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What is an Appropriate Technology?
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Rhishja Cota
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Dec 30, 2020
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Feb 28, 2022 06:19 PM
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Soil Health
Appropriate technology is defined as any object, process, ideas, or practice that enhances human fulfillment through satisfaction of human needs ...
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The 5 Principles of Soil Health
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Web Editor
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Dec 30, 2020
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Mar 04, 2022 04:55 PM
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Soil Health
Presented by Tony Richards, a conservation planner in Tremonton, UT.
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Soil for Water
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Web Editor
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Feb 21, 2022
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Video,
Soil Health
Learn more about NCAT’s Soil for Water project, working to capture and hold more water in the soil.
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Biological Indicators of Soil Health
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Feb 21, 2022
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Video,
Soil Health
Participants in this webinar will learn about the biological importance related to soil health management. Advantages and limitations for a variety of biological soil health indicators will be discussed including how they are measured and may be interpreted.
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No-Till Intensive Trainings
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admin
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Jun 30, 2021
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Producers,
Training,
Pests,
Farmers,
Soil,
Webinar,
Soil Health,
Water,
No-till,
Herbicide,
Farming,
Agriculture
8-part webinar series with farmers, researchers, or other expert practitioners. The classes will discuss common obstacles to implementing a successful no-till program, address these issues through field proven technical knowledge, and follow a training plan that will best enable the TSP (technical service provider) to support the farmers in the no-till practice transition. This course is open to any service provider working with farmers in the Northeast! Upon course completion participants will receive a No-Till Intensive Training Certificate of Completion, as well as be eligible for 8 CCA credits and 1 Pesticide credit.
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Soil Carbon Sequestration Fact Sheet
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Bridgett Costanzo
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Mar 17, 2021
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soil,
Soil Health,
carbon sequestration,
American University,
carbon storage,
fact sheet
This fact sheet developed by American University gives a quick overview of soil carbon sequestration
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Living Soil Film
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Feb 20, 2022
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Feb 21, 2022 10:17 PM
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Sustainable Agriculture,
Soil Health Institute,
Storytelling,
Soil,
Soil Health,
Video,
Farming,
Agriculture,
Film
Our soils support 95 percent of all food production, and by 2060, our soils will be asked to give us as much food as we have consumed in the last 500 years.
60-minute documentary featuring innovative farmers and soil health experts from across the nation. The societal and environmental costs of soil loss and degradation in the U.S. are now estimated to be as high as $85 billion every single year. It’s time we changed everything we thought we knew about soil.
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Soil Health Institute
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Dec 30, 2020
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May 30, 2022 07:13 PM
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Soil Health Institute,
Soil Health
The Soil Health Institute is a non-profit whose mission is to safeguard and enhance the vitality and productivity of soil through scientific research and advancement. The Institute works with its many stakeholders to identify gaps in research and adoption; develop strategies, networks and funding to address those gaps; and ensure beneficial impact of those investments to agriculture, the environment and society.
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National Center for Appropriate Technology
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by
Rhishja Cota
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Dec 30, 2020
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last modified
May 30, 2024 07:16 PM
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Sustainable Agriculture,
Equity and Inclusion,
Soil Health,
Appropriate Technology
NCAT was created in response to the energy crisis of the 1970s to develop appropriate, low-cost, energy-saving strategies for underserved communities. In 1987, NCAT expanded its mission to include sustainable agriculture.
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Soil for Water
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by
Rhishja Cota
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Dec 30, 2020
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May 30, 2022 07:07 PM
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Agriculture,
Soil Health
Soil for Water supports farmers, ranchers, and land managers across the United States who are taking steps to catch and hold more water in the soil. Started in 2015, after the megadroughts in Texas, Soil for Water is a free and voluntary program of the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT).
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