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The Quest: Create Low-Emission Cattle
As cows digest grasses and other cellulose-rich plants, microbes in their large first stomach – the rumen –break down the feed, releasing the potent greenhouse gas methane as a natural fermentation byproduct. Research is ongoing into seaweed and other additives to traditional forages to reduce methane production, creating low-emission feeds. But what if you created […]
Administrative Council Welcomes Alumni
Just because an Administrative Council Member’s term has ended, that doesn’t mean that they are no longer invested in the future of Western SARE and of agriculture in our region. For that reason, Western SARE has developed an “alumni” program and is reinvigorating it this year. The first step toward a re-energized alumni program took […]
![University of Florida researcher and farmer tend to citrus trees](https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/Rossie-and-Estes-150x102.jpg)
Southern SARE On-Farm Research Grants Call for Proposals Released
GRIFFIN, Georgia -- The Call for Proposals for the 2024 On-Farm Research Grants, intended for agricultural professionals throughout the Southern region who regularly work with farmers/ranchers, has been released by the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) program. Proposal submission deadline is Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 at 12 p.m. (NOON) EST. Announcement of […]
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Planting Seeds of Help
Despite years of experience, fifth-generation flower farmer Leroy Hardy was facing foreclosure on his farm near Sedley, Virginia. To navigate the financial crisis, Hardy reached out to Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) for mediation assistance, and he emerged with his assets intact. So when RAFI, the Land Loss Prevention Project (LLPP) and the National Center […]
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New Cover Crop Survey Data Challenges Assumptions on Role of Incentive Payments
Adapted from the Conservation Technology Information Center: A new national survey report has found that the vast majority of farmers who use cover crops don't need incentive payments to continue with the practice because of how much they appreciate its value to their land and business. According to the National Cover Crop Survey, incentives play a key […]
![Beekeeper holding honey bee frame.](https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/Dan-Brantner-and-bees-113x150.jpg)
Southern SARE Producer Grant Call for Proposals Released
GRIFFIN, Georgia – The Call for Proposals for the 2024 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 10, 2023 at 12 p.m. (NOON) EST. Announcement of funded proposals will take place […]
![SARE Fellows tour VSU Mobile Meet Processing Unit](https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/Fellows-VSU-Meat-Processing-Unit-150x85.jpg)
Virginia Hosts National SARE Fellows Tour and Training
The sustainability of farms and food-related businesses can be affected by many agricultural, social, ecological, financial, and cultural factors and issues that can vary from state to state and from region to region. These issues range from market access and development needs to production challenges, lack of food system infrastructure such as aggregation and processing, […]
![Southern SARE Young Scholar stands next to her research poster.](https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/Young-Scholar-150x113.jpg)
Mentoring the Next Generation of Scientists
MIAMI, Florida – The future of sustainable agriculture is in the hands of the next generation of scientists, and one Florida high school student had the opportunity to work side-by-side with Florida International University (FIU) researchers in finding solutions to our most challenging agricultural problems. Sri Madabhushi, who graduated from Pembroke Pines Charter High School […]
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Exploring Algal Blooms as Biofertilizer in Vegetable Production
MIAMI, Florida – Algal blooms, which can grow excessively on lakes and other slow-flowing bodies of water, are an environmental, ecological, economic, and social problem. But Florida International University (FIU) researchers are seeking to reverse those issues by using the microscopic organisms as biofertilizer in agricultural crops. Agroecologist Krish Jayachandran and Earth and Environment post […]
![Man tapping maple tree for syrup](https://www.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/Eric-DuPuis-108x150.jpg)
NCR-SARE's 2024 Call for Farmer Rancher Grant Proposals
The 2024 Farmer Rancher Call for Proposals is now available. Proposals are due December 7, 2023 at 4pm Central.