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western.sare.org news learning-how-bison-grazing-impacts-rangelands-and-invasive-grasses Learning How Bison Grazing Impacts Rangelands and Invasive Grasses
The 19,000-acre Bison Range on the Flathead Indian Reservation is the traditional homeland of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Here, the Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d’Oreilles tribes have focused on land restoration, soil health improvement, and invasive species containment in response to climate change. Invasive annual grasses, particularly Ventenata dubia, pose significant threats to […]
northeast.sare.org news expanding-aquaculture-by-farming-scallops-alongside-oysters Expanding Aquaculture by Farming Scallops Alongside Oysters
A recent Northeast SARE aquaculture project demonstrated how Maine seafarms can farm multiple crops in the same space by raising scallops in lantern nets arranged below oyster cages. In Northeast SARE Farmer Grant FNE23-052, Growing Bay Scallops on a Maine Oyster Farm as a Strategy to Diversify Crops and Adapt to a Warming Gulf, Winnegance […]
www.sare.org news new-video-building-customer-relationships-at-brandon-family-farm New Video: Building Customer Relationships at Brandon Family Farm
When it comes to growing sales, building relationships matters as much as what you grow.
western.sare.org news training-for-the-future-of-arizonas-small-scale-agriculture Training for the Future of Arizona’s Small-Scale Agriculture
When supply chains collapsed and grocery shelves sat empty in the first years of the COVID pandemic, many people got interested in growing their own food. Most of those didn’t have access to dozens or hundreds of acres of land. What land they could find were small urban plots, or suburban backyards, or maybe a […]
western.sare.org news creating-fungal-compost Creating Fungal Compost
A former Chicago science teacher turned Colorado farmer, Rick Bieterman isn’t afraid of a challenge. Start with the location of his Watershed Ranch near Buena Vista in central Colorado. “Soil quality out here is pretty terrible,” he said. “Organics are way low. We’re right next to the Arkansas River, so most of our fields are […]
northeast.sare.org news exploring-the-potential-for-fig-production-in-the-northeast Exploring the Potential for Fig Production in the Northeast
The vast majority of domestic fig production in the United States is concentrated in California, because the cost of overwintering fig trees in colder climates is a barrier to the expansion of commercial production. But on one farm in Yardley, Penn., Craig Boyer is exploring a new method of overwintering figs with the aim of […]
www.sare.org news farmer-led-research-identifies-plants-with-the-power-to-attract-pollinators Farmer-Led Research Identifies Plants With the Power to Attract Pollinators
Hardy plants that attract pollinators may be one practical method of boosting pollination and protecting yields.
southern.sare.org news southern-sare-awards-young-scholar-enhancement-grants-for-2025 Southern SARE Awards Young Scholar Enhancement Grants for 2025
GRIFFIN, Georgia – The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Grant program (SSARE) is giving young researchers an opportunity to learn more about sustainable agriculture. Through the James Harrison Hill, Sr. Young Scholar Enhancement Grant program, high school and undergraduate students are working alongside researchers on SSARE-funded projects, ranging from disease management to soil health […]
southern.sare.org news through-field-trials-some-taro-varieties-suitable-for-the-southeast Through Field Trials, Some Taro Varieties Suitable for the Southeast
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina – Farmers across the Southeast are catching on to the production ease, culinary connections, and value-added diversity of taro – an ancient root crop that has been an integral part of the diet of civilization for thousands of years. With the right varieties, the tropical crop can be a viable, versatile, delicious, […]
www.sare.org news new-video-plan-for-stressful-times New Video: Plan for Stressful Times
Starting or taking over a family farming operation is an inherently stressful enterprise. And failing to plan for the impact stress can have on mental health poses real risk for any small business. At Flat Rock Dairy in Paulding, Ohio, dairy farmer Gretl Schlatter and Ohio State University Extension educator Sarah Noggle are working to […]