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Media Center
Welcome to the SARE sustainable agriculture media center, where you can
find out about the latest publications and sustainable agriculture news,
including press releases, images and contacts.
Contact the media team with questions or to request review copies:
Dena Leibman, Communications
Specialist. (301) 405-7955
Sean McGovern,
Outreach Specialist. (614) 306-6422
Contact regional offices for information
about grant deadlines and applications.
Mission and vision
Learn more about SARE and its mission
to advance sustainable innovations to the whole of American agriculture.
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Recent Press releases
Report from the Field (March 2010)
Conserving water and improving yields by introducing a new winter forage.
Building soil health through cover crops, no-till and rotations. Slashing
millions of pounds of excess fertilizer after conducting dozens of on-farm
research trials. These stories and more can be found in SARE’s newly
released 2009/2010 Report from the Field, a collection of 12
profiles illustrating how SARE-funded producers, researchers and educators
are collaborating to advance sustainable innovations to the whole of American
agriculture.
Report from the Field relates stories of innovation from every
corner of the United States that are occurring in key areas of American
agriculture, including land stewardship, clean energy production, marketing
and urban agriculture, to name a few. Report from the Field also
includes updates on some of the funding allocations and priority activities
being pursued by staff in each of SARE’s four regions.
Land and Power (January 2010)
Black American agricultural experiences are grounded in unique cultural,
historical, and ecological experiences, informed by the values and history
of the African Diaspora. In 2007, over 100 people gathered at Tuskegee
University to move innovation in sustainable agriculture forward and contribute
to the overall diversity of thought in sustainable agriculture.
Land & Power: Sustainable Agriculture and African Americans features
a selection of the presentations, posters, discussions, and performances
that made up this extraordinary, joyous event. The authors capture the
perspectives of various Black American cultural leaders about land and
power as they relate to sustainable agriculture and Black American traditions.
Land and Power places African American farmers, their cultural traditions,
and the historical circumstances they have faced squarely in the forefront
of the sustainable agriculture movement.
Building Soils for Better Crops (January 2010)
Building Soils for Better Crops is a one-of-a-kind, practical
guide to ecological soil management, now expanded and in full color. It
provides step-by-step information on soil-improving practices as well
as in-depth background—from what soil is to the importance of organic
matter. Case studies of farmers from across the country provide inspiring
examples of how soil—and whole farms—have been renewed through
these techniques. A must-read for farmers, educators and students alike.
Crop Rotation on Organic Farms (December 2009)
SARE Outreach announces a new planning resource for farmers seeking sound,
science-based guidelines for managing crop rotations in organic farming.
Crop Rotation on Organic Farms: A Planning Manual helps farmers
avoid crop rotation problems and use rotations to build better soil; control
pests, weeds and diseases; and develop profitable farms. Consulting with
expert organic farmers, the authors share rotation strategies that can
be applied under various field conditions and with a wide range of crops.
Published by the Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service
(NRAES) and funded in part by SARE, the 154-page book includes instructions
for making rotation planning maps and discusses the transition to organic
farming.
SARE’s New Home at USDA (October 28, 2009)
The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has
a new home at USDA, the recently launched National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA). NIFA, created by the 2008 farm bill, replaces the
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES).
Youth Renewing the Countryside (April 2009)
Whether we live in Manhattan or Peoria, we depend on a healthy countryside:
it supplies the food we eat. So it’s welcome news that across the
nation, a hearty crop is taking root. Smart, young people are returning
to the roots of American Agriculture—roots steeped in a tradition
and culture of diversity, quality, and respect for the Earth. Full of
brilliant color photographs, Youth Renewing the Countryside shares remarkable
stories of young people in each state changing the world through rural
renewal.
Produced by Renewing the Countryside in partnership with young writers
and photographers across the country and with support from SARE and the
Center for Rural Strategies.
Clean Energy Farming (February 2008)
"Clean Energy Farming: Cutting Costs, Improving Efficiencies, Harnessing
Renewables" features innovative SARE-funded research and examples
of farmers who are improving energy efficiency while saving money, implementing
farming practices that both save energy and protect natural resources,
and producing and using renewable fuels.
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Roger Rainville hopes to achieve energy
independence on his farm. One of his fuel feedstocks is homegrown
canola.
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Pasturing cows, harvesting wind: two big
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SARE 20/20 (March 2008)
This special 20th anniversary edition chronicles 20 years of agricultural
innovation–from SARE’s beginning in 1988 to present-day stories
of farmers, ranchers, researchers and educators working across America
to develop and implement sustainable marketing and production practices.
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Paul Mueller, director of CEFS Farming
Systems Research Unit.
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Center for Environmental Farming Systems
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New Mexico farmer Don Bustos uses a solar
heated greenhouse, allowing him to farm year round.
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Credit:
Victor Espinoza, NMSU
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NEW AMERICAN FARM CONFERENCE: Advancing the Frontier of Sustainable
Agriculture
Don't miss SARE's 20th Anniversary New American Farm Conference, March
25-27, 2008 at Kansas City, Missouri
Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Edition. (September 2007)
Farmers across the U.S. are using cover crops to smother weeds, deter
pests and slow erosion. They find that cover crops help them cut costs
and boost profits while improving their soil and protecting natural resources.
Revised and updated in 2007, the 3rd edition of Managing Cover Crops Profitably
includes a new chapter on brassicas and mustards, 16 farm profiles, and
a comprehensive chapter on the use of cover crops in conservation tillage
systems.
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Bryan and Donna Davis love what cover
crops have done for their corn/soybean rotation. The Grinnell, Iowa
couple relies on rye and oats to feed their soil and manage pests
on their 1,000-acre, mostly no-till farm. “We have cut our
chemical costs cut dramatically, and have reduced fertility costs
in some fields by half” says Bryan.
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* Red clover, frostseeded into winter wheat, is well established
just prior to wheat harvest. Photo by Steve Deming, MSU Kellogg
Biological Station.
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Dale Gies has reduced his use of soil
fumigants on potatoes thanks to the biocidal properties of Brassica
cover crops. Gies is most excited about results using a mixture of
white or oriental mustard and arugula, also a Brassica, to manage
nematodes and potato early dying disease on his 750-acre farm in the
Columbia basin of Grant County, Washington.
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* Guihua Chen, a Univ. of MD graduate student, studies the ability
of
forage radish to alleviate soil compaction. Photo by Ray Weil, Univ.
of MD.
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Rangeland Management Strategies (March 2007)
Features innovative SARE-funded research on creating and sustaining a
healthy range. Throughout, researchers and ranchers share goals and successes
in winter and multi-species grazing, managing forage and other vegetation
and protecting riparian areas.
Marketing Strategies for Farmers & Ranchers. (January 2007)
Marketing Strategies features innovative SARE-funded research
in a range of marketing options. Throughout, farmers and ranchers share
how farmers markets, CSA, tourism, direct meat sales, season extension,
adding value, restaurants, media campaigns, and the Internet improved
their livelihoods as well as their outlook on life. The bulletin includes
a section on evaluation and business planning, plus a full list of in-depth
resources on alternative farm marketing options.
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Jeff and Jill Burkhart opened an on-site
creamery to showcase their Iowa dairy products, which they promote
through farm days and a new Website developed with help from SARE.
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