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Montana Mutual Aid Network Launches
In response to the global pandemic, NCAT initiated a partnership with non-profits, local agencies, and businesses in Butte, Montana, to launch the Butte Mutual Aid Network to assist folks in need because of Covid-19. This is a neighbor-to-neighbor…

Update On Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Get Ready to Apply for CFAP
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin taking applications for CFAP on May 26. Processing and payments will be made on a first come first served basis, so it will benefit you to do as much preparation as you can!
As…

Wine Cap Mushroom Production: Getting Started
Photos and text by Nina Prater, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
Image at right: Jeremy Prater practicing his shiitake mushroom inoculation skills at the mushroom workshop in Fayetteville, AR.
Last year, the NCAT Southeast office…

$16 Billion Available to Farmers from the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Call or contact your local Farm Service Agency today!
No, the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) is not food for the nation’s hungry, but rather assistance for the nation’s food producers. Details of how U.S. farmers can apply…

Peach Leaf Curl
By Guy K. Ames, NCAT Horticulture Specialist
In Northwest Arkansas I’m seeing peach leaf curl in my orchard. It’s April, but the calendar date is not as important as the growth stage of the peaches. The professionals call this time “shuck…

Earth Day Goes Virtual
As we celebrate Earth Day 2020, the Earth looks and feels quite different than it normally does. This year marks the 50th celebration of Earth Day and the COVID-19 pandemic, has drastically impacted our physical, social, and economic worlds. Even so, people are banding together and finding a "new normal," -- one that demonstrates resilience. We can still pursue our projects and initiatives, though; we just need to do it differently. And, at least for now, our communication must be virtual.

Rethinking Crop Insurance
By Jeff Schahczenski, NCAT Agricultural and Natural Resource Economist
I have been awakened to a re-evaluation of risk and uncertainty. Going to the grocery store has – hopefully only for a short time – become more risky. I also have…

Show Us Your Bills – Red Lodge, Montana
This past year, many commercial buildings across Montana were positively impacted by the team’s energy efficiency efforts, resulting in significant savings. In Red Lodge, Montana, we asked the City's Wastewater Treatment Facility to show…

Electric Deer Fence Tips and Resources
By Luke Freeman, NCAT Horticulture Specialist
Photo at right: Kenny Simon presenting at NCAT’s Deer Fence Workshop on October 15, 2019. Photo by Colin Massey, Arkansas Extension.
Last November we hosted a workshop in Fayetteville, Arkansas,…