Cover Crops

An in-depth book on how to use cover crops with success.

Sustainable Control of Parasites in Small Ruminant Production

Geographic Applicability Humid or wet areas, including the tropical regions of North America, and the eastern, midwestern, northwestern, and irrigated pastures of the United States. Introduction Sheep and goat production is a viable enterprise, offering opportunities for marketing meat, fiber, and milk, plus grazing services for public agencies, solar farms, and others. Their small size […]

10 Steps for Conducting Research on Your Farm or Ranch

This workbook is designed to help your research project succeed! 10 Steps for Conducting Research on Your Farm or Ranch will help you turn your ideas into a clearly defined research project.

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, […]

Enterprise Budgets for Diversified Farms

Farming is subject to many variables, from forces you can’t control, such as weather and markets, to your decisions around crops and cropping practices. The key to profitability and smart decision-making is knowing your costs, so you can allocate your limited assets to their best uses. These assets include your land, labor and capital. As […]

Practical Tips for Beginning Farmers

Based on their own experiences when starting out, farmers from across the country share advice about common challenges facing beginning farmers in today's agriculture. Paulding Dairy, Paulding, Ohio Dairy farmer Gretl Schlatter is joined by Sarah Noggle from Paulding County Extension in a series of discussions around business planning, the challenges of multigenerational farming and […]

Farming Strategies for Adapting to Extreme Weather

SARE partnered with PBS KVIE to produce an episode of RFD-TV's America's Heartland that highlights how farmers and ranchers across the United States are using sustainable and regenerative practices to adapt to increasingly challenging and unpredictable weather conditions. Adapting to Flooding and Drought on Hurricane Flats Farm in South Royalton, Vermont Ashley Loehr and Antoine […]

The Basics of Farm Business Planning

Sustainable farming and ranching means taking care of the land, the environment, people and the community, while the farm business makes a profit. Many farmers and ranchers choose sustainable farming and ranching as a lifestyle that reflects their values. Common goals include: Farm business planning is critical because it helps you to identify and achieve […]

Ecosystem Services from Cover Crops

The Ecosystem Services from Cover Crops resources found on this page include a series of fact sheets, three infographics and one PowerPoint slide set. Together, these resources address the role of cover crops in nutrient management, erosion, infiltration, soil organic matter, supporting wildlife and beneficial insects, and carbon sequestration. They are available for use by educators, […]

Cover Crop Image Library

Images, Illustrations and Presentations This page includes free resources educators and farmers can use in outreach and educational activities related to cover crops. Available resources include a database of cover crop images, ready-made PowerPoint presentations on cover crop topics, and soil health illustrations. Cover Crop Image Library The SARE Cover Crop Image Library is hosted […]