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Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
Creating Alternatives for Agriculture
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Director, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education(SARE)
Rob Hedberg Director, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education(SARE)
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SARE SARE is a Regional Program Administered by a Regional Administrative Council 25 Years $22,666,000/year now about 400 projects/year 5,000+ projects to date
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Administrative Council Membership
ARS Farmers utilizing systems and practices of sustainable agriculture NIFA Agribusiness State Cooperative Extension USGS or State Geologists State Experiment Stations Other persons with knowledge of sustainable agriculture and its impact on the environment and rural communities. NRCS State Agencies engaged in sustainable agriculture NGO’s with expertise
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SARE’s Four Pillars Productive and Efficient Economically Sustainable
Environmentally Sustainable Socially Sustainable (derived directly from legal definition of sustainable agriculture)
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Stakeholder Engagement
Farmers involved in problem identification, research, outreach AND Regional Administrative Councils
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SARE Attributes - Inclusive
Open to all types of farming – large or small; organic or conventional; urban or rural; row crop, livestock, small fruit and vegetable, and aquaculture Open to different points on the value chain – production, processing or marketing
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SARE Attributes - Accessible
Many grant types – many on ramps Not restricted to specific disciplines Low Barriers to Entry (application commensurate with grant size and type)
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SARE Grants in Virginia 1988-2014; $4.5 M
17 Research & Education Grants 37 Farmer/ Rancher Grants 8 On-Farm Research Grants 10 Graduate Student Grants 9 Community Innovation Grants 6 Professional Development Grants
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SARE’s Primary Grant Types
Research and Education (Extension) Farmer/Rancher On Farm/ Producer + Professional Graduate Student PDP State Programs Competitive Programs
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Sources of SARE Information
Regional Contacts Regional Grant Information Project Reports (Projects Database) Publications
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SARE Regional Coordinators
North Central SARE Southern SARE R&E Coordinator R&E Coordinator: Beth Nelson Jeff Jordan University of Minnesota University of Georgia PDP Coordinator: PDP Coordinator Rob Myers David Redhage University of Missouri Kerr Center, Oklahoma Northeast SARE R&E Coordinator: Western SARE R&E Coordinator Vern Grubinger Teryl Roper University of Vermont Utah State University Tom Morris Jim Freeburn University of Connecticut University of Wyoming
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Shepherd’s Grain Vision
To reconnect the producer to the consumer To showcase a sustainable production system To provide a market opportunity for family farms in Oregon, Washington and Idaho To consistently provide quality wheat flour and legumes
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Grad Student Research Projects
2000; First Grad Student grants in Southern region; 136 awards 2002; First Grad Student grants in North Central region; 195 awards 2006; First Grad Student grants in Western region; 62 awards 2010; First Grad Student grants in Northeast region; 90 awards
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Building a Better No-Till and Cover Crop System
It all began in 2002 with a $6,500 SARE grant and the seed of an idea………………..
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Or the start of a little business
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Cover Crop Publications
st Edit. 2nd Edit 3rd Edit. Approximately 50,000 hard copies sold or distributed Plus free downloads from website 231,000 individual page views in 2014
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SARE Cover Crop Projects; 1988-2014
138 projects with Cover Crops in Title; $6,664,030.68 833 projects with Cover Crops included in the project profile; $46,804,351.06 Cover Crop Acreage USDA Best 2 million acres; < 1% 2012 – Census of Agriculture: 10.3 Million acres
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Discussion Extension as a source of proposals – opportunities and challenges State Coordinators – selecting and supporting them Where are the next innovations needed – SARE’s next 25 years?
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