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Since 1976, the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) has been helping people build resilient communities through local and sustainable solutions that reduce poverty, strengthen self-reliance, and protect natural resources.

Agricultural innovation changes the world!In the latest issue of Weekly Harvest, we're highlighting opportunities for fa...
06/18/2026

Agricultural innovation changes the world!

In the latest issue of Weekly Harvest, we're highlighting opportunities for farmers and ranchers to participate in groundbreaking (literally!) research and showcasing some who already have.
* Organic Seed Alliance is seeking certified organic growers to participate in yield trials
* Probing Our Country’s Soil Health is inviting farmers and ranchers to provide soil samples to help develop soil health benchmarks
* Practical Farmers of Iowa's farmer collaborators reported on their in-field experiments with reducing nitrogen applications

Find more farmer research opportunities and results at https://buff.ly/1vQNhQH




Wool you come along on our journey? 🌱🐑 Our wool market project is back!NCAT, in partnership with Fibershed and New York ...
06/17/2026

Wool you come along on our journey? 🌱🐑

Our wool market project is back!
NCAT, in partnership with Fibershed and New York Fibershed, is working to expand wool markets in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New York, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. The Wool Quality Improvement program aims to help producers adopt on-farm conservation and tap into new, larger markets for American wool and wool products.

Learn more here: https://buff.ly/EqIBDb1







Nearly 50% of U.S. schools have farm to school programs. 🎉Want to join the trend? In the latest ATTRA blog, NCAT Agricul...
06/16/2026

Nearly 50% of U.S. schools have farm to school programs. 🎉

Want to join the trend? In the latest ATTRA blog, NCAT Agriculture Specialists Linda Coffey and Lee Rinehart share practical steps on how to begin selling meat to schools.

Find the blog and more farm to school resources here: https://buff.ly/U2NEENN







06/15/2026

Could farmscaping be the answer? 🌱🍅🐔

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialists Rex Dufour, Audrey Kolde, and Nina Prater dig into farmscaping — the practice of weaving native and diverse plants into farmland. Rex has promoted farmscaping for decades to strengthen biological pest control, and Audrey and Nina pick his expert brain.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://buff.ly/cxbyvIY






From pasture to plate 🌱🐄🤠 Local meat is in demand, but getting a quality product to market requires producers to build s...
06/13/2026

From pasture to plate 🌱🐄🤠

Local meat is in demand, but getting a quality product to market requires producers to build strong partnerships and understand the regulations. This publication outlines the key considerations and steps for starting to sell livestock as meat directly to consumers rather than through the conventional commodity route.

Read and download: https://buff.ly/YNAncyB






Discover how you can weather a drought. 🏜️ This summer, drought conditions are spreading across much of the United Stat...
06/11/2026

Discover how you can weather a drought. 🏜️

This summer, drought conditions are spreading across much of the United States map, and many agricultural producers face significant water challenges. We don't have a quick fix, but we do know that the practices you choose to use on your farm or ranch can help make it more resilient when drought strikes.

Visit our website to find out about a European study that shows regenerative practices can protect crop yields during drought https://buff.ly/pVz87FZ. Also, learn how to make the most of whatever water you get by building healthy soil. Get our free publication "Managing Soils for Water: How Five Principles of Soil Health Support Water Infiltration and Storage" at https://buff.ly/boiEcja and view our video "Dale Strickler: Creating Drought-Free Agriculture" at https://buff.ly/06GmhOD




06/10/2026

Passing the farm torch takes planning !🌱 🤠 🚜

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Felicia Bell is joined by Alsie Parks, Co-Executive Director of SAAFON, and Lindsey Richards, Texas Gulf Coast Outreach and Education Specialist with American Farmland Trust. They cover why farmland succession, estate planning, and land trusts matter, and provide examples of successful hand-offs.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://buff.ly/NXRSx8O






Healthy goats = healthy soil! 🌱 🐐 Join Summer Brown of Goat Island Farm and NCAT's Gabriella Soto-Velez for a webinar on...
06/09/2026

Healthy goats = healthy soil! 🌱 🐐

Join Summer Brown of Goat Island Farm and NCAT's Gabriella Soto-Velez for a webinar on organic, holistic goat management for diversified farms. The session features a farm video showing how Summer uses goats in a market garden system. Topics will include herd health, sanitation, pasture and manure management, and whole‑farm fertility.

Participants will have the opportunity to join a live Q&A with Summer to ask questions about goat care, farm integration, marketing, and practical lessons from the field.

This webinar is for anyone interested in integrating goats into a diversified, sustainable, or organic farm system. Register here: https://buff.ly/7XgcmkD






We are looking for a Practice Specialist! 🌱 🤠 Join us to strengthen the sheep and wool industry by guiding producers thr...
06/06/2026

We are looking for a Practice Specialist! 🌱 🤠

Join us to strengthen the sheep and wool industry by guiding producers through NRCS conservation practices. This is a contracted position lasting for the duration of the project, from Spring 2026 through March 2028.

Check out the full call for proposals here: https://buff.ly/L0Pi7LN

**The deadline for proposals is 5PM Mountain Time on June 30, 2026. **

There's no agriculture without water. 💧🐄 🌱 Join us for the third virtual session of NCAT's free, four-part series focuse...
06/05/2026

There's no agriculture without water. 💧🐄 🌱

Join us for the third virtual session of NCAT's free, four-part series focused on managing land to make the best use of limited water supplies. Hosts Darron Gaus and Cody Brown will take a more detailed look at the current state of the Ogallala Aquifer, the importance of this natural resource, and the land management decisions that have a lasting impact on its conservation.

Stay tuned for reminders and register here: https://buff.ly/Kr3R3GA







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