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www.sare.org news redefining-learner-centered-education-to-build-high-impact-ipm-partnerships Redefining Learner-Centered Education to Build High Impact IPM Partnerships
Engaging farmers as self-directed learners and co-educators can improve the effectiveness of extension trainings.
northeast.sare.org news comprehensive-farm-to-school-toolkit-for-central-appalachia Comprehensive Farm to School Toolkit for Central Appalachia
In recently completed Northeast SARE Professional Development Grant Project ENE22-178, Sprout School: Developing a Comprehensive Farm to School Toolkit for Central Appalachia, project leader Jennifer Totten, of Future Generations University, created a tool kit and training program aimed at agricultural service providers to establish Farm to School programming with farmers, school system personnel, and community […]
northeast.sare.org news growing-cut-flowers-in-december Growing Cut Flowers In December
Rebecca Kutzer-Rice of Moonshot farm in East Windsor, New Jersey recently completed her first Northeast SARE Farmer Grant, FNE24-087 Evaluating Local Cut Flowers for the December Holidays: Horticultural Best Practices, Marketability, and Profitability In this project, Rebecca trialed 8 flower varieties in a heated high tunnel, targeting December harvest dates. Of the varieties she tried, […]
northeast.sare.org news wild-about-wild-bees Wild about wild bees?
Congratulations to Bryan Danforth of Cornell University on completing Northeast Pollinator Partnership – a program to educate agricultural service providers about the biology, importance and conservation of wild bees.
northeast.sare.org news completed-sare-projects-spring-2026 Completed Northeast SARE Projects - Spring 2026
The following is a list of Northeast SARE grant projects which were completed between January and March of 2026. Fifty-two projects were completed in total, representing $4.58M in funding across the Northeast region...
western.sare.org news testing-prickly-pear-cactus-as-a-crop-and-fire-break Testing Prickly Pear Cactus as a Crop and Fire Break
Liron Brish sees protecting farming in the United States as his life's mission. The tech innovator has launched several ag-focused ventures (including a new banking platform called Thombar for specialty crop growers) and he and his wife bought 10 acres in the hills above Santa Barbara, California to farm themselves. There were just a few […]
northeast.sare.org news 2026-farmer-grant-recipients 2026 Farmer Grant Recipients
Congratulations to the 2026 Northeast SARE Farmer Grant recipients. These farmer-led projects explore innovative research and education techniques across production systems, including vegetable, livestock, poultry, fruit, hemp, and mushroom production, agroforestry, aquaculture, and apiculture. This was a highly competitive year with 207 applications. The slate includes 33 new projects across ten states. The funded work […]
southern.sare.org news southern-sare-seeking-nominations-to-fill-new-military-veteran-member-seat-on-the-administrative-council-2 Southern SARE Seeking Nominations to Fill New Military Veteran Member Seat on the Administrative Council
GRIFFIN, Georgia – The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) program is seeking a military Veteran to fill the vacant Veteran Member seat on its Administrative Council, the governing body for the program in the Southern region. SARE is a USDA-funded program that provides both research grant funding opportunities and educational resources for farmers/ranchers, […]
western.sare.org news safeguarding-chickpe Safeguarding Chickpeas
Montana chickpea growers – who produce a third of the U.S. chickpea crop – face a serious foliar crop disease known as Ascochyta blight. It’s caused by a poorly understood pathogen- Ascochyta rabiei that requires growers to make multiple fungicide applications each season. That’s not only expensive, it’s a recipe for fungicide resistance development. “Some […]
southern.sare.org news 2026-southern-sare-producer-grants-funded 2026 Southern SARE Producer Grants Funded
GRIFFIN, Georgia – Over $344,000 in grants from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) program has been funded for farmers to further sustainable agriculture production and marketing practices throughout the Southern region. Topics including interseeding cover crops into cotton, establishing native wildflower cover crops in apple orchards, building local corn seed production, and […]