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Finding Success with Yellow Perch in an Aquaculture System

Between 2008 and 2020, Bill West of Blue Iris Fish Farm in Black Creek, Wisconsin, worked on six related SARE grants involving aquaculture and yellow perch. A new report written...

Cover art of Supporting Relationships for Farm Success Toolkitnortheast.sare.org resources supporting-relationships-for-farm-success

Supporting Relationships for Farm Success

It is not uncommon that the barriers to implementing changes on the farm are not related to production or marketing but rather interpersonal or "non-technical" issues like effective communication, decision-making,...

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Farming with Soil Life

This handbook, created by The Xerces Society, dives into soil biology. It provides a connection between healthy soils and healthy invertebrates found in temperate agricultural soils. The publication starts with...

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Implementing a Food Safety System for Small-Scale and Raw Milk Cheese Plants

The purpose of this guide is to assist small-scale and raw milk cheesemakers in conducting Hazard Analyses of their processes to ensure they are producing the safest product possible and...

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Integrated Fly Management for Pastured Cattle

In grazing systems, flies can not only be a nuisance for cattle but can also cause herd health problems like pink eye, and reduce milk production and weight gain. Matt...

organic control of white mold in high tunnels videosouthern.sare.org resources organic-control-of-white-mold-in-high-tunnels

Organic Control of White Mold in High Tunnels

The fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infects many of the cool-season crops produced in Kentucky. This SARE-funded video presents information on the high tunnel production system most commonly used in Kentucky; the...

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FAMACHA

FAMACHA is a diagnostic tool to help farmers identify parasite infection in small ruminants, such as sheep and goats. The tool is a chart that matches eyelid color to anemia...

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Solar Energy Training Program

Informative fact sheets/bulletins on the fundamentals of solar photovoltaic energy systems. This training includes the following documents (PDF): Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Site Assessment Demystifying the Solar Module Mounting Your Solar...

Oregon State University fact sheetwestern.sare.org resources estimating-plant-available-nitrogen-release-from-cover-crops

Estimating Plant-Available Nitrogen Release from Cover Crops

This Oregon State University fact sheet explains the basics of plant-available nitrogen (PAN); when to kill cover crops for the maximum PAN benefit; step-by-step instructions on how to perform site-specific...

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Growing Camelina for Biodiesel

This bulletin investigates the tradeoffs for a potential on-farm biodiesel production enterprise from dryland camelina to understand when and if it can be economically viable. Is Biodiesel from Camelina Right...

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Cornell Soil Health Assessment

The Cornell soil health assessment was created to help farmers develop appropriate management solutions to build healthy soils. Visit the Cornell soil health website to find more information about the...

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Vermont Food Education Every Day

Through a Northeast SARE Research and Education grant, Vermont Food Education Every Day (FEED) produced two guides for farmers and school food service personnel to help build farm to school programs...

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Farm to Fork in North Carolina

The Farm to Fork guide is a product of a year-long initiative in North Carolina that started a conversation between over 1,000 groups in the state about how to create...

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Livestock Marketing Channel Assessment Tool

The Livestock Marketing Channel Assessment Tool (LMCAT) was developed by Cornell Agricultural Marketing Specialist Matthew LeRoux based on case studies that he completed on four New York farms. The LMCAT helps livestock...

Iowa's Meat Processors' Resource Guidebook Imagenorthcentral.sare.org resources iowa-meat-processors-resource-guidebook

Iowa Meat Processors’ Resource Guidebook

This guidebook explains the resources available at the local, state and national levels to assist small Iowa meat processors who seek to begin, upgrade or expand their businesses. This book...

sustainable food systems for Georgia's agrarian future booksouthern.sare.org resources sustainable-food-systems-for-georgias-agrarian-future

Sustainable Food Systems for Georgia’s Agrarian Future

In Georgia, demand for local, sustainable food exceeds the supply, but a lack of infrastructure limits the development of a local, sustainable food system. Through a Southern SARE planning grant,...

Thomas Case and Ben Dana at Arethusa Farmnortheast.sare.org resources evaluation-of-the-intervale-center-food-hub

Evaluation of the Intervale Center Food Hub

From 2007 to 2010, the Intervale Food Hub grew from a research project to a food hub with 21 participating farms, grossing $280,000 in total and returning 70 percent to participating...

Farm to School training toolkitnortheast.sare.org resources farm-to-school-training-toolkit

Farm to School Training Toolkit

Farm to School in the Northeast is a training toolkit that provides information and resources for extension educators and other community leaders involved in starting a farm to school program....

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Mount Pleasant Local Food and Farm Assessment

Download the Mount Pleasant Local Food and Farm Assessment. The Town of Mount Pleasant Planning and Development Department and Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) collaborated to assess the needs and opportunities...

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Guide to Financing Community Supported Farms

Since it is not always easy to obtain loans from traditional financing sources, farmers are exploring alternative funding opportunities to meet their needs. Unconventional financial arrangements, which are new to...

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