SARE’s newest bulletin, "Scaling Up Your Vegetable Farm for Wholesale Markets," provides a variety of strategies and tools to help owners of small- to mid-scale operations branch out into wholesale markets. #sustainableagriculture sare.org/news/scaling-u
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Northeast Region Hosts SARE Fellows Trip
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FSA: Stakeholder Organizations Must Submit Applications by Nov. 18 to Submit Projects to Increase Land, Capital, and Market Access for Underserved Producers content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAF
The Specialty Crop Research Initiative program addresses the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by awarding grants to support research and Extension that address key challenges in sustaining all components of food and ag. More info: bit.ly/3N286VX
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“What I love about SARE is the diversity of proposals we get in trying to understand how farmers are addressing the issues they face.” - Jenn Filipiak, NCR-SARE AC vice chairperson during ’s NIFA Listens session this morning.
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Apply for a Producer Grant - mailchi.mp/sare/professio
Visit southern.sare.org/grants for more information on producer grants, the SARE program and sustainable agriculture.
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The Northeast Cover Crops Council's Cover Crop Decision Support Tool provides cover crop recommendations tailored to your cropping system goals and constraints. covercrop.tools
Join for a Youth Educator proposal application online meeting on September 28, 2022, at 4pm CDT. umn.zoom.us/meeting/regist
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Spanish translations of SARE's "What is sustainable agriculture?" video series are now available on YouTube! Check them out! youtube.com/playlist?list= #NIFAimpacts #sustainableag
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Across the West, researchers, range managers, cattle ranchers and others are looking for ways to economically control cheatgrass and other invasive grasses on millions of acres of rangeland. Add sheep herders to that list.
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An NCR-SARE Farmer Rancher Grant writing webinar will be held on 9/21/22, at 4pm central. Joan Benjamin will review the process for applying, share tips, and answer your questions. Register online: ow.ly/thGp50KKqi3
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Aaron Hopkins and have been teaching youth from the South Side area in Columbus, Ohio about Black heritage farming, with support from a SARE grant. Learn more: farmanddairy.com/news/south-sid
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The 2023 North Central Region SARE () Farmer Rancher Grant Program Call for Proposals is now available:
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Tom Trantham once humbly emphasized that he was a dairy farmer, with the accent on farmer, and not a grazier. But to livestock producers, he was a rock star.
Need a definitive guide to understanding agricultural weeds and how to manage them efficiently, effectively and ecologically—for organic and conventional farmers alike, check out the Manage Weeds on Your Farm. ➡️ sare.org/resources/mana.
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The 2023 North Central Region SARE Youth Educator Grant call for proposals is now open. northcentral.sare.org/Grants/Apply-f
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Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Calling for 2023 Farmer Grant Proposals
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CA has allotted $3 million to help ranchers recoup costs and mitigate risks from returning native gray wolves. Beyond direct kills, how do you measure the indirect economic impacts? UC Davis researchers are working to answer that question. caes.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-
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Check out the new Summer issue of our newsletter. Read about a passive #solargreenhouse in SD, a nonprofit #CSA farm in Chicago, farmers networking about grazing and #covercrops in WI, a farm training program for autistic adults in IN, and more! northcentral.sare.org/news/newslette
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📢Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
In FY 2023 NIFA’s CFPCGP intends to solicit applications and fund 3 types of grants - (1) Training and Technical Assistance Projects, (2) Planning Projects and (3) Community Food Projects. Grant details: nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding
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USDA to Invest $15 Million in Innovative Projects for Climate-Smart Agriculture, Urban Agriculture and Addressing Invasive Species
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Prairie View A&M University and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will host the 2nd Annual SFLR Joint Regional Conference on August 30 and 31. Program topics include forestry, land retention, heirs’ property and USDA resources. To register, visit pvamu.edu/sflr.
Do you have a great idea for something you want to try out on your #farm or #ranch? Our Farmer/Rancher grant provides funding for you to research your idea & share findings with others. Learn more: ow.ly/wafg50JIXHG #sustainableagriculture #regenerativeagriculture
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Looking for a simple handout to help promote SARE? This brochure includes information about SARE grant programs and educational resources and contact information for each SARE region. To order, call (301) 779-1007 or visit sare.org/resources/sare
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Farmer-to-farmer #mint tour's first stop: Yakima, WA. Our first visit was to a mint still plant. They were distilling #spearmint.
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A NIFA-supported project in Washington is equipping producers to improve pollinator habitat on their farms. The project provides habitat strip planting guides farmers can adapt to their operations. ➡️projects.sare.org/project-report
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"Reaching Women in Agriculture," from SARE and the American Farmland Trust outlines a range of strategies and tools to help educators adapt their programming for online and hybrid spaces. sare.org/news/reaching-
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NIFA recently announced an investment of $25 million, as part of the American Rescue Plan for meat and poultry agriculture workforce training. This will provide a pipeline of well-trained workers to meet the demand increased independent processing capacity.
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The UC Davis/USDA-NRCS website includes clear, actionable ways for people to protect and promote soils in their everyday lives. soillife.org
Northeast SARE is now accepting preproposals for three grant programs: Farmer/Rancher, Novel Approaches, and Professional Development. Preproposals are due by August 2. Learn how to write a successful preproposal by joining a webinar on June 22. Info: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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At graduate student Emily Hansen is encouraging adoption of #covercrops by demonstrating the benefits they provide to soil microbial communities. news.illinoisstate.edu/2022/04/a-home
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How can we improve soil health outreach?
+ + => NY project aimed at creating a network of agricultural service professionals to support farmers in improving soil health.
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#farmland #soil #soilhealth #covercrops #AgTwitter
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In Fresh Growth, learn how the Citizen Science Soil Health Project, a grower-driven project, successfully uses the collective knowledge of diverse participating growers to apply local solutions to soil health implementation conundrums. westernsare.buzzsprout.com/711552/1029790
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SARE's "2021/2022 Report from the Field" highlights 12 farmer-focused innovations that are improving the sustainability of U.S. agriculture. Download or order your free print copy at sare.org/report or by calling (301) 779-1007. #NIFAImpacts
We are very excited to announce the release of our new book, "Manage Weeds on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies." Learn more, order your copy or read it online at sare.org/news/manage-we. #NIFAimpacts
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SARE's new "Understanding and Measuring Social Sustainability" brief defines social sustainability for grantees, reviewers and other SARE stakeholders and shows how it can be described more clearly in SARE projects. Download it for free: sare.org/resources/unde #NIFAimpacts
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Northeast SARE is hiring a communications professional! Develop and lead print and digital communications strategy, manage the media budget, and share the work of program grantees with a wide audience. Learn more:
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