2000 Project Highlights
Seeking higher profits, a Michigan grain and livestock farmer began growing and selling fresh vegetables from a new retail stand. Thanks to grants from USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program that helped her market the new operation through tours for schoolchildren, the farmer is earning more while enjoying the new venture.
The Michigan project is just one of 12 funded by SARE that are featured in the SARE 2000 Highlights. Since 1988, SARE has funded close to 3,000 projects that explore how to improve farm profits in ways that enhance natural resources and are good for communities. SARE-funded projects help producers find ways to cut production costs or add value to farm products at a time when low commodity prices have brought tough times to farmers across America.
PROJECTS
Organic Farmers Hope Anaerobic Digester Becomes Cash CowFarmer-Researcher Forum Offers Pest-Free Production StrategiesNovel Rotation Blocks Nematode Damage in Sugar BeetsNew Apple-Growing Strategies Reduce Pesticide UseThe Farm Classroom Proves a Profitable Marketing PloyMeat Cooperative Moves Product from Farm to RestaurantDemos Show Educators, Farmers the Value of SyrupCommunity Project Develops Hot Markets for VegetablesGoat Grazing System Creates New ProfitsMonitoring the Success of Managed Grazing, from Pasture to StreamCover the Soil, Reduce Disturbance and See Improvements SoonAg Educators Learn Farmland Protection Strategies Designed for Local Communities 