Turning Woodlots into Revenue Streams with Silvopasture

Charles Lafferty, of Skyline Pastures in Morshville, Penn., saw potential in the wooded section of his family’s 12-acre farm.

Reducing Pest Damage and Increasing Profitability for Delaware Bay Oyster Farmers

Lisa Calvo of Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm wanted to find a better way to manage mud worms, a costly shellfish pest common to the coastal Northeast.

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 […]

Using an Alternative Feed to Bring Stability in the Face of Drought and Rising Costs

Texas farmer Diana Padilla secured a SARE grant to investigate whether farm-grown moringa oleifera could serve as a practical and sustainable feed substitute.

Ranchers Turn to Compost to Improve Soils and Boost Forage Production

Zachary Withers used a Western SARE Farmer/Rancher grant to examine whether applying compost could help his soil retain more rainfall, reduce erosion and improve forage production.

Enterprise Budgets for Diversified Farms

SARE’s newest bulletin, Enterprise Budgets for Diversified Farms: Tools for Understanding Your Bottom Line provides guidance on using enterprise budgets, recordkeeping systems and partial budget analysis to evaluate management decisions for diversified farm operations.

Improving Cattle Production Efficiency and Health Through Breeding and Probiotics

SARE-funded research conducted by Peixin Fan may provide insights on microbiome-guided strategies that offer beef and dairy farmers new options for improving livestock resilience and profitability.

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. 

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, […]

New SARE Video: Build Strong Networks 

At HKJ Ranch in Cobbtown, Georgia, fourth-generation cattle farmer Handy Kennedy knows firsthand how critical it is to reach out for support, especially in today’s complex and rapidly changing agricultural landscape.