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Impacts of Silage Tarps on Soil Arthropods, Soil Properties and Crop Yields

Tarps dramatically reduced weed cover (around 30% weed cover in tarped plots versus 90% in control plots) and doubled crop yields.

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Creating a Hub for Agroforestry in the Northeast

More than 300 farmers and agricultural service providers learned about agroforestry through a recently completed Northeast SARE Research and Education Grant project.

An outdoor plastic shed repurposed as a darkroom for testing the effectiveness of UV light exposure.

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Increasing Crop Productivity with Ultraviolet Light

A recently concluded Northeast SARE Partnership Grant project shined a light on an effective strategy for increasing greenhouse growers' yields by controlling a destructive fungal disease.

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Soil Health and Crop Benefits to Integrating Biochar and Poultry Litter in Plasticulture Tomatoes

TIFTON, Georgia – Biochar, a soil amendment, mixed with poultry litter, an organic fertilizer, improved soil health and increased crop performance in south Georgia tomatoes, compared to biochar mixed with synthetic fertilizers, a University of Georgia study shows. Funded through a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) Graduate Student Grant, horticulture professor Ted McAvoy […]

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Farmers and Ranchers Are at the Core of SARE’s Research Investments

SARE provides grants directly to producers, which removes the financial risk of testing new ideas for making their operations more profitable, productive and sustainable. And all of SARE’s grant programs require producer engagement throughout their project activities.

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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.