Derek White came by to talk about the upcoming presentation for the Arkansas Valley Soil Health Group and his YouTube channel Irrigation Farmer. Check out his YouTube Channel Irrigation Farmer Here!
Lana joined Pat and I to talk about the roll USDA and NRCS programs play in the local agriculture community. We talk about some of the technical recourses that the organization has available at no charge. We also discuss USDA funded programs that are available to local agriculture professionals and for individuals considering […]
Chad Reznicek is the Behavioral Health Specialist with the Colorado AgrAbility Project. He is committed to helping expand and improve mental health support and resources in rural communities. Prior to joining the AgrAbility Team, Chad spent 20 years as licensed therapist. He has been providing behavioral health services in diverse settings with special […]
Erik Tucker and I discuss the new Arkansas Valley Soil Heath Group in affiliation with the Coffee Break Project. Take a look at Derrick White’s YouTube channel “Particularly Irrigation Farmer”. We both have found to be helpful and informative.
Lorin welcomes Eric Tucker back to the Growing Together Program. We talk soil heath and ways farm and ranch producers can benefit from implementing “The Five Principals of Soil Health”. A cost effective manor to improve the heath of the soil.
Mike Bartolo is an absolute rock star in the lower Arkansas River Valley agriculture community. It is one of my greatest honors to have had him as a guest on the Growing Together Program! I hope you thoroughly enjoy sitting in on our conversation as we discuss Mikes long carrier and many accomplishments […]
Today we are discussing: The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conduit Leasing water rights to I25 corridor municipalities The Lower Arkansas Valley water Conduit Jack’s new position as General Manager The roll the LAVWCD has in the Lower Arkansas Valley Upcoming challenges for the Lower Arkansas Valley Rule 10 explained!
All Things Soil: Join us during the month of September for an in depth look at soil health and permaculture with Eric Tucker, a rancher and soil enthusiast, with guest speaker Jayme Domejka. Reach out to Eric: ba************@***oo.com if you have any other questions for him.
Today we are discussing: Canning and preserving with Abby Weber of CSU Extension office Ball Canning book is longer the USDA go to for preservation Tatler style canning lids, are they safe? Pressure canning vs water bath Upcoming educating events
Join us for a conversation with Arkansas Valley Seed’s own Dillon Pike. He’s here to talk all things turf management, whether it’s looking ahead to winterization of your yard or getting an insider view of where the markets are at – we have you set with this week’s episode. Questions for Dillon? You […]
Join us this week for our Coffee Break Project episode with special guest Hannah Bates, the new Agricultural Outreach Coordinator at Southeast Health Group. Hannah is a Colorado native, born and raised in Otero county. She’s married to Jason Bates and they have two daughters, Jordan (15) and Jaslyn (13). As Hannah says, […]
Join us this week for a lively conversation with our local Arkansas Valley 4H club.
Join us this week for a discussion with Todd Griffeth, SE Colorado Damage Prevention Liaison at Colorado 811. Reach out to Todd if you have more questions at tg*******@***11.org.
This week we’re talking with Phillip Chavez of Diamond A Farms about his family’s legacy in farming in the Arkansas Valley of Colorado, their commitment to soil health and conservation, and ways to engage and support the next generation of young people in agriculture.
This week’s show is hosted by Eric Tucker, a Farmer/Rancher & fellow soil health enthusiast with special guest, Storm Casper.
This week on the podcast we have a special guest, Adam Smith, a second-generation vegetable farmer at Smith Farms in Rocky Ford. Smith Farms specializes in growing Rocky Ford Melons, chile, tomatoes, sweet corn, and a variety of other seasonal produce. You can find their produce at the Falcon, Colorado Farm Market, and […]
Join us for this week’s episode of the podcast with special guests, Teresa Walz, Jolie Bon, and Janie Pteromata from the Ace of Spades group to discuss the Ladies Rope Out event.
On this week’s episode, we are back with the Coffee Break Project and special guest Jennifer Pollmiller, Communications Director at the Southeast Health Group. Have questions for Jennifer? You can reach her at jp*********@***co.org. Check out Southeast Health Group’s website.
To close out our month of soil health education we have Eric Tucker back on the show to help us wrap up everything we’ve discussed.
In this week’s episode, we hear from Rudy Garcia, retired USDA-NRCS regional soil health specialist. Mr. Garcia worked for USDA-NRCS for the past 30-years, ten of which he held as the state agronomist. He has worked as a District Conservationist, field agronomist, conservation planner as well as working on all manner of irrigation […]
This week we have Steve Kadas, State Resource Conservationist from the USDA NRCS in New Mexico. Steve breaks down the five foundational soil health principles for us. If you have any further questions for him, feel free to email at: St*********@**da.gov.
On this week’s episode of Growing Together, our guests were interviewed by Anne Boswell of Local Legal Questions, LLC podcast. Continuing the theme of soil health discussion with Derek White, irrigation farm specialist Listen to the episode here – Soil! Not Dirt Connect with Derek if you have any questions at de******@***il.com
Join us during the month of June for an in depth look at soil health with special guest Eric Tucker, rancher and soil enthusiast. Reach out to Eric: ba************@***oo.com if you have any other questions for him.
Join us for this week’s episode on urban beekeeping with Master Beekeeper, Joe Komperda and Corey Kreft of Hidden Hive Honey. Have more questions for Joe or Corey – you can reach them at be*******@***********es.com and ck****@*****il.com. Check out Happy Busy Bees for more resources and information!
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