Mini-grants for professional development in sustainable agriculture

Do you have a sustainable agriculture project in mind that just 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 this cycle of mini-grants is February 16th, 2018.  You can find the application form and information about the mini-grants at  […]

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NCR SARE Call for Proposals for grants in sustainable agriculture

North Central SARE has released Calls for Proposals for several grant programs for sustainable agriculture research and education: The 2018 Research and Education Program Call for Preproposals is now available. The deadline is October 19, 2017 at 4pm CDT. Word | PDF The 2018 Partnership Program Call for Proposals is now available. The deadline is October […]

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NCR-SARE Announces 2017 Professional Development Program Call for Proposals in Sustainable Agriculture

The 2017 North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program’s (NCR-SARE) Professional Development Program call for proposals is now available online at http://www.northcentralsare.org/Grants/Our-Grant-Programs/Professional-Development-Grant-Program NCR-SARE’s Professional Development Program (PDP) provides funds for professional development projects that provide sustainable agriculture training to agricultural professionals and educators in the Cooperative Extension Service (CES), Natural Resources Conservation Service […]

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NCR-SARE Announces 2017 Call for Graduate Student Proposals in Sustainable Agriculture

The 2017 North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals is now available online at http://www.northcentralsare.org/Grants/Our-Grant-Programs/Graduate-Student-Grant-Program Graduate students enrolled at colleges or universities in the North Central region can submit proposals for up to $12,000 to fund sustainable agriculture projects that will be part of their educational […]

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Wisconsin agricultural educators can apply for a SARE mini-grant

Do you have a sustainable agriculture project in mind that just 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 this cycle of mini-grants is February 10th, 2017.  You can find the application form and information about the mini-grants at  […]

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Silvopasture walk

The Lancaster Agricultural Research Station will host a pasture walk of its newly established silvopasture trial on Thursday, September 29th, from 10:00am to noon. Silvopasture is the intentional, intensively managed integration of grazing with trees.  Summer 2016 was the pilot season for a multi-year trial of silvopasture created by thinning an existing woodlot on the research […]

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SARE announces Calls for Proposals for 4 grant programs

The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program has released Calls for Proposals for four different grant programs: The 2017 Farmer Rancher Call for Proposals is now available. Proposals are due December 8, 2016. Word | PDF The 2017 Research and Education Call for Preproposals is now available. Preproposals are due October 20, 2016. Word | PDF The 2017 Partnership Call for Proposals is now […]

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SARE Funds Four Sustainable Agriculture Projects in Wisconsin

The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) Program has awarded four new sustainable agriculture Research and Education grants in Wisconsin. Michael Bell at the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems has recently been selected to receive a $199,246 grant from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) […]

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2016 Ag Grants Workshops

UW-Extension in partnership with USDA, SARE, DATCP and Michael Fields Agricultural Institute will host 4 one-day Agricultural Grants Workshops at 4 different locations around the state to help farmers learn about potential grants, as well as cost-share programs and other financing options.

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Six Wisconsin Farmers Receive Grants for Sustainable Agriculture Projects

Six Wisconsin farmers have been awarded SARE grants for 2016. Michael Foster of Wilderness Springs Inc/ The Trout Farm LLC in New London, WI was recommended to receive a $15,000 grant for the project, “Remodeling an Operating Cold Water Trout Farm into a Combination Cold /Cool Water Fish Farm.” Katie Hancock of Cable Community Farm in Cable, WI was recommended to receive a $7,500 grant for the project, “Investigating the Relative Effectiveness of […]

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