Three new Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grants that explore and support environmentally sound, economically viable, and socially responsible food and/or fiber systems will be starting in Wisconsin in 2024. Sarah Adcock with the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, was awarded $250,000 for the project, “Advancing Sustainable Agriculture through Insect Farming.” The project will focus on Black Soldier Fly production to serve as […]
The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) Program has announced its funding decisions for the 2023 Partnership Grant Program. NCR-SARE’s Partnership Grant Program is intended to foster cooperation between agriculture professionals and small groups of farmers and ranchers to catalyze on-farm research, demonstration, and education activities related to sustainable agriculture. The six […]
Wisconsin researchers and educators have received three grants from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) to advance the sustainability of agriculture in the state. Gregg Sanford at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been awarded a $249,738 grant for the project, “The Soil Organic Carbon network (SOCnet): Farmers building soil assets to […]
Do you have a sustainable agriculture professional development project in mind that needs a little funding to get off the ground? The Wisconsin SARE Program mini-grant program may be your answer. The deadline to apply for SARE mini-grants is Monday, February 6th, 2023. You can find the application form and more information about the mini-grants at http://fyi.uwex.edu/sustag/resources/mini-grants/ […]
NCR-SARE’s 2023 Research and Education Grant Program Call for Preproposals is now available online at http://www.northcentralsare.org/Grants/Our-Grant-Programs/Research-and-Education NCR-SARE’s Research and Education (R&E) program supports sustainable agriculture innovators with competitive research and education grants. Individual grants range from $50,000 to $250,000. Roughly $3.8 million will be available to fund approximately 15 grant projects, with individual grants not to […]
Two graduate students in the UW-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have been awarded SARE grants for sustainable agriculture projects. Abigail Augarten along with Dr. Matthew Ruark was awarded $14,905 for the project, “Evaluating the Relationships Between Pasture Management, Soil Health and Ecosystem Services Through On-farm Monitoring.” Mitchell Lannan along with Dr. Christelle Guédot was awarded $12,080 for the project, “Assessing Attract-and-kill […]
Wisconsin organizations and farmers are partnering on three projects to advance sustainable agriculture in the state. The projects are funded by the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program. Luiz Ferraretto with the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay, Wisconsin was awarded $40,000 for the project, “Harvesting and Feeding Winter Rye, Winter […]
Wisconsin SARE is partnering with Extension, DATCP, USDA Rural Development, and the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute to hold two workshops designed to help farmers identify whether grants or other financial options might be right for them. Small businesses and new startups create most of the new employment opportunity in the US. Trying something new involves […]
In addition to its many print publications and web resources, SARE now offers a podcast series. Topics range from “Production on Pasture” and “Protecting Pollinators” to “Successful Food Systems” and “Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide.” Check out the full list of offerings at https://www.sare.org/Events/Our-Farms-Our-Future-Conference/Our-Farms-Our-Future-Podcast-Series.
The NCR-SARE 2019 Professional Development Program call for proposals is now available. Proposals are due by 4pm, April 3, 2019. Word | PDF NCR-SARE’s Professional Development Program (PDP) provides funds for projects that provide sustainable agriculture training to agricultural professionals and educators in Extension, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), other governmental agencies, and educators in the […]
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