LEARN ABOUT
Current Projects and Programs
LEARN ABOUT
Current Projects and Programs
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
Resources are provided for:
New farmers,
Beginner farmers (1-10 years farming),
HU farmers (as defined by NRCS),
Business Planning,
Production Planning,
Farm Infrastructure,
Conservation practices,
Education,
Technical Assistance
Programs:
Every service we provide is free to all people.
1. Technical Assistance & Professional Farm Expertise
2. Farm site visit and review
3. Soil results consultation & grazing plan management
4. Farm infrastructure design and construction advice (wash & pack, high tunnels, greenhouse, field lay out, etc.)
5. Business planning and marketing support
6. Not-for-profit grant partnership and implementation
7. ATTRA.org Over 600+ Academic farm publications on a variety of farm topics
8. ATTRA.org Hundreds of pod-casts & YouTube videos on a variety of farm topics
8. Armedtofarm.org All expenses paid national veteran farmer training for beginning farmers
More Info:
More than 2 million farms dot the United States, covering about 40% of the land in America. The National Center for Appropriate Technology’s
ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program supports farmers, ranchers,
agriculture educators, and land managers at every stage of their
agricultural journey.
ATTRA,
or Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas, is a trusted source
of sustainable agriculture information and maintains a knowledge base
of practical multimedia resources for farmers, ranchers,
and educators. NCAT’s agriculture specialists work directly with
farmers, ranchers, land managers, and others across the country to provide individualized technical assistance, offer practical learning opportunities, and facilitate meaningful connections among producers, experts, researchers, and industry professionals.
From the basics of starting a farm to
marketing locally grown products, and from organic specialty crop
production to regenerative livestock management, our sustainable
agriculture specialists provide trusted, practical multimedia resources
to nearly 35,000 farmers each year.
ATTRA was created in 1987 through a cooperative
agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
program. To learn more about the annual impact of ATTRA, read the program’s 2021-2022 annual report, here.