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Using Cover Crops in Wide Row Corn
Iowa farmer Bob Recker challenged conventional thinking by asking whether wider corn rows could allow cover crops to thrive without sacrificing farm profitability.
Promoting Soil Health for Cut Flower Production
With support from a Western SARE Partnership grant, Melanie Stock of Utah State University partnered with cut flower farmers to explore sustainable fertilization practices for dahlia production.
2025/2026 National Cover Crop Survey Is Now Open for Farmer Input
Farmers across the U.S.—whether they use cover crops, formerly used them, or have never planted covers—are invited to share their insights on cover crops in the National Cover Crop Survey.
Ancestral Mexica Farming: A Comparative Yield Analysis
In north central Kansas, farmers lack a selection of high-quality, nutrient-dense varieties of flour seed corn that meet the needs of local markets. When more nutritious ancestral seed varieties are available, it’s important to understand how to use modern production practices to improve their yield and production efficiency.
2025–2026 Report from the Field
In Recognition of Farmers and Ranchers SARE has been around for nearly 40 years, and the impacts that our grant and outreach programs have had on the sustainability of U.S. agriculture are because of one simple thing: Farmers and ranchers are at the center of everything we do. SARE is afunding sourcefor producers.It’s designed forproducers, […]
Biofumigants for Sustainable Soilborne Disease Management in Nursery Production
In Tennessee, innovative research into biofumigant cover cropping practices has provided nursery producers with new options for managing diseases while reducing workers’ exposure to chemicals.
¡Siembra Boricua!
¡Siembra Boricua! Manual de agricultura en armonía con la naturaleza, es una balanceada integración de las sabias experiencias de agricultores agroecológicos exitosos junto a las voces de académicos e investigadores en los campos de la agricultura, la biología y la educación, entre otros. La presentación artística de su contenido hace la lectura divertida y enriquecedora. […]
New from SARE: Farmer-to-Farmer Manuals on Specialty Crop Production, Harvest and Storage in the Northeast
The Northeast Crop Production Manual and Northeast Harvest Manual are user-friendly guides offering step-by-step information on growing, harvesting and handling dozens of specialty crops.
Can Cover Crops Improve Wine Grape Production Resilience?
Cover crops may stabilize production systems under varying weather conditions while having a limited impact on yields.
Farmer-Led Research Identifies Plants With the Power to Attract Pollinators
Hardy plants that attract pollinators may be one practical method of boosting pollination and protecting yields.