National SARE Food Loss and Waste Program Manager Lisa Johnson introduces herself and shares a brief overview of the National Food Loss Waste grant program and the upcoming webinar. vimeo.com/southernsare/f…

Register for the webinar here: zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Are you interested in sustainable urban farming in the Indianapolis area? Check out this unique opportunity being hosted by Maat Urban Agriculture & Industry on April 27th with support from SARE. maat9.org/events-1/the-r…

Peaches in MN? You betcha! Dan Sheild uses a high tunnel system and heat cables to grow peaches in Minnesota. He believes his small-scale trial could be expanded and that it could offer farmers a faster ROI than apples and pears. ow.ly/8OF550RhqTF

1890LandGrantUniv #1890ARD2024 Students from our lab and our university Central State University Central State University Land-Grant (CESTA) presented posters and oral presentations yesterday! Good job! Dept. of Agriculture Dept. of Agriculture_NIFA NCR-SARE

Checking plots after giving a talk at SEPAC and saw that I was mentioned by GO Seed in The Furrow Spring 2024 edition.
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Curious about tarping? SDSU Extension researchers and farmers found that tarping reduced weed pressure early in the season before planting. However, other weed management practices were used along with tarping to maintain a viable yield of onions. ow.ly/wh9950QFlKw

Hear the lessons learned from graziers who integrated cover crops into their rotational grazing management in this video from Sand County Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=d8CUQb…

Hear Matte Wilson, the Food Sovereignty Director at Sicangu Co at Rosebud and Shannon Mutschelknaus, a mechanical engineer and farmer doing thermal design and research as they talk about applying for grants at the 2023 SD Local Foods Conference. youtu.be/ltxzUbvQo-0?si…

On this episode of Farming Matters, Ana Walker from The Cornucopia in Iowa joins us to discuss the benefits of prescribed burning of cover crops. youtu.be/W5FNrEcObBs

Join Sand County Foundation for a webinar to learn how to improve your soil health and increase your farm's productivity with rotational grazing of cover crops! Tuesday, April 9 at noon central. 1.5 Sustainability CEU's available. Register online: eventbrite.com/e/webinar-onto…

This is a reminder that NCR-SARE's Graduate Student Grant Program proposals are due April 18, by 4pm. northcentral.sare.org/Grants/Apply-f…

Join Doug Pavel as he talks about controlling invasive, noxious weeds while protecting native plants essential to the wellbeing of their native fauna at Butte Vista Farm in SD. youtu.be/tswZiQUDC-g?si…

Tune in to hear SDSU's Kristine Lang share her ideas for high tunnel management in South Dakota. youtu.be/wfLAhkhtce0?si…

The Artisan Grain Collaborative helps farmers get started or improve on small grain post-harvest handling, including equipment. They have a video series featuring farmers who are growing food-grade wheat and rye on small and mid-size farms. graincollaborative.com/post-harvest @Artisan Grain Collab

Glenda George-Green of Baby Greens Family Farm is conducting SARE-supported experiments in urban areas of Northwest Indiana, largely focused on the invisible part of farming — building soil health. nwitimes.com/news/local/lak…

A year ago, Robert Braun was awarded a SARE grant to convert a 1951 gasoline-powered Farmall M to a hybrid dual-fuel tractor. After a few finishing touches, Braun should be ready to field test his hybrid tractor early this spring. wisfarmer.com/story/news/202…

Julia McGuire has received SARE support to work on beekeeping resources and beekeeper learning circles in Iowa. This is McGuire's SARE Farmers Forum presentation at the 2024 Iowa Specialty Producers Conference. youtu.be/4P7tfoVoKJw

NCR-SARE is pleased to announce Liz Brownlee's appointment as the new Coordinator for the Farmer Rancher and Youth Educator Programs. northcentral.sare.org/news/liz-brown…

This is a reminder that NCR-SARE's Professional Development Grant proposals are due by 4pm central on April 3, 2024.

northcentral.sare.org/Grants/Apply-f…

At Central State University Nellie Rowland and Clare Thorn received SARE support to test the viability of African crops at farms in Columbus and Cincinnati. The trials will be conducted by four African American urban farmers. flyernews.com/sub/central-st…