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NCR-SARE Administrative Council member, Edgar Hicks, was recently featured by the Kansas City Star for his work with teff.

To read the report from his previous SARE project on teff, visit the SARE reporting site here.

Farmer Rancher Grant recipient, Russ Kremer was recently by Back 40 for his work on reducing and eliminating the reliance on antibiotic administration on sustainable hog farms. Watch the interview here. He was also recently featured in the Union of Concerned Scientists fifth installment of "Green Cuisine".

To read the SARE reports from this project, visit the SARE reporting web site here.

Farmer Rancher grant recipients Jennifer Grabner and Walker Claridge were recently featured in the Columbia Tribune for their work with hoop houses.

Read more about Grabner's SARE project online here. Read more about Claridge's SARE project here.

Check out Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant's publication , Reaping the Rewards of Our SARE Investment. The goal of this publication is to share the innovative work that Illinois NCR-SARE recipients have done over the years- answering the "so what?" question.

To read the SARE reports from this project, visit the SARE reporting web site here.

Photo of birdsfoot trefoil from the NRCS National Plant Materials Center Photo Gallery, NETSC

Calvin Adams' 2007 Farmer Rancher Grant was featured by American Cowman. Adams project will look at the effects of adding legume crops such as grazing tolerant alfalfa, birdsfoot trefoil, hairy vetch, and several others to his pastures.

To read more about his SARE project, visit the SARE reporting web site here.

NCR-SARE Farmer Rancher grant recipient, Brandon Jaeger, was featured in the Athens News for his work investigating how staple food crops can perform in our region’s soils and climate.

His work with staple foods was also featured in Conversations from the Field

To read more about his SARE project, visit the SARE reporting web site here.

Linda Hezel, a Famer Rancher Grant recipient, was recently featured in Missouri Prairie Journal for her work on Prairie Birthday Farm.

Farmer Rancher grant recipient Kelly Klober of The River Hills Purebred Poultry Marketing Alliance Research Project was recently featured by the Rodale Institute.

To read more about his SARE project, visit the SARE reporting web site here.

Youth Grant recipient Jacob Chapman was featured by High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal for his SARE tomato production project.

Read more about his SARE project here.

Field Notes is a newsletter that shares announcements and news topics from the North Central Region SARE program. It is mailed to subscribers upon request. E-mail us to request printed copies or to subscribe to the printed version.

Past issues of Field Notes and our former publication Program Notes may be viewed below.

For archived issues, look below. For the current issue of Field Notes, click here.