The National Center for Appropriate Technology’s Sustainable Agriculture Spotlight is a weekly Internet radio show. The show covers a wide range of topics on sustainable agriculture, including on-farm production of biodiesel, integrated pest management, growing crops for farmers’ markets, organic crop certification and federal farm policy. Host Jeff Birkby, ATTRA outreach director, interviewed regional and national experts.
2010
- October 05, 2010 ~ Small-scale Biodiesel: Production, Safety, and Sustainability
- September 28, 2010 ~ Raising Chickens Locally and Sustainably
- September 21, 2010 ~ Military Veterans in Sustainable Agriculture: The Farmer-Veteran Coalition
- September 14, 2010 ~ Sustainable Agriculture in the Heartland: NCAT’s Midwest Regional Office
- September 7, 2010 ~ USDA Certified Organic: What it Means for Producers and Consumers
- August 31, 2010 ~ Federal Support for Fresh, Local Food — The USDA Farmers’ Market Promotion Program
- August 26, 2010 ~ Agriculture Information: The ATTRA project
- August 17, 2010 ~ Pasture-raised Beef and Dairy: New Regulations, New Opportunities
- August 10, 2010 ~ Permaculture: Designing Ecological Landscapes
- August 3, 2010 ~ Sustainable Agriculture Research on the Farm: The SARE Program
- July 27, 2010 ~ Family Farms — Can We Keep Them from Disappearing?
- July 20, 2010 ~ Pollinator—friendly Farming
- July 13, 2010 ~ New Trends in Sustainable Agriculture
2009
The archives from the 2009 season are listed below.
- October 1, 2009 ~ Local Government Support for Sustainable Agriculture
- September 24, 2009 ~ Federal Farm Policy and Sustainable Agriculture
- September 17, 2009 ~ Organic Small Grain Production
- September 10, 2009 ~ Minorities in Agriculture
- September 3, 2009 ~ Energizing Your Farm
- August 27, 2009 ~ Urban Farming: Cultivating Food and Communities
- August 20, 2009 ~ Local Food in School and College Cafeterias
- August 13, 2009 ~ Farmscaping—Ecological Pest Control
- August 6, 2009 ~ Rural Life in the 1940s—Lessons for Agriculture Today
- July 30, 2009 ~ Sheep and Goats for Profit
- July 23, 2009 ~ Biodiesel—Small Scale Production and Economics
- July 16, 2009 ~ Using Hoop Houses to Extend Your Growing Season
- July 9, 2009 ~ Healthy Pastures, Healthy Livestock