Integrated Systems

Western Integrated Ranch/Farm Education (WIRE)

SW96-010, John Hewlett, Wyoming

Type: Western SARE Project Summary

Triple-Cropping Dairy Forage Production Systems through Conservation Tillage in California’s San Joaquin Valley

SW08-060, Jeff Mitchell, California

Type: Western SARE Project Summary

Transition from Conventional to Low-Input or Organic Farming Systems

SW99-008, Steve Temple, California

Type: Western SARE Project Summary

The Small-Scale, Integrated, Self-Sufficient and Sustainable Farm Organism

Henning Sehmsdorf, Washington

Type: Western SARE Project Summary

The Small-Scale, Integrated, Self-Sufficient and Sustainable Farm Organism

New American Farm Conference Poster

Type: Poster

The Small-Scale, Integrated, Self-Sufficient and Sustainable Farm Organism, presented by Henning Sehmsdorf.

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The Ogallala Aquifer of the Texas High Plains: A Race Against Time

The Texas Alliance for Water Conservation

Type: Multimedia

As the drought in the Texas High Plains continues to intensify, a unique partnership of producers and researchers is working diligently to find economically viable alternatives to the region’s irrigation-dependent crop monocultures.

The New American Farmer, 2nd Edition

Profiles of Agricultural Innovation

Type: Book

Hailing from small vegetable farms, cattle ranches and grain farms covering thousands of acres, the producers in The New American Farmer, 2nd edition have embraced new sustainable approaches to agriculture.

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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.

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Systems Research in Action

New American Farm Conference Breakout Session

Type: Presentation

In Texas, researchers used systems thinking to find ways to boost productivity, reduce fuel costs and protect declining water supplies in the arid panhandle. In California, researchers have compared the complex ecological and economic consequences of conventional and non-conventional farming systems.

Sustainable Agriculture Symposium

Type: Presentation

Farmers, ranchers and other stakeholders discuss a landmark report on sustainable agricultural systems during a Sept. 16, 2010 symposium co-sponsored by SARE.

Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems Project

Type: Western SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

A quarterly newsletter and 24-minute video outlining this long-term systems project researching the transition to organic production.

SARE Publications Kit

Type: National SARE Promotional Product

Order an entire set of SARE Outreach books and bulletins for one low price.

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Perspectives on Systems Research

Type: Southern SARE Bulletin

Bringing Systems Research Into Focus

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North Dakota Farming Family Uses Livestock to Restore the Land

Type: North Central SARE From the Field Profile

A group of farmers in Wimbledon, ND are working to turn a conventional chemically dependent farm into a fertile, sustainable, organic, farming unit. What started as a farm restoration project for the sake of their beef market ended by using all of the livestock to restore the soil.

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NOFA Handbooks

Type: Northeast SARE Book

A series of eight handbooks for new farmers or established producers seeking to transition to organic or improve their current practices. Print only; order from Chelsea Green.

Mixed Crop-Livestock Farming Systems for the Inland Noarthwest U.S.

EW06-066, Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, Washington

Type: Western SARE Project Summary

Missouri Farmer Develops Sustainable Irrigation System for Organic Vegetable Production Systems

Type: North Central SARE From the Field Profile

In Ashland, MO, Dan Kuebler is creating an affordable, efficient, and sustainable irrigation system for a two acre organic vegetable operation. Since 1977, Dan Kuebler has been running a certified organic garden operation in Ashland.

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Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Edition

Type: Book

Managing Cover Crops Profitably explores how and why cover crops work and provides all the information needed to build cover crops into any farming operation.

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Integrating Conservation Biological Control on Farms: Banking on Beetles in Oregon

FW06-324, Gwendolyn Ellen, Oregon

Type: Western SARE Project Summary

Integrating Bird Conservation into Range Management

EW02-009,Tammy VerCauteren,Colorado

Type: Western SARE Project Summary

Integrated Weed Management - One Year's Seeding

Type: North Central SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Weed biology and ecology can help every farmer become a better weed manager. This guide is the result of a series of winter meetings attended by Michigan farmers, MSU Extension agents and research scientists. It brings together field-tested experience from successful growers and Extension agents and insights distilled from more than 50 years of weed science research.

Illinois Researchers Explore Use of Sorghum-Sudangrass In the Battle Against Weeds

Type: North Central SARE From the Field Profile

Researchers at the University of Illinois (U of I) are using sorghum-sudangrass as a summer smother crop in the battle against aggressive perennial weeds.

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Four Corners Navajo Nation Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Project

SW93-034, Lyle McNeal, Utah

Type: Western SARE Project Summary

Farming for Pollinators

New American Farm Conference Breakout Session

Type: Presentation

With honey bees threatened, researchers are looking for long-term solutions. Hear the latest research and learn how to encourage a diverse array of pollinators by planting native species, reducing pesticide use, arranging crops and borders, and other “farmscaping” techniques.

Experimental Farm Helps North Carolina Farmers

Type: Southern SARE From the Field Profile

The Center for Environmental Farming Systems has produced a wealth of valuable data through its farm systems research units.

Evaluation of Supplemental Flowering Plant Strips for Sustainable Enhancement of Beneficial Insects

Type: North Central SARE From the Field Profile

The primary short-term goal of this graduate student grant project was to test a strategy for utilization of  native plants to increase biodiversity in a perennial fruit system. This project is of particular relevance to specialty crop farmers that are under pressure to reduce pesticide inputs while also producing the highest quality food. 

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Assessing Sustainability of Shrimp Aquaculture and Integration with a Field Crop

SW01-062, Kevin Fitzsimmons, Arizona

Type: Western SARE Project Summary

A Range Management Curriculum and Participatory Planning Project for the Tohono O’odham Nation

SW02-051, Maria Fernandez-Gimenez, Arizona

Type: Western SARE Project Summary