New Research and Education grants in Wisconsin

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 […]

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SARE Graduate Student Grants Awarded to UW Students

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 […]

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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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