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08/31/2026

Episode 391: Farmscaping to Enhance Biodiversity and Ecological Pest Management

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialists Rex Dufour, Audrey Kolde, and Nina Prater talk about the principles of farmscaping – a practice of integrating native and diverse plants into agricultural spaces.

Rex has been championing farmscaping for decades as a way to enhance biological control of pests. Listen in as Audrey and Nina convene with Rex to learn from the master.
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08/28/2026

.org has created a webinar series on Conservation Agriculture in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

The details and recordings of all 9 webinars can be found at www.https://ofrf.org/news/conservation-ag-webinars/

08/26/2026

New! FSA Office Locator Tool makes finding your local office's contact information and booking appointments online easier.

Find your FSA county office to book an appointment online or find contact information for your FSA County Office.

Find your county office here: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/fsa-office-locator

08/24/2026

NCAT Celebrates 20 Years of Sustainable Pest and W**d Control Database!

Who do you call when pests threaten your crops?

For 20 years, growers in the know have been turning to ATTRA's Sustainable Pest and W**d Control Database to find control solutions with lower environmental impact.

Our updated database helps producers find cutting-edge, more environmentally friendly solutions to pest problems, including microbial pesticides, pesticides derived from plants that have low non-target impacts, and new types of pesticides, such as particle film barriers and pheromones.

The database even indicates which options are approved for organic production.

Access the database at our website and follow the instructions to start searching for solutions to your pressing pest problems: https://conta.cc/4xBNIkL
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08/22/2026

"Next Acre" is a USDA funded program for rural and veteran farmers who are looking to grow their direct to consumer sales in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri.

They are looking for participants for a cohort that will begin in October.

The program supports people who currently have a business improve their direct-to-consumer sales channels.

Cohort 2 begins the week of October 5th. Each class is virtual (live) and will run for 2 hours. There will be 10 sessions.

08/21/2026

If you are currently using a paper journal or spreadsheets to keep farm records and would like to improve your farm’s recordkeeping system, but are not ready yet to invest in a paid program, consider joining this year’s Small Farm Accounting Workgroup at MSU Extension with Florencia Colella.

This is a peer-to-peer group that will be meeting twice a month between December 2026 and March 2027 to share recordkeeping and tax readiness tips, tricks, encouragement and frustrations.

No experience with spreadsheets is required.

Go to bit.ly/program-registration to sign up for this opportunity.

If you need any accommodation to be able to fully participate or have questions, please let Florencia Colella know at [email protected]

08/19/2026

ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture NCAT

Medium Scale Biodigesters: Design, Installation, and Operation
Dickinson College Student Farm
Carlisle, PA

Their latest video features an educational tour of the first medium-scale biodigester of its type in the Northeast and an interview with Matt Steiman, Director of Energy Projects at Dickinson College Student Farm.

Medium-scale biodigesters are an innovative technology that offers renewable energy production in a decentralized and resilient electrical grid.

Dickinson College Student Farm built its biodigester over the course of several years, finishing in 2024.

This in-depth, 30-minute video provides an overview of biodigester infrastructure construction, considerations for cost savings, integration of food waste recovery, and overall energy production.

Watch here: https://conta.cc/3RX4XNZ

08/18/2026

Seats are filling up so don't forget to sign up soon for our FREE 2026 Staple Crops Symposium! 🚌🌾

The event will include 3 farm stops covering upland rice cultivation, small-scale commercial processing, and market diversification, and 3 meals + snacks will be provided.

Register with the or visit www.tinyurl.com/StaplesBusTour

08/17/2026

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AGRICULTURAL POLICY SHIFTS: WHAT FARMERS NEED TO KNOW

Root & Bloom fellow alum Marcella Juarez of Laredo, Texas reached out in early 2026 looking for a cumulative list of this Administration’s impacts on farmers and rural communities. She serves on her city’s food policy council and wanted a way to share federal consequences and opportunities for local and state policymakers to step in and fill gaps.

After lots of research, synthesis, and design, we’re excited to share the full infographic here: https://conta.cc/3Ukozwh

Please share it with your networks and in the conversations you’re having about how federal policy shows up in your community.

08/15/2026

Get Risk Ready: A Recordkeeping Toolkit is now available in Spanish!

Read and download here: https://conta.cc/4g6CU6O

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