Its Rambling Time! In this episode we talk seasonal insects, cicada, roller crimping cover crop, and more!  Riley joins as a special guest the second half of the show! Insect Pest Monitoring Growing Your Farm Short Course Find us online at ArkansasOrganic.org Center for Arkansas Farms and Food YouTube ..read more

In this episode, Riley joins me to talk about spring crops in high tunnels. Dr. Ayanava Majumdar insect screening and IPM website Find us online at ArkansasOrganic.org Center for Arkansas Farms and Food YouTube ..read more

Back from spring break finally! In this episode, Joe Schafer from Winrock International and Kelly Cartwright from the Natural Soy and Grain Alliance join us to talk about the challenges of organic row crop corn and soybean production in Arkansas and what they are doing to support farmers.  This episode kicks off a series as we deep dive into their findings from an agronomic and economic standpoint.  Project Details from Winrock International Project Details from Natural Soybean and Grain Alliance Find us online at ArkansasOrganic.org Center for Arkansas Farms and Food YouTube ..read more

Back from spring break finally! In this episode, Joe Schafer from Winrock International and Kelly Cartwright from the Natural Soy and Grain Alliance join us to talk about the challenges of organic row crop corn and soybean production in Arkansas and what they are doing to support farmers.  This episode kicks off a series as we deep dive into their findings from an agronomic and economic standpoint.  Project Details from Winrock International Project Details from Natural Soybean and Grain Alliance Find us online at ArkansasOrganic.org Center for Arkansas Farms and Food YouTube ..read more

In this episode, Lee Goldsmith from Native Legacy Tree and Perennial Nursery  joins me to talk about seed priming and sanitation and how these practices can improve seed germination in the greenhouse and field.   Lee's FB page. https://www.facebook.com/NativeLegacyTrees/?locale=zh_TW Find us online at ArkansasOrganic.org Center for Arkansas Farms and Food YouTube ..read more

In this episode Luke and I each give our top 5 tips for successfully growing transplants. We recorded this episode in the greenhouse so there is a bit of echo. Find us online at ArkansasOrganic.org Center for Arkansas Farms and Food YouTube ..read more

In this month's rambling we talk about variety trials, soil potassium mining, and spring weather.   Find us online at ArkansasOrganic.org Center for Arkansas Farms and Food YouTube ..read more

Guy Ames from Ames Orchard and Nursery and formerly NCAT joins us in this episode to discuss how climate change is impacting our ability to grow fruit crops here in Arkansas. NCAT Publication Library Find us online at ArkansasOrganic.org Center for Arkansas Farms and Food YouTube ..read more

In this episode, Maury Wills from Wills Family Orchard joins us to talk about growing organic apples organically. We discuss some of the major pest challenges and talk strategies for success.   https://willsfamilyorchard.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WillsFamilyOrchard/ Find us online at ArkansasOrganic.org Center for Arkansas Farms and Food YouTube ..read more

This three pat series takes a look at the ins and outs of starting an organic orchard in Arkansas. In this episode we talk about the basic challenges of growing fruits in Arkansas and which ones does best here.   Find us online at ArkansasOrganic.org Center for Arkansas Farms and Food YouTube ..read more