Biochar Policy Project Aims to Scale Up Rural Climate Solution
By Steve Thompson, NCAT Executive Director
Dave Atkins, a forest landowner in Montana’s Blackfoot Valley, peers through the smoke-filled gloom of another hot and dry August, and he sees hope on the horizon. He’s part of a collaborative…
Novel Nutrient Management Method: Applying Poultry Litter in Subsurface Bands
By Nina Prater, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
Getting nutrients right in farming is a balancing act. When planning to apply fertilizers and soil amendments, farmers must consider their soil type, climate, the time of year, the…
NCAT and the Montana Farmers Market Network Partner to Celebrate the ‘Bounty of the Big Sky’
Montana joins markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market Week August 1-7, 2021. The National Center for Appropriate Technology and the Montana Farmers Market Network encourages everyone to celebrate the “Bounty of the…
Adaptive Grazing – You Can Do It
Adaptive high stock-density grazing. Photo: Pasture Project
By Lee Rinehart, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, NCAT Northeast
Back in the late 1990s, I was a new county Extension agent in Texas. I met a Brangus rancher who became…
Soil Health and Adaptive Grazing with Dr. Allen Williams
Adaptive grazing is a regenerative livestock production system that uses multiple paddocks, frequent moving of livestock with short grazing intervals, and long rest periods to provide full pasture plant recovery. It is a proven method of increasing…
26 Miles of Hedgerows: California Project Update
Fremontodendron; a species that explodes with beautiful yellow flowers in the Spring.
NCAT’s Western office has completed the first year of its hedgerow planting project. NCAT secured funding to provide hedgerow plants and technical…
‘Soil for Water’ Regenerative Agriculture Project Expands to Montana
Building on a successful peer-to-peer network of Texas ranchers who are implementing innovative grazing techniques to improve soil health and increase profitability, the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is scaling up its Soil…
Combating the Megadrought with ‘Soil for Water’
Column by Steve Thompson, NCAT Executive Director
The soil that covers 93 million acres of sprawling Texas rangeland holds a remarkable story. It’s a tale of opportunity and ruin. At its best, the soil beneath our feet is the source of…
Armed to Farm Alum Featured in Hometown Paper
Mark Stewart, a Navy veteran and 2019 Armed to Farm alum, launched a micro-farm business last year on Whidbey Island, Washington. Now, Stewart and his wife Melissa are featured in the Whidbey News-Times.
They saw a need for local chicken on…