Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Integrating Sheep Wool Pellets with Specialty Crop Systems with Whitney Schlegel At Marble Hill Farm in Indiana, Whitney Schlegel has been exploring...

Iowa farmer Bob Recker challenged conventional thinking by asking whether wider corn rows could allow cover crops to thrive without sacrificing farm profitability. https://www.sare.org/news/using-cover-crops-in-wide-row-corn/

This newly updated factsheet from SARE features sustainable methods for gastrointestinal nematode parasite control in sheep and goats.

Sustainable Control of Parasites in Small Ruminant Production - SARE Sheep and goat production is a viable enterprise, offering opportunities for marketing meat, fiber, and milk, plus grazing services for public agencies, solar farms, and others. Their small size and low cost make them appealing for small farms, including ones with limited resources, and they are ada...

Texas farmer Diana Padilla secured a Producer Grant from Southern SARE to investigate whether farm-grown moringa oleifera, a rapidly growing, drought resistant tree native to India, could serve as a practical and sustainable feed substitute.

Using an Alternative Feed to Bring Stability in the Face of Drought and Rising Costs Texas farmer Diana Padilla secured a Producer Grant from Southern SARE to investigate whether farm-grown moringa oleifera, a rapidly growing, drought resistant tree native to India, could serve as a practical and sustainable feed substitute.

Zachary Withers used a Western SARE Farmer/Rancher grant to examine whether applying compost could help his soil retain more rainfall, reduce erosion and improve forage production.

SARE Celebrates 10,000 Farmer-Focused Projects Zachary Withers used a Western SARE Farmer/Rancher grant to examine whether applying compost could help his soil retain more rainfall, reduce erosion and improve forage production.

SARE Outreach is seeking recommendations for information products to extend practical, research-based innovations to improve the sustainability of American agriculture. Submit your ideas by June 15th!

SARE Seeks Ideas to Improve Sustainable Agriculture Outreach SARE Outreach is seeking recommendations for information products or outreach initiatives that extend research-based sustainable innovations to improve the sustainability of American agriculture. Please submit your ideas by June 15.

This video, partially funded through a Western SARE Graduate student project, explores how various orchard floor management practices influence soil health, water infiltration and runoff. https://buff.ly/HrZreLK

Engaging farmers as self-directed learners and co-educators can improve the effectiveness of extension trainings.

Farming Centered Approach Builds High Impact IPM Educational Partnership Engaging farmers as self-directed learners and co-educators can improve the effectiveness of extension trainings.

"The goal of this project was very simple—work with farmers to figure out nitrogen fertilizer rates for dahlia, but it turned into an amazingly complex case.”

Promoting Soil Health for Cut Flower Production "The goal of this project was very simple—work with farmers to figure out nitrogen fertilizer rates for dahlia, but it turned into an amazingly complex case.”