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Advanced
Grazing for Regenerating
Soil and Enhancing
Animal Nutrition
NCAT is presenting a free,
four-part webinar series led
by agriculture specialists
Justin Morris and Lee
Rinehart. The series focuses
on advanced concepts in
taking regenerative grazing
to the next level. Sessions
are April 21, May 12, May
26, and June 9, 2022.
Register online for any or
all sessions.
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North
Central Region SARE
Graduate Student Grant
Program
Supports projects by North
Central Region graduate
students that address
sustainable agriculture
issues. Awards can be up
to $15,000.
Proposals are due April 7,
2022.
- Local
Food Purchase Assistance
Cooperative Agreement
Program
This program will award up
to $400 million through
non-competitive
cooperative agreements
with state and tribal
governments to support
local, regional, and
socially disadvantaged
farmers and ranchers
through the purchase of
domestic local foods.
Applications are due by
April 5, 2022.
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Organic
Agriculture Research and
Extension Initiative
Administered by USDA
National Institute of Food
and Agriculture, this
initiative funds projects
that will enhance the
ability of producers and
processors who have
already adopted organic
standards to grow and
market high-quality
organic agricultural
products.
The application deadline
is March 31, 2022.
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Scarlet
Runner Bean: A Cover
Crop for Hot and Humid
Areas
NCAT’s Subtropical Soil
Health Initiative tested
scarlet runner bean as a
cover crop in the
subtropical Rio Grande
Valley of South Texas. In
this tipsheet, Justin Duncan
reports that scarlet runners
have the potential to be
cover crops, based on their
indigenous use. In NCAT's
test, the vines were robust,
vigorous, and strong early
in the season, when they
were getting enough water,
but growth slowed during the
hot, dry, and challenging
growing conditions of late
summer. For success as a
cover crop, scarlet runner
beans need more water than
dryland conditions provide
in South Texas.
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Applications
Open for Armed to Farm
Training in Texas
NCAT is bringing its Armed
to Farm training
back to the Lone Star
State. Veterans who want
to attend the week-long
training in
Fredericksburg, Texas, May
16-20, 2022, can apply
online until April 8,
2022. Armed to Farm gives
veterans and their spouses
the opportunity to
experience sustainable,
profitable, small-scale
farming enterprises and
explore career
opportunities in
agriculture.
- Federal
Advisory Committee for
Urban Agriculture
Schedules Inaugural
Public Meeting
USDA will host the first public
meeting of the Federal
Advisory Committee for
Urban Agriculture and
Innovative Production
on March 23-24, 2022. The
public—including urban
producers—is encouraged to
attend. To attend the
meeting, register by March
18, 2022. Comments and
questions should also be
submitted by this date.
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Farmers’
Guide to Applying for
the USDA Value-Added
Producer Grant Program
Updated
The National Sustainable
Agriculture Coalition
(NSAC) has updated its
publication Farmers'
Guide to Applying for
the Value-Added Producer
Grant Program
(VAPG). This free, online
guide includes all of the
information that farmers
and ranchers need to
know about VAPG to
determine if the program
is a fit for their
operation, including
changes made to the
program this year.
- Farmers
Build Fire Resilience:
Online Course Offered
Farmer Campus and
Community Alliance with
Family Farmers are
offering an online course,
Farmers
Build Fire Resilience.
The interactive self-led
course provides a toolkit
for reducing the human,
production, financial, and
legal risks from
wildfires.
Related ATTRA
publication:
Weathering
the Storm: A Guide to
Preparing for Disaster
and Finding Disaster
Assistance for your
Farm or Ranch
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Farmers
of Color Network
Launches Webinar Series
on Market Readiness
RAFI-USA's Farmers of
Color Network hosted the
first episode in a
five-part webinar series
called Market
Readiness, designed
to explore some of the
fundamental considerations
for farmers seeking to
expand their market reach,
particularly with
wholesale, restaurant,
food market, and
institutional buyers. The
remaining webinars in the
series are set for April,
June, August, and
October.
- Study
Finds Benefits of Cover
Crops in Semi-Arid Areas
A review
of studies on cover
crops in dry regions,
published in the Soil
Science Society of
America Journal,
showed that benefits of
cover crops extend into
semi-arid areas. In dry
areas, cover crops
increased soil organic
carbon levels close to 60%
of the time and also
helped suppress weeds and
provide feed for
livestock.
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY has
been helping people build
resilient communities
through local and
sustainable solutions that
reduce poverty, strengthen
self-reliance, and protect
natural resources since
1976. Headquartered in
Butte, Montana, NCAT has
offices and staff in 10
states.
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