ATTRA - Voices from the Field

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From cover crops to regenerative grazing and organic production to marketing, ATTRA - Voices from the Field is your weekly sustainable agriculture podcast. Voices from the Field is produced by the Nat... more

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ATTRA - Voices from the Field episodes:

August 11, 2021'Urban Ag is People Taking Care of People'
In this episode of Voices from the Field, we travel to Jackson, Mississippi, for a discussion of urban agriculture with NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Felicia Bell and Otis Wright, an urban farm manager and consultant. Otis talks about his experience with urban agriculture, as well as the ways he has found that urban agriculture can benefit communities beyond providing nutritious food.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Urban and Community Agriculture
Other Resources:
100 Black Men of America
Tougaloo College
Contact Felicia Bell 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
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Southeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Northeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
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40min
August 04, 2021Attracting and Protecting Pollinators
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Mike Lewis sits down with Dr. Tom Webster from Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Services to talk about the role pollinators play in farm ecosystems, how to attract more pollinators, and how to protect them when they arrive. It all comes down to planning, and Dr. Webster offers some great strategies for increasing pollinator health and diversity on your farm.
Related ATTRA Resources:
A Pictorial Guide to Hedgerow Plants for Beneficial Insects
Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees
Contact Mike Lewis 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
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Southeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Northeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
...more
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July 28, 2021Using Drones in Agriculture
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Colin Mitchell talks with Matt Kutugata about using drones in agriculture. Before Matt started pursuing his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Texas A&M, he worked with Colin and the rest of NCAT's Southwest Regional office team on the Subtropical Soil Health Initiative as a graduate researcher at the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley.
Much of Matt's research has been driven by data gathered by drones. He and Colin discuss ways drones increasingly are being used in agriculture, including scouting agricultural operations and using multispectral cameras to monitor cover crops.
This podcast was produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. This podcast was also made possible in part by funding from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Innovation Grant #69-3A75-17-281. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Subtopical Soil Health Initiative
Cover Crops for Hot and Humid Areas
Other Resources:
The Application of Advanced Technologies for Agriculture and Rangeland Management
Integrating Emerging Technologies in Understanding Complex Agroecosystems: Evaluating Cover Crops Using Unmanned Aerial Systems in South Texas.
Automatic Camera Trap Classification Using Wildlife-Specific Deep Learning in Nilgai ManagementAutomatic Camera Trap Classification in Nilgai Management
Seed Rain Potential in Late-season Weed Escapes can be Estimated Using Remote Sensing
Contact Colin Mitchell 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:
...more
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July 21, 2021Forty Years Later, Mr. Burch is Back on the Farm
In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Asha Tillman shares the story of James Burch, who left Carroll County, Mississippi, for the military and other pursuits some 40 years ago. Now, he has returned to pursue his dream of starting Coleman's Farm. As a beginning farmer, Mr. Burch is full of plans and advice for other beginning farmer veterans.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Armed to Farm: Sustainable Agriculture Training for Military Veterans
Farm Start-Up
Beginning Farmer Tutorials
A Beginning Farmer Tells Her Story
Other Resources:
AgPlan
Using an Excel Sheet for Farm Financial Records
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Environmental Quality Incentives (EQUIP) Program
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Wildlife Habitat Program
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Work for Honey Bees
How NRCS is Helping Pollinators
Contact Asha Tillman 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
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Southeast Regional Office:
...more
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July 15, 2021Native Plants Offer More Than Beauty to the Farmscape
Native plants bring both beauty and resilience to the farmscape. In this episode of Voices from the Field, Eric Fuselier, an environmental project manager at the Arkansas and Oklahoma civil engineering firm Crafton Tull, tells the story of native plants and the benefits they offer in a conversation with NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Nina Prater.
Native plants bring both beauty and resilience to the farmscape. In this episode of Voices from the Field, Eric Fuselier, an environmental project manager at the Arkansas and Oklahoma civil engineering firm Crafton Tull, tells the story of native plants and the benefits they offer in a conversation with NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Nina Prater.
Farmers can use native plants in many creative ways to provide such benefits as biological pest control, bioremediation, and erosion control. Eric and Nina also talk about different ways farmers can create profitable enterprises with native plants, such as native forage species for livestock, native food crops, native cut flower production, and herbal medicines.
Related ATTRA Resources:
A Pictorial Guide to Hedgerow Plants for Beneficial Insects
Farmscaping for Biological Control
Pawpaw: A "Tropical" Fruit for a Temperate Climate
Voices from the Field. Episode 170. Native Seeds
Voices from the Field. Episode 163. Farming Medicinal Plants
Other Resources:
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
Arkansas Native Plant Society
Pollinators of Native Plants: Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants
iNaturalist

Contact Nina Prater 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
...more
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July 07, 2021 Harnessing the Power of Worms in Composting
Not all superheroes wear capes, that includes worms. In this episode of Voices from the Field, Nina Prater, sustainable agriculture specialist in the NCAT Southeast office in Fayetteville, Arkansas, talks with Matt Casteel, owner of Wurmworks, a composting business in Jackson, Mississippi.
The two take a closer look at worms as composting superheroes. Casteel explains how to identify "good" compost, the ins-and-outs of worm composting, why compost is so good for soil health, and how composting can put food waste to good use.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Worms for Bait or Waste Processing
Vermicomposting: The Basics
Managing Soils for Water: How Five Principles of Soil Health Support Water Infiltration and Storage
Worms for Bait of Waste Processing (Vermicomposting)
Other Resources:
wurmworks
Teaming with Microbes
Texas Worm Ranch
The Worm Farmer's Handbook
Dr. Norman Arancon, University Hawaii
Soil Food Web
Chris Trump (Korean) Natural Farming
The Good Food Revolution
aWorms Eat My Garbage
Labs that perform compost bioassay:
Small Labs -
https://catalystbioamendments.com
https://www.crescivesoil.org/
Big Labs -
https://midwestbiosystems.com/services/
https://www.blinc.com/services/agriculture-analysis/manure-and-compost-analysis
Sources for Worms:
http://txwormranch.com/
https://www.texaswormfarm.com/
https://www.wormcastings.biz/
https://unclejimswormfarm.com/
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 reso
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June 30, 2021 Meet NCAT: Linda Poole Explains There's No Cookbook for Regenerative Grazing but Networks are a Key Ingredient
In this episode, you can make the acquaintance of NCAT's new Regenerative Grazing Specialist, Linda Poole. Linda's love of working wildlands began with riding horseback at her family's Eastern Washington ranch and led to a Master of Science degree in wildlife ecology from Oregon State University. She managed The Nature Conservancy's 60,000-acre Matador Grassbank in Montana and raises sheep her own homestead in Malta, Montana. Linda has developed a wealth of experience that will be a great contribution to NCAT's sustainable-agriculture resources. Linda's NCAT colleague, the other Linda - Linda Coffey of NCAT's Arkansas office – welcomes her new co-worker. They talk about the work Linda will be doing for NCAT, as well as her perspectives on adaptive grazing management, learning from mistakes, and the resilience in natural systems.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Linda Poole Biography Soil for Water ATTRA Grazing Planning Manual and Workbook Managed Grazing TutorialMaking the Most of Fine Fleece
Contact Linda Poole and Linda Coffey directly 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
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Southeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Northeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
...more
33min
June 23, 2021 Meet NCAT: Justin Morris' Experience Deepens our Regenerative Agriculture Resources
Regenerative Livestock Specialist Justin Morris may be new to the National Center for Appropriate Technology, but he's no stranger to using grazing as a tool to improve pasture quality and soil health. In this interview with NCAT Program Specialist Tracy Mumma, Justin explains how he first became interested in managing grazing to improve the land resource and discusses how livestock producers can start using grazing as a tool. He goes on to describe what regenerative agriculture means to him and the positive effect that it can have on soil health, environmental health, and producer well-being.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Justin Morris Biography
ATTRA Grazing Planning Manual and Workbook
Managed Grazing Tutorial
Contact Justin Morris and Tracy Mumma directly 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, 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
...more
26min
June 16, 2021 What to Consider When Choosing U-Pick Crops
In this episode of Voices from the Field, National Center for Appropriate Technology Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Martin Guerena speaks with Robert Ramming to learn more about Robert's U-pick operation near Woodland, California. Robert's Pacific Star Gardens raises apricots, berries, melons, tomatoes, and eggs. It sells from a roadside stand and U-pick fields.
Robert explains his crop choices for U-pick and why blackberries are great, and vegetables are not-so-good. He and Martin dive into pricing, insurance, choosing a location, and the importance of building customer loyalty. Plus, Robert discusses the effect the COVID-19 pandemic had on folks' attitude toward their food.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Tips for Selling with: Agrotourism and 'Pick Your Own'
Tips for Selling at: Roadside Stands
Fruits
Other Resources
Pacific Star Gardens
How to Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres
Contact Martin Guerena directly via email at [email protected] and Margo Hale 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
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Southeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Northeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
...more
22min
June 10, 2021 Meet NCAT: Veteran Farmer Mike Lewis Brings Diverse Expertise to Our Team
In this episode of Voices from the Field, National Center for Appropriate Technology Southeast Regional Director Margo Hale talks with Mike Lewis, a new NCAT sustainable agriculture specialist. From his Kentucky farm, Mike explains that farming is part of his DNA. Mike is a military veteran who founded Growing Warriors, a veteran-oriented food security project. In addition, Mike became the first federally permitted hemp farmer in the U.S. since Prohibition. Listen to his conversation with Margo Hale to learn more about his background, what brought him to NCAT, and the expertise he'll bring to the sustainable farmers and ranchers we serve.
Related ATTRA Resources:
Mike Lewis Biography
Armed to Farm
Other Resources
Community Farm Alliance
You can contact Mike Lewis directly via email at [email protected] and Margo Hale 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
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Southeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Northeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
...more
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The podcast currently has 403 episodes available.