ORGANIZATION
SARE Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
Mailing Address:
1122 Patapsco Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-6715
Sponsored and Affiliated Programs
The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Producer Grant Program is a competitive grants program for farmers and ranchers who want to explore sustainable solutions to problems through on-farm research, demonstration, and education
Sponsored and Affiliated Resources
"Weed control demands time, labor and expense for every farmer every year. Steel in the Field shows how today's implements and techniques can control weeds while reducing or eliminating herbicides.
"Managing Cover Crops Profitably explores how and why cover crops work and provides all the information needed to build cover crops into any farming operation.
"Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers and Conservationists is a first-of-its-kind, step-by-step, full-color guide for rearing and managing bumble bees, mason bees, leafcutter bees and other bee species that provide
"While every farming system is unique, the principles of ecological pest management apply universally.
"In one complete volume, this must-have resource for direct market producers covers the latest tips and trends from leading-edge sellers, managers and market planners all over the country.
"Local Harvest: A Multifarm CSA Handbook offers straightforward guidance on cooperative marketing, an innovative practice that is helping CSAs stay strong and viable over the long term.
"How to Direct Market Your Beef portrays how one couple used its family's ranch to launch a profitable, grass-based beef operation focused on direct market sales.
"Crop Rotation on Organic Farms: A Planning Manual provides an in-depth review of the applications of crop rotation-including improving soil quality and health, and managing pests, diseases, and weeds.
"This guide lists funding opportunities offered by federal programs, and is indispensable for anyone seeking government help to foster their innovative enterprise in forestry and agriculture.
"Building Soils for Better Crops is a one-of-a-kind, practical guide to ecological soil management, now expanded and in full color.
"Transitioning to Organic Production' lays out many promising conversion strategies, covering typical organic farming production practices, innovative marketing ideas and federal standards for certified organic crop production.
"This 20-page bulletin offers snapshots of the many alternatives to marketing commodities through conventional channels.
"This 20-page bulletin helps producers - and the educators who work with them - design farm-wide approaches to control pests.
"Features innovative SARE-funded research on creating and sustaining a healthy range.
"As producers throughout the nation grow increasingly concerned about water scarcity, farmers, ranchers and agricultural educators are beginning to explore new, conservation-oriented approaches to water use.
"Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture' features farmer experiences plus the latest research in a guide to raising chickens and turkeys using pens, movable fencing and pastures.
"Farmers who want to successfully produce pork on a small scale can preserve their independence in the face of the consolidating hog industry.
"Across the country, as energy prices climb, farmers are turning more and more to clean energy practices.
Books, videos, top project reports, online courses, fact sheets, and much more! SARE's Learning Center is a treasure trove of sustainable agriculture information searchable by type of product and topic.
Today's crop farmers, with their prices global and their costs local, are ensnared in an ever-tightening profit squeeze.
"Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses brings the business planning process alive to help today's alternative and sustainable agriculture entrepreneurs transform farm-grown inspirati