www.sare.org resources cover-crop-management-and-termination Cover Crop Management and Termination The spring can be a challenging time for farmers busy to get into the field and start planting. Killing a cover crop is not business as usual. Planning for proper...
southern.sare.org resources sustainable-year-round-forage-production-and-grazing-browsing-management-in-the-southern-region Sustainable Year-Round Forage Production and Grazing/Browsing Management in the Southern Region Pasture-based goat production is becoming one of the important enterprises for livestock farmers in the Southeastern U.S. However, most livestock farmers have not adopted sustainable forage programs and depend on...
southern.sare.org resources organic-grain-production-video-series Organic Grain Production Video Series A series of organic grain education videos were produced by University of Georgia in partnership with North Carolina State University Extension and USDA-ARS on seedbed preparation, no-till soybeans, and nitrogen...
northeast.sare.org resources small-scale-oilseed-processing-guide Small-scale Oilseed Processing Guide Oilseed crops present an opportunity for farmers in the Northeast to diversify with a crop typically grown in the Midwestern and Great Plains regions. Many of the crops are adaptable...
northeast.sare.org resources oilseed-production-in-the-northeast Oilseed Production in the Northeast A 48-page booklet on sunflower and canola production in the Northeast. Topics covered include crop establishment, production, pest management, harvesting, and seed processing and storage....
www.sare.org resources safe-and-profitable-oil-production-fact-sheets Safe and Profitable Oil Production Fact Sheets Edible oils, which are oils used for salad dressing, deep fat frying or pan frying cooking methods, are often produced by large-scale processors. But Penn State University and the University of...
southern.sare.org resources cool-season-forages-for-sustainable-goat-production Cool Season Forages for Sustainable Goat Production Pasture-based goat production is becoming popular among small-scale livestock producers in Alabama. However, most Alabama goat producers do not have productive pastures, especially during the cool-season portion of the year....
www.sare.org resources the-ogallala-aquifer-of-the-texas-high-plains-a-race-against-time The Ogallala Aquifer of the Texas High Plains: A Race Against Time As the drought in the Texas High Plains continues to intensify, a unique partnership of producers and researchers is working diligently to find economically viable alternatives to the region’s irrigation-dependent...
www.sare.org resources cover-crops-and-no-till-management-for-organic-systems Cover Crops and No-Till Management for Organic Systems This Rodale Institute fact sheet reviews the use of cover crops and no-till in organic systems, including selection, establishment and mechanical termination of cover crops; crop rotations; and energy and...
www.sare.org resources growing-biodiesel-crops-a-couple-of-tips Growing Biodiesel Crops: A Couple of Tips Roger Rainville’s biodiesel production system didn’t come out of an instruction manual or textbook. As he describes in Energy Independence: On-Farm Biodiesel Fuel Production, it was developed over time through...