at the nearby organically certified Pioneer Meats. Margaret Scoles of the International Organic Inspectors Association leads the discussion. The discussion is an excerpt from the video “Inspecting Certified Organic Slaughterhouses,” which is available at the ATTRA website www.attra.ncat.org.

Entrevista con Aldo Andres Marega agricultor orgánico de El Gauchito Hill Farm en Yolo County California. La entrevista incluye: biografía, primeros años de experiencia, mercados de agricultor y ventas a restaurantes, retos o desafíos de fertilización y control de plagas, y consejos para agricultores principiantes. Con Martin Guerena, NCAT especialista del programa.

In this episode NCAT special Rex Dufour talks with California farmer Chris Hay about crop planning, including pricing and labor costs.

In this episode, Doug Crabtree and Anna Jones-Crabtree of Vilicus Farms in Hill County in northern Montana, discuss how they started the nationally recognized, first-generation, organic dryland crop farm. The farm produces a wide variety of grain, pulse, oilseed and broadleaf crops.

The first in a series of podcasts with Troy Bishopp, who custom grazes 100 percent grassfed dairy heifers and beef in southern New York.  In this series, ATTRA specialist Lee Rinehart talks with Troy about decision-making throughout the grazing season. Situational grazing is all about thinking beyond the inputs, and observing, forecasting, and adapting to the changing conditions inherent in the grazing world.  In this first podcast, Troy discusses preparing for the winter and provides some insight into his planning process for the upcoming year.

Bishopp offers planning charts for graziers at: http://onpasture.com/troys-grazing-charts-and-how-to-use-them/