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northcentral.sare.org news robert-wills-ncr-sare-hero Robert Wills: NCR-SARE Hero
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southern.sare.org news it-doesnt-take-long-for-soils-to-reap-the-benefits-of-cover-crops It Doesn't Take Long for Soils to Reap the Benefits of Cover Crops
HORSE SHOE, North Carolina – Whitaker Farms, a family vegetable operation nestled on the edge of the Pisgah National Forest, has been managed conventionally for generations. But last year, owner Phillip Whitaker decided to take part in a study to test the benefits of no-till and cover crops on soil health. Despite the short period […]
northcentral.sare.org news deborah-cavanaugh-grant-ncr-sare-hero Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant: NCR-SARE Hero
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northcentral.sare.org news margaret-krome-ncr-sare-hero Margaret Krome: NCR-SARE Hero
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northcentral.sare.org news ferd-hoefner-ncr-sare-hero Ferd Hoefner: NCR-SARE Hero
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SARE/NACAA Fellows Visit the Cornhusker State
Nebraska’s landscape is one of distant horizons, rolling plains, sandy hills, and acre after acre of agriculture. In a state where ninety-three percent of the state’s land is in production agriculture, cattle ranches span thousands of acres, and local food systems are on the rise, learning opportunities abounded for a group of educators like the […]
northcentral.sare.org news brad-brummond-ncr-sare-hero Brad Brummond: NCR-SARE Hero
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northcentral.sare.org news linda-kleinschmit-ncr-sare-hero Linda Kleinschmit: NCR-SARE Hero
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southern.sare.org news prototype-farm-machine-expands-applications-in-organic-vegetable-crop-production Prototype Farm Machine Expands Applications in Organic Vegetable Crop Production
LEXINGTON, Kentucky – University of Kentucky researchers have designed, built and tested a low-cost, mechanized system for organic vegetable production to help small-scale growers reduce their labor costs, increase their scale of operations, reduce input costs and increase production compared to conventional organic production practices. In a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) On-Farm […]
Abrasive Grit: A New Method of Physical Weed Control
In this story, read about how Frank Forcella's SARE-supported grit applicator field trials have shown up to 90% season-long weed control. -------- Story Source: Chris Bennett Frank Forcella was surrounded with apricot pits – a seemingly useless collection of fruit stones saved in an endless line of 5-gallon buckets. Apricot trees don’t fare well in […]