Southeast Regional DirectorNational Center for Appropriate Technology
Margo Hale is the Southeast Regional Director for the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and also serves as a Sustainable Livestock Specialist for NCAT’s ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program. Since 2011, Margo has led NCAT’s efforts to train military veterans interested in agriculture through Armed to Farm, NCAT’s sustainable agriculture training program for military veterans. She has worked in the fields of sustainable livestock production, beginning farmer training, farmer outreach and education, and regional sustainable agriculture outreach. Margo has extensive experience in developing and implementing farmer trainings, has written dozens of sustainable livestock production publications, has managed farm to school efforts through FoodCorps Arkansas, and has given many presentations and workshops throughout the country. She has a B.S. in Animal Science and a M.S. in Agricultural and Extension Education from the University of Arkansas, is a member of the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control and serves on the Board of the Arkansas Chapter of Farmer Veteran Coalition and Arkansas Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Professional Development Program Advisory Board. Margo, her husband Josh, and their two daughters also raise livestock and vegetables on a small farm in Northwest Arkansas.
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