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Idaho Student Researchers Work to Eradicate Pale Cyst Nematode

When the pale cyst nematode, Globodera pallida, was discovered in southeastern Idaho in 2006, potato exports in Idaho and the United States were severely impacted. The nematode, which can devastate a potato crop, is a quarantine pest regulated by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The Idaho infestation is found within […]

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Northeast SARE's Newest Grant Program - From the Director's Desk

While traditionally seen as a characteristic of the rural landscape, our summer tour revealed that the rural/urban dichotomy surrounding agriculture is perhaps in flux. When defining what is rural and what is urban, population density is usually primary.  But if we compare rural and urban environments in terms of low income and low food access, there are great similarities. In both spaces, food security can be challenged by economics, proximity to retail centers, transportation etc.

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Producer Partnerships Demonstrate the Benefits of Integrated Systems: Increased Profits and Soil Health

In the semiarid climate of the Great Plains, persistent drought is increasingly contributing to crop failure and soil erosion. A recent North Central SARE Research and Education grant in Kansas demonstrated how integrating crops, livestock and cover crops could help some producers offset revenue loss and failing crops.  Kansas State University’s Dr. Augustine Obour partnered […]

A model of SARE project impacts superimposed over an image of the SARE logo. Survey responses indicate that grantees reported impacts at the following rates: 82% environmental sustainability; 82% production efficiencies; 77% economic sustainability; 55% social sustainability.northeast.sare.org news northeast-sare-case-studies

Northeast SARE Case Studies

In 2023, the SARE National Reporting, Coordination, and Communications Office (NRCCO) contracted with Insight for Action to conduct a post-project evaluation of four of SARE's regional grant programs. The purpose of the evaluation was to characterize key impacts made by SARE’s grantmaking from 2016 through 2023. The evaluation employed the Success Case Method (SCM) to identify program impacts grounded […]

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Southern SARE Seeking Nominations for Sustainable Ag Leadership Program

GRIFFIN, Georgia – The Southern region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) program is seeking nominations for its Sustainable Agriculture Leadership Program for 2025. The application deadline is January 10, 2025. The timeline to conduct projects is June 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025. The Sustainable Agriculture Leadership Program recognizes the community leadership contributions of […]

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Grow Your Own: Testing the Benefits and Economics of Feeding Sprouted Grains

A few wet winters haven’t dimmed memories of the severe drought Utah cattle producers – and producers around the West – lived through over several years. “A whole bunch of producers had to downsize their herds because there wasn’t pasture for their cattle and hay was so expensive,” said Kara Thornton-Kurth, an associate professor in […]