ATTRA Invites Conversations on Sustainable Agriculture

Farmer Know Best’ Forum Offers More Than A Dozen Topics

ATTRA, the nation’s premiere source of sustainable-agriculture information, is asking its users to weigh in with ideas and questions of their own.

A new user forum on the ATTRA website, “Farmer Knows Best,” is a way for farmers, researchers, educators, and anyone else interested in sustainable agriculture to start or contribute to a conversation on more than a dozen topics:

·         Beginning Farmer

·         Water Management

·         Soils & Compost

·         Pest Management

·         Organic Farming

·         Marketing, Business & Risk

·         Local Food Systems

·         Livestock & Pasture

·         Horticultural Crops

·         Field Crops

·         Energy Alternatives

·         What Is Sustainable Ag?

·         Education

·         General

Getting the Most Feed Nutrient for Your Dollar

Drs. Glenn Shewmaker and John Hall with Extension educator Sarah Baker have recently publisher CIS 1201,  Getting the Most Feed for Your Nutrient Dollar".  The publication is on line at:

http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edcomm/pdf/CIS/CIS1201.pdf

This is a great publication that leads the reader through evaluating the value of a feed to one's own situation.

USDA Invests in Crop Insurance Education throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

SPOKANE, Wash., October 28, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) Spokane Regional Office today announces $620,499 in partnership agreement awards that will support crop insurance education and outreach to ensure that small and underserved producers get the information they need to effectively manage their risk and remain productive.

NCAT offers free up-to-date sustainable-agriculture information via email newsletters

Up-to-date information is key both for students and for educators, and at the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) we have a range of free email newsletters offering the latest of what’s happening in sustainable agriculture.  

In our Weekly Harvest newsletter, NCAT experts glean news that is relevant to sustainable agriculture from sources around the country for the ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service website. In addition to keeping you abreast of the news, Weekly Harvest offers a roundup of grants and other funding opportunities as well as a calendar of events around the country.

Each issue also features one of ATTRA’s more than 300 sustainable-agriculture publications, ATTRA webinars, a Question of the Week, and “Ask a Sustainable Agriculture Expert,” your chance to submit a question to our staff online.  

Fusarium Head Blight Forum in Idaho Falls, ID

Subject: Announcement for Fusarium Head Blight Forum in Idaho Falls, ID

Date: October 2, 2013 1:44:18 PM MDT

Due to a rising incidence of Fusarium Head Blight (scab) in western U.S. production regions, we would like to convene a one-day forum to explore the threat of Fusarium Head Blight in Western U.S. Barley Production and develop a strategic response that will collectively engage growers, industry and researchers.  We have tentatively targeted the date of January 9, 2014 in Idaho Falls, ID (preferred date) with a back-up date of January 16.  We understand that many of our intended audience will be attending T-CAP and PAG meetings in San Diego, CA on Jan. 12-15, but we hope that you can work out your schedule to join us for this important discussion in Idaho Falls.