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On-Farm Research Advances Cost-Effective Weed Management Practice on Guam
Guam’s farmers often rely on hand weeding or gas trimmers to control fast-growing weeds in citrus, papaya and pepper crops. These methods can be expensive and time consuming, so one innovative farmer is instead trying sheet mulching as a cost-effective method to control weeds. Sheet mulching involves layering various sources of organic waste materials on […]
southern.sare.org news visit-rico-equipping-professionals-sustainably-empowering-puerto-rican-farmers Visit Rico: Equipping Professionals, Sustainably Empowering Puerto Rican Farmers
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico The Visit Rico Professional Development Program SSARE grant project aims to enhance Puerto Rico's food security and economy by supporting small farms, which have declined in recent years. Between 2012 and 2018, the number of farms in Puerto Rico decreased with a significant reduction in farms under 10 acres. Led by Camille Collazo, […]
southern.sare.org news professional-development-program-grant-awards-for-fy2025-announced Professional Development Program Grant Awards for FY2025 Announced
GRIFFIN, Georgia – The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) program has announced the proposals selected for funding for the 2025 Professional Development Program. The SSARE Administrative Council recently selected 9 projects totaling $725,151. Professional Development Program Grants further education and outreach strategies for professionals and educators who work directly with farmers and ranchers. The […]
western.sare.org news training-ag-leaders-in-the-bering-strait Training Ag Leaders in the Bering Strait
A large nonprofit with a long history in Alaska, the Rural Alaska Community Action Program (CAP) is well-known for its work addressing housing, workforce development, and health challenges. When COVID hit, the organization added food security work to their priorities. With the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding, they initiated ten food […]
www.sare.org news rfd-tv-to-feature-sustainable-innovations-on-americas-heartland RFD-TV to Feature Sustainable Innovations on "America’s Heartland"
Tune in to RFD-TV on Wednesday, April 16, at 5:30 EDT for a new episode of "America’s Heartland" highlighting farmers and ranchers who are using sustainable strategies to adapt to increasingly challenging and unpredictable weather conditions. Produced in collaboration with SARE and PBS KVIE, the episode showcases a range of innovative farming techniques, rural community […]
northcentral.sare.org news ncr-sare-is-hiring-a-full-time-regional-director NCR-SARE is Hiring a Full-time Regional Director
Application deadline will be April 25, 2025.
Farmer Leadership Key to Adoption of Sustainable Grazing Practices in Wisconsin
Farmers are often reluctant to risk investments of time or money to adopt research-based conservation practices on their farms. In southern Wisconsin, a creative approach to fostering informal, farmer-led learning opportunities has been key to encouraging farmers to adopt cost-cutting grazing and cover cropping practices that successfully decrease soil erosion and waterway contamination. Dane County […]
northcentral.sare.org news apply-for-a-graduate-student-grant Apply for a Graduate Student Grant
Proposals must be submitted by 4pm central time, May 29, 2025.
southern.sare.org news 2025-ssare-graduate-student-grant-call-for-proposals-now-open 2025 SSARE Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals Now Open
GRIFFIN, Georgia – The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) program has released the 2025 Call for Proposals for Graduate Student Grants. Southern SARE Graduate Student Grants are open to Master’s and PhD students, enrolled at accredited institutions across the Southern region, who are interested in exploring areas of sustainable agriculture through quantitative and qualitative research projects. […]
southern.sare.org news launching-virtual-and-live-youth-sustainable-educational-agriculture-program Launching Virtual and Live Youth Sustainable Educational Agriculture Program
ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands The Center for Educational Growth (CFEG), an education-based nonprofit organization and hybrid school that offers online and in-person courses for students headquartered in the U.S. Virgin Islands, received a $50,000 Research and Education grant from the Southern SARE (SSARE) program to develop a virtual and in-person youth sustainable education agriculture program […]