www.sare.org publications case-studies-of-sare-grant-impacts promoting-crop-diversification-and-soil-health-for-cut-flower-production Promoting Crop Diversification and Soil Health for Cut Flower Production – Utah Early career researcher develops an innovative line of cut flower research benefitting women and small-scale farmers. The goal of this project was very simple—work with farmers to figure out nitrogen fertilizer rates for dahlia, but it turned into an amazingly complex case.” —Dr. Melanie Stock, Partnership Grantee Mosaic Virus Discovered to be Rampant in Dahlia […]
www.sare.org publications case-studies-of-sare-grant-impacts building-sustainable-relationships-around-the-use-of-grazing-cover-crops-on-dairy-and-livestock-in-southern-wisconsin Building Sustainable Relationships Around the Use of Grazing Cover Crops on Dairy and Livestock – Wisconsin Peer and community catalysts lead farmers to adopt sustainable agriculture practices and innovation; farmer-led, economically viable conservation efforts work. As an agency employee over the past 20 years, I have come to realize that science matters in promoting sustainable agriculture, but it is just one small piece of the process. What has a larger, more […]
www.sare.org publications case-studies-of-sare-grant-impacts different-poultry-housing-options-for-chickens-to-determine-fastest-growing-rate Different Poultry Housing Options for Chickens to Determine Fastest Growing Rate – Hawai'i Volunteer-engaged, on-farm research builds food system resilience and small farmer's grant-seeking capacity. SARE is very helpful. Trying to manage a federal grant is so daunting. The paperwork that goes into it and the amount of recording, it gets to the point where you don't have time to be a farmer because you're too busy doing […]
www.sare.org publications case-studies-of-sare-grant-impacts evaluating-the-effectiveness-of-locally-available-woodchips-for-weed-control Evaluating the Effectiveness of Locally Available Woodchips for Weed Control – Virginia Using chipped wood mulch as a permaculture practice is an economically viable strategy for small fruit and vegetable farmers to manage weeds, increase yield, improve soil health, and reduce irrigation. Water doesn’t evaporate as fast when the ground is covered with something like mulch; that’s what the wood chips did. Moisture was steady throughout the […]
www.sare.org publications case-studies-of-sare-grant-impacts single-producer-scale-preparation-of-warm-season-grass-for-poultry-bedding Single-Producer-Scale Preparation of Warm-Season Grass for Poultry Bedding – Pennsylvania Producer association builds robust regional network through SARE grants that support farmers to evolve with changing markets. We couldn’t have done it without SARE. [The association] would have been a total washout. Our philosophy as an association is to put money into the farmer’s pocket, not take it out. Our dues are very low and […]
www.sare.org publications case-studies-of-sare-grant-impacts expanding-sustainable-shellfish-aquaculture-optimizing-growth-and-survival-in-a-bay-scallop-nursery-system Expanding Sustainable Shellfish Aquaculture: Optimizing Growth and Survival in a Bay Scallop Nursery System – Massachusetts A new nursery system fills a missing link in the bay scallop production chain catalyzing new aquaculture operations and providing seed for the restoration projects. I really believe in aquaculture as a form of employment and food production that can be done in an environmentally sustainable way. Helping to develop the industry has been one […]
www.sare.org publications case-studies-of-sare-grant-impacts ancestral-mexica-farming-a-comparative-yield-analysis-from-the-1500s Ancestral Mexica Farming: A Comparative Yield Analysis from the 1500s – Kansas Mexica farming methods for ancestral corn reclaim indigenous knowledge, nurture belonging and community for Latino/a and diaspora communities, and contribute to farmers’ higher yield and reduced inputs. Growing lesser-known Mexica food products such as maize, pipiche, papalotl, jicama, and mexican mint marigold has created a deeper sense of community between myself and local Latino/a communities […]
www.sare.org publications case-studies-of-sare-grant-impacts establishing-a-protocol-for-receiving-cattle-that-are-at-risk-of-having-a-mineral-deficiency Establishing a Protocol for Receiving Cattle that are At-Risk of Having a Mineral Deficiency – Utah Lowest-cost mineral treatment increases producer profit by three percent and proves best for cattle health. Sometimes investing just a little bit to figure out the mineral status of your herd—if it comes back that you don’t need to supplement minerals then great, but it might come back that you do. Oftentimes the cost of minerals […]
www.sare.org publications case-studies-of-sare-grant-impacts biofertilization-of-bermudagrass-a-step-toard-sustainable-forage-production Biofertilization of Bermudagrass: A Step Toward Sustainable Forage Production – Alabama Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria technology for biofertilization of bermudagrass improves soil health and lowers input costs. My job in Extension is to teach producers about third party research. Companies need to provide farmers with some objective analysis of their products before farmers invest in them. Economic viability is a challenge in the farming industry and sometimes […]
www.sare.org publications case-studies-of-sare-grant-impacts do-cover-crops-stabilize-wine-grape-productivity-in-a-variable-climate Do Cover Crops Stabilize Wine Grape Productivity in a Variable Climate? – Pennsylvania Under vine cover crops help improve soil health, and contribute to more resilient, environmentally sustainable vineyards. If growers are to change their management practices, they need to know what is going on below ground, how the root system of their vines is impacted by competing with cover crop grasses. Perhaps the roots will be smaller, […]