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Northeast SARE Seeks Candidates for Administrative Council
Update 12/05/2020: The deadline has passed to submit for this year's membership to the Administrative Council but please contact us if you have an interest in serving in the future. Thank you! The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is seeking individuals to serve on its Administrative Council (AC). The 20-member governance committee […]
![Image of the cover of A Whole Farm Approach to Managing Pests](https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/A-Whole-Farm-Approach-to-Managing-Pests_cover-116x150.jpg)
New SARE Bulletin Addresses Ecological Approach to Managing Pests
A flock of sheep is vital to the success of one particular vineyard in Winters, California. While many operations struggle to manage weeds, this vineyard used a SARE-funded grant to test grazing sheep as a pest management practice, and they are seeing many whole-farm benefits. The sheep were trained to avoid the grape crop’s leaves […]
![A woman named Maggie Norton with long brown hair standing outside](https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/Maggie-Norton-300x259-1-150x130.jpg)
Virtual Field Day Tips and Tricks
NCR-SARE has two recorded webinars for SARE grantees about hosting virtual field days.
![A tracker upturning soil in a field](https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/Potato-digger-150x150.png)
Building Agricultural Capacity in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula One Row of Potatoes at a Time
The Kenai Peninsula is the fastest-growing agricultural region in Alaska, with the number of farms increasing at nearly three times the rate of the rest of the state. But most of those farms are small – less than five acres – and selling direct to consumers at farmers markets or to local restaurants. The Kenai […]
![Southern SARE logo with an icon of farm fields and a sun in green and yellow](https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/Southern-SARE-logo-150x136.jpg)
New Online Training Tool is Available Free to Farmers
According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, 85% of new farm businesses fail within their first five years of production. Despite this, few programs exist to help develop the business and financial management skills needed to establish a successful farm business. After receiving feedback about the need for a program like […]
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Southern SARE Creates a Sustainable Agriculture Leadership Program
The program, operated by Southern SARE’s Equity and Prosperity Committee, champions the leadership contributions of historically underserved farmers and ranchers and non-governmental organizations that serve those audiences within the Southern region.
![Composting at Tamarlane Farm](https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/FNE16-855PARIS-7-150x113.jpg)
Dairy Farm Closes Loop with Improved Compost System
Eric Paris of Tamarlane Farm, a dairy in northeastern Vermont, has been closing the loop on his farm by composting farm waste and community food scraps (about 12 tons per week) to create a valuable fertility source for his farm fields. His Farmer Grant project sought to determine whether a low-cost Aerated Static Pile (ASP) […]
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Hudson Valley Farm Applies African Farming Methods to Local Rice Production
Dawn Hoyte and Nfamara Badjie of Ever-Growing Family Farm in Ulster Park, NY received a Farmer Grant to evaluate nursery methods for rice production. Transplants are critical to growing this crop successfully in our region, given the short growing season. Past Farmer Grant research has shown that using a plug-tray nursery method was successful. Badjie, […]
![Jennifer Wilhelm and Micum Davis of Fat Peach Farm](https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0186-150x100.jpg)
Small-scale Vegetable Operation Explores Solutions to Farming on Marginal Soils
How do small-scale farmers in rural and urban locations farm successfully on marginal soils? Jennifer Wilhelm of Fat Peach Farm in Madbury, NH conducted a Farmer Grant project to find out. Wilhelm had established no-till permanent raised beds on her one-acre mixed vegetable operation and her project investigated weed suppression, soil health and production potential […]
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Southern SARE On-Farm Research Grant Call for Proposals Released
GRIFFIN, Georgia -- The 2021 On-Farm Research Grants Call for Proposals has been released by the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) program. On-Farm Research Grants are intended for agricultural professionals in the Southern region who regularly work with farmers/ranchers. The proposal submission deadline is Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 at 12 p.m. EST. […]