northcentral.sare.org resources midwestern-hemp-database Midwestern Hemp Database As a “new” crop to the North Central region, best management practices and performance of high cannabinoid industrial hemp (Cannabis spp.) varieties are still being investigated. Despite tremendous interest across...
northcentral.sare.org resources fostering-community-well-being-in-farming-practices Fostering Community Well-Being in Farming Practices A Story Map Exploring Farming and Community Well-Being Embracing the concept of community well-being in farming practices creates a lasting and positive impact on agricultural communities. Developed with support through...
northcentral.sare.org resources cottage-food-launch-a-bakery-from-your-farm-kitchen Cottage Food: Launch a Bakery from Your Farm Kitchen In 2017, 130,056 farms sold food directly to consumers, accounting for more than $2.8 billion in sales (U.S. Census of Agriculture, 2017). New cottage food laws are creating new opportunities...
northeast.sare.org resources northeast-agritourism-collaboration Northeast Agritourism Collaboration This Northeast Agritourism Collaboration website, hosted by the University of Vermont, supports farmers and ranchers interested in entering the agritourism business by sharing best practices and resources available in the...
northeast.sare.org resources resources-for-vermonts-beginning-farmers Resources for Vermont’s Beginning Farmers Over the next decade and a half, an estimated 70 percent of farms in the United States will transfer out of production or to new owners. To help cultivate the...
northeast.sare.org resources vegetable-bedding-plants-pest-management Vegetable Bedding Plants Pest Management This University of Massachusetts web page has information on integrated pest management (IPM) and organic controls, two practical ways to effectively manage pests on vegetable bedding plants. Vegetable bedding plants...
northeast.sare.org resources northeast-cover-crop-decision-support-tool Northeast Cover Crop Decision Support Tool The Northeast Cover Crops Council (NECCC) has created an online tool designed to support farm decision-making around cover crops. The tool includes a Cover Crop Explorer that provides in-depth information...
northeast.sare.org resources new-jersey-ethnic-demographics-map-for-marketing-ethnic-produce New Jersey Ethnic Demographics Map for Marketing Ethnic Produce With funding from Northeast SARE, Rutgers University State SARE staff and their team worked to develop this interactive map to help inform ethnic crop production. The map couples demographic information...
northeast.sare.org resources marketing-on-farm-compost Marketing On-Farm Compost Marketing is essential to a successful composting operation and is connected to best practices, compost quality, finding and serving a market, and other key tasks. Athena Lee Bradley of the...
southern.sare.org resources organic-horticulture-training-for-the-southeast Organic Horticulture Training for the Southeast Universities of Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina and South Carolina have partnered to develop a website to help train and educate Cooperative Extension System personnel and other agricultural professionals on the...