In this episode, Margo Hale, NCAT's Southeast Regional Director, visits with U.S. Senator John Boozman of Arkansas. Margo has known the senator since she was a child and has worked with Sen. Boozman's office on agriculture issues since he entered Congress.
With Senator Boozman's new role as Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Margo welcomed an opportunity to visit with the senator about issues affecting small farmers. In their conversation, Senator Boozman shares his connection to agriculture, and they talk about the diversity of Arkansas agriculture.
They also discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the food supply and farmers, opportunities for small farmers in local food systems, the economic situation for farms, and looking ahead to the next Farm Bill.
Senator Boozman has been a long-time supporter of NCAT's ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Program and Armed to Farm.
Senator Boozman has been a long-time supporter of NCAT's ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Program and Armed to Farm.
Watch the video version of this interview here and the related ATTRA Blog.
Related Resources
ATTRA COVID-19 Resources
Armed to Farm
Other Resources:
Senator John Boozman
For more information on this topic, you can contact Margo Hale directly via email at margoh@ncat.org.
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at askanag@ncat.org. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.
You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.
Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.
Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!
Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook
Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Southeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Northeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook
Beekeeping and Agri-tourism
Anthony Youth Farm: State Partnerships for School Markets
Kansas City Food Hub and KC Farm School: Bringing the Farm to School to Farm Again
Arizona Microgreens: USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Electric Fencing 101. Part 2
Electric Fencing 101. Part 1
Alderspring Ranch. Part 2
Alderspring Ranch. Part 1
Perspectives on Agroforestry with Rowan Reid. Part 2
Perspectives on Agroforestry with Rowan Reid. Part 1
Microbial Inoculants: Fact and Fiction
Demystifying Soil Health Indicators and Tests
Getting Started in Livestock. Part 2: Species Considerations
Pandemics and the Farm
Meet the Subsurfer
Getting Started in Livestock: Part 1
Blockchain and Agriculture
Working-Lands Conservation Programs
Starting a Farm: Water Issues
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Navigating Life After 40
Teaching Learning Leading K-12
Regenerative Skills
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
The Mel Robbins Podcast