The 2016 Graduate Student Grant Program call for proposals is now available. Proposals are due by 4pm CDT, April 14, 2016 (download Word | PDF) The 2016 Professional Development Program call for proposals is now available. Proposals are due by 4pm CDT, April 6, 2016 (download Word | PDF) Timelines for NCR-SARE’s grant programs can be found here. Sample calls for proposals and lists […]
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For the 2016 Partnership Grant Program, SARE awarded almost $300,000 to 10 projects in the 12-state North Central Region. 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. Two proposals from UW Extension educators […]
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Jason Fischbach at the University of Wisconsin Extension was selected to receive a $198,569 grant from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) for the project, “Commercialization of Hazelnuts for Growers in the Upper Midwest.” “Previous SARE funding established replicated performance trials of superior hazelnut germplasm identified on grower farms. This […]
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The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR SARE) awarded seven Wisconsin farmers grants ranging from $921 to $20,526 for sustainable agriculture projects in 2015. Wisconsin also received NCR SARE grants for four partnership projects where researchers and educators will work with farmers on various aspects of cover cropping and integrating […]
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North Central SARE has several open calls for proposals. Preproposals for the 2016 Research and Education Grant Program are due October 22, 2015. Word | PDF Proposals for the 2016 Partnership Grant Program are due October 29, 2015. Word | PDF Proposals for the 2016 Youth Educator Grant Program are due November 12, 2015. Word| PDF Proposals for the 2016 Farmer Rancher Grant […]
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The USDA SARE program is currently funded at $22.7 million per year nationally, and since 1988, has funded over $6 million to Wisconsin. Currently, there are open calls for SARE proposals for the Research and Education Grant (due October 22, 2015), the Partnership Grant (due October 29, 2015), the Youth Educator Grant (due November 12, 2015), […]
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Tour over 70 acres of certified organic land and view presentations about vegetable variety trials, pastures, cropping systems and cover crops, with a special emphasis on no-till systems. September 2nd from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Arlington Ag Research Station, N695 Hopkins Road in Arlington. RSVP to emsilva@wisc.edu; lunch will be available for $10.
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The theme of this year’s conference, “Cover Crops and Agricultural Resiliency,” features a mix of general sessions and bus tours highlighting successful cover crop practitioners using a variety of cropping systems in Southeast Wisconsin. The cost is $30, which includes a continental breakfast, lunch and a bus tour. For details and online registration, visit the […]
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UW-Extension in partnership with Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (MFAI), USDA Rural Development, USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE), and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) hosts four one-day Agricultural Grants Workshops held at four different locations around the state that help farmers and other value-added food entrepreneurs learn about available agricultural […]
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