www.sare.org resources what-is-soil-health What is Soil Health? Why is soil health so important? More and more, producers are understanding that healthy soils are more productive and lead to healthier crops. Dig into this interactive infographic to learn...
southern.sare.org resources integrating-legumes-with-grass-to-improve-forage-livestock-systems Integrating Legumes with Grass to Improve Forage-Livestock Systems Over the past century, agriculture on the Texas High Plains has evolved into a $20 billion-plus industry centered largely on cotton and finishing beef cattle in feedlots. Agriculture was made...
www.sare.org resources cultivating-climate-resilience-on-farms-and-ranches Cultivating Climate Resilience on Farms and Ranches Cultivating Climate Resilience on Farms and Ranches outlines the new challenges that changing weather patterns pose in agriculture throughout the United States, and what you can do to make your...
www.sare.org resources sustainable-production-and-use-of-on-farm-energy Sustainable Production and Use of On-Farm Energy High and fluctuating energy costs have caused economic challenges for many of the country’s farmers and ranchers. For this reason, more producers are seeking alternative energy sources to improve their...
www.sare.org resources how-to-conduct-research-on-your-farm-or-ranch How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch This 32-page Ag Innovations Series technical bulletin provides detailed instruction for crop and livestock producers, as well as educators, on how to conduct research at the farm level using practical...
www.sare.org resources systems-research-for-agriculture Systems Research for Agriculture Farmers today face a complicated host of environmental, social and economic pressures: protecting water and air resources, mitigating greenhouse gases, conserving biodiversity and limiting soil erosion, all while trying to...
southern.sare.org resources sustainable-high-plains-research-bulletins Sustainable High Plains Research Bulletins For nearly 20 years, Texas Tech University and its many research partners have studied diversified crop and livestock production systems to address the growing need for water conservation, while keeping...
southern.sare.org resources sustainable-crop-livestock-systems-in-the-texas-high-plains-phase-i Sustainable Crop/Livestock Systems in the Texas High Plains: Phase I Crop and livestock production in the Texas High Plains generates over $5 billion in annual revenues but has depended on irrigation with water from the Ogallala Aquifer. Once considered to...
southern.sare.org resources sustainable-crop-livestock-systems-in-the-texas-high-plains-phase-iii Sustainable Crop/Livestock Systems in the Texas High Plains: Phase III Initial Southern SARE-funded research from Texas Tech University from 1997-2004 explored grazing stocker steers on perennial old world bluestem pastures and small grains in rotation with cotton. The project continued...
southern.sare.org resources diversifying-in-the-texas-high-plains-examples-of-agroecosystems-models Diversifying in the Texas High Plains: Examples of agroecosystems models The following system configurations are examples of the diversified crop/livestock production practices that have been studied across the Texas High Plains since 1997. These systems have been tested against cotton...