Southern SARE Project Products
Curricula, manuals, fact sheets and other information products developed by grantees as part of their SARE-funded research.
12 Aprils Grazing Dairy Manual
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Tom Trantham's Twelve Aprils grazing program has been part of three Southern Region SARE projects. Tom has influenced scores of experienced and beginning dairy farmers through presentations at conferences and magazine stories. This online manual addresses the most often asked questions about his system.
Biogas: A renewable biofuel
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
A University of Florida website developed as an outcome of SSARE-funded research in biogas production on small farms.
Biological Control as a Component of Sustainable Agriculture
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
A website presenting the sustainable pest management research of Dr. W. Joe Lewis of the USDA Agricultural Research Service. A peer-reviewed paper, A total system approach to sustainable pest management, is also available.
Case Studies: Training the Trainers in Community-Based Food Systems
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
These case studies highlight the project planning and development of 12 county-based teams trained to assist in the development of community-based food systems in North Carolina.
Community Food System Explorer
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This website hosts an interactive map that locates over 170 data layers for a variety of factors that influence the sustainability of food systems in Virginia and North Carolina.
Cover Cropping: On-Farm, Solar-Powered Soil Building
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This information sheet gives an overview of how to use cover crops to maintain good levels of nutrients and organic matter in the soil.
Cover Crops for All Seasons
Expanding the cover crop tool box for organic vegetable producers
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This Virginia Association for Biological Farming information sheet provides research-based information on a cover crop “toolbox” from which growers can select cover crops most suited to their regions and production systems.
FAMACHA
Sustainable Control of GI Nematodes in Small Ruminants
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
FAMACHA is a diagnostic tool to help farmers identify parasite infection in small ruminants, allowing them to cut the cost of deworming agents by targeting treatments only to infected animals. Training is required before purchase.
Grafting for Disease Management in Organic Tomato Production
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Learn about tomato grafting and how it can be used to manage diseases in organic open-field and high tunnel systems.
Influence of Cover Crops on Insect Pests and Predators in Conservation Tillage Cotton
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Results of a two-year research project to determine the impact of several cover crops on pest and predator insects in conservation tillage cotton.
Moving Nursery Producers Toward Sustainable Practices Fact Sheets
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
These fact sheets discuss alternative containers, marketing and crop selection, alternatives to synthetic herbicides and integrated pest management in nurseries.
Moving Nursery Producers Toward Sustainable Practices Video Series
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This video series describes measures nursery producers can take to improve sustainability in the areas of irrigation, energy use, runoff, recycling and more.
Organic Control of White Mold in High Tunnels
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This video presents information on the high tunnel production system most commonly used in Kentucky; the disease cycle of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; and two control tactics compatible with national organic standards, solarization and biofumigation.
Organic Horticulture Training for the Southeast
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
An interactive website to assist ag professionals in developing and demonstrating successful organic education programs, teaching principles in organic agriculture.
Place-Based Foods of Appalachia
From Rarity to Community Restoration and Market Recovery
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
A publication to foster recognition of the Appalachia region and encourage preservation of heirloom seed varieties.
Reduced Tillage and Cover Cropping Systems for Organic Vegetable Production
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This information sheet captures research by Virginia Tech and the Virginia Association for Biological Farming to develop cover crop-based, reduced-tillage systems for organic vegetable production.
Small Ruminant Sustainability Checksheet
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This 60-page checksheet is designed to help sheep and goat farmers evaluate and improve the sustainability of their farm management, use of resources and quality of life.
Sweetpotato Production for Kentucky
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
A 16-page guidebook covering all aspects of sweetpotato production in Kentucky.
Systems Research Methods Handbook
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
A concise, advisory handbook prepared for Southern SARE outlining systems research methods and objectives, with additional resources.
Using Manually Operated Seeders for Precision Cover Crop Plantings on the Small Farm
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This information sheet describes research in Virginia on using inexpensive, manually operated seeders to establish consistent cover crop stands.
Why On-Farm Research?
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
For farmers, extension agents and researchers, this fact sheet describes the benefits to involving farmers in research and the steps to implementing successful on-farm research projects.
Xerces Society Pollinator Short Course
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
A comprehensive slideshow of The Xerces Society Pollinator Planning Short Course, a program provided throughout the Southern region to teach participants ways to manage and conserve native pollinators.
