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southern.sare.org news tomato-biostimulant-green-algae-sustainable-agriculture Farmer Studies the Effects of a Biostimulant on Tomato Vigor and Yields
JOHNS ISLAND, South Carolina – Applying a green microalga, in combination with compost, to tomato plants appears to improve plant vigor and increase crop yields, according to the results of a one-year Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) Producer Grant. Farm managers Dale Snyder, Jennifer Wicker and George Taylor of Sweetgrass Garden were interested […]
northeast.sare.org news november-december-2021-innovations-newsletter-features-urban-farming-projects November-December 2021 Innovations Newsletter Features Urban Farming Projects
Check out our latest Innovations newsletter that features recently funded urban agriculture projects, open staff positions and a call to farmers interested in serving on Northeast SARE's Administrative Council.
northeast.sare.org news northeast-sare-awards-708591-in-grants-to-work-in-partnership-with-farmers Northeast SARE awards $708,591 in grants to work in partnership with farmers
Northeast SARE's Administrative Council recently awarded 27 Partnership Grant proposals for the 2021 grant cycle, totaling $708,591. These projects are now underway with the goal of working in direct partnerships with farmers to encourage innovative solutions to current sustainability challenges related to production, marketing, and/or farmer and community well-being in Northeast farming and food systems. […]
southern.sare.org news sunn-hemp-effective-for-weed-control-in-fall-organic-crops Sunn Hemp Effective for Weed Control in Fall Crops, Producer Grant Research Finds
CHESTER, South Carolina – Farmers with a certified organic diversified vegetable farm in South Carolina are seeing some success with using sunn hemp as a crimped cover crop to suppress weeds in fall brassica crops. Wild Hope Farm, located in Chester, S.C., received a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) Producer Grant to explore […]
western.sare.org news creating-community-partnerships-to-improve-oregon-pest-management Creating Community Partnerships to Improve Oregon Pest Management
A few recent IPM extension projects in Oregon didn’t begin the way so many extension efforts do. They didn’t start with a workshop. They didn’t start with a field day. They didn’t start with teaching or any sort of telling. They started with a question. “We’d ask, ‘If Oregon State University was doing all the […]
www.sare.org news sare-welcomes-new-associate-director-dr-kristy-borrelli SARE Welcomes New Associate Director Dr. Kristy Borrelli
The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) is pleased to announce that Dr. Kristy Borrelli has been hired to serve as its new associate director.
western.sare.org news getting-the-diagnosis-right-guam-workshop-focuses-on-foliar-fungal-diseases Getting the Diagnosis Right: Guam Workshop Focuses on Foliar Fungal Diseases
In farming, as in medicine, an accurate diagnosis is critical. For a doctor to prescribe the correct treatment, they need to know the specific disease causing a patient’s symptoms. The same is true for growers. When they see disease symptoms in a field, they need to know the underlying cause in order to correctly treat […]
northeast.sare.org news dozens-of-students-receive-northeast-sare-grants-to-conduct-sustainable-agriculture-research Graduate students receive Northeast SARE grants to conduct sustainable agriculture research
Twenty-eight students from around the Northeast were recently awarded grants by Northeast SARE to conduct sustainable agriculture research. Graduate students at any accredited Northeast university, college or veterinary school were invited to submit proposals to Northeast SARE's Graduate Student Research Grant Program. The program funds graduate student research focused on sustainable agriculture using either or […]
northeast.sare.org news farmers-invited-to-apply-for-sustainable-ag-grants Farmers Invited to Apply for Sustainable Ag Grants
The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program is inviting farmers and growers to submit proposals to its Farmer Grant Program. Proposals are due online by 5 p.m. on Nov. 16 for projects starting next spring. Funded projects, which are capped at $30,000, will be announced in late February 2022. The call for proposals, […]
southern.sare.org news southern-sare-producer-grant-calls-for-proposals-released-2 Southern SARE Producer Grant Calls for Proposals Released
GRIFFIN, Georgia – The Call for Proposals for the 2022 Producer Grant Program, intended for farmers/ranchers and farmer/rancher organizations throughout the Southern region, is now available from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) program. Proposal submission deadline is November 12, 2021 at 12 p.m. (NOON) EST. Announcement of funded proposals will take place […]