Contact NCAT’s California Office 36355 Russell Blvd. PO Box 2218 Davis, CA 95617 530-792-7338 800-411-3222 (Spanish Toll Free Hotline) NCAT’s California office is located at the historic Glide Ranch in Davis, with the Community Alliance with Family Farmers. The California office helps NCAT to meet the needs of a large and diverse agricultural… Continue Reading
2015 Latino Farmer Conference Planning Staff: Rex Dufour NCAT/ATTRA, Christine Chavez USDA/NRCS, Thea Rittenhouse NCAT/ATTRA, Victor Hernandez USDA/ NRCS
CA organic farmer Chris Hay discusses a hedgerow planting that NCAT-CA and NRCS staff helped to plant. This tour was a part of the 2016 California Small Farm Conference.
California specialists Ann Baier and Pamela Wolfe provide technical assistance and resources for farmers at the 2015 Latino Farmer Conference in Fresno, Ca
Rex and Clover (Say Hay farm dog) inspecting leafy veggies for thrips, aphids, loopers and bagrada bug
NCAT California Staff: Ann Baier, Pamela Wolfe, Thea Rittenhouse, and Rex Dufour
Flowers blooming in early April in a Conservation Cover Crop with 18 species of native flowers at Say Hay Farm in Esparto, California
NCAT specialist Rex Dufour leads a workshop about conservation best practices for Sacramento County
NCAT’s partnership with the International Rescue Committee
Over the last two years NCAT has partnered with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to provide on-farm training to refugee farmers. For our readers who are unfamiliar with the role of the IRC, here is a little background: the IRC is dedicated to minimizing the many challenges that affect the global south. They respond to… Continue Reading
Planting a Hedgerow with Sequoia Farms
One of our favorite things at NCAT is get out to the field and help farmers implement projects that help the farmer as well as the little critters with whom we share our farm spaces. On this visit to Sequoia Farms, we had the opportunity to help design and plant a hedgerow. A hedgerow in… Continue Reading
California Healthy Soils Incentives Program: Application deadline-March 8, 2019
From cover crops to residue and tillage management, the Healthy Soils Incentives Program by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) provides funds for farmers and ranchers to implement farming practices with the aims of building organic soil carbon and reducing atmospheric greenhouse gasses. There are over 25 eligible practices to choose from and… Continue Reading
A look back at the California Armed to Farm 2018
We finally did it! We brought NCAT’s Armed to Farm (ATF) training to California. The first California Armed to Farm training was host to 27 individual beginning farmers representing all branches of the military. Some came from as far away as Arizona and Washington in their efforts to bridge the gap between the military service… Continue Reading
Cover Crop for Nematode Management
Many natural systems benefit from complexity. When natural processes are mimicked within a cropping system and are allowed to adapt and grow in concert with present and introduced species, efficiency among species are often a resulting benefit. Take the experience of farmer Daniel Unruh, who specializes in the production of walnuts. His orchard floors can… Continue Reading
Applied IPM for Two-Spotted Spider Mite
As a crop, strawberries occupy a niche market which many find attractive due to their relatively high marketability and breadth of established knowledge available to the farmer. Like every other crop, however, strawberries pose their own challenges to the farmer seeking to supplement or dominate their farm income with this high value crop. Among these… Continue Reading
SAVE The Date! 3rd Annual Latino Farmer Conference
The 3rd Annual Latino Farmer Conference will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017, in Palm Desert, California. NCAT and NRCS are excited to hold this unique event in Southern California, and we look forward to seeing you there! Please check our Facebook page and website for more details as they become available. Continue Reading
California Office Summer Workshops and Latino Farmer Conference
NCAT agriculture specialists Pame Wolfe and Thea Rittenhouse co-taught a workshop in August about organic certification for crops and livestock at the Center for Land Based Learning in Winters, CA. Approximately 20 beginning farmer apprentices learned how to become a certified organic farm operation. This workshop was taught as a component of the Growing Roots Project,… Continue Reading
NCAT teaches Pest/Beneficial Identification Workshop: “Farm CSI”
NCAT specialist Rex Dufour traveled to Stockton, CA to the Boggs Tract Community Farm on April 18 and April 20 to conduct 2 part classroom and field course on Pest & Beneficial Identification and Management. For the classroom component, Rex focused on talking about basic approaches to pest management—understanding the types of damage that chewing… Continue Reading
NCAT on the Farm!
May is always the beginning of the farm season in Northern California. NCAT tries to visit different farms this time of the year to provide technical assistance and training for many different types of farmers. These visits help us understand more and learn about current trends in sustainable agriculture. Recently, Pamela Wolfe, NCAT livestock specialist,… Continue Reading