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2025 Producer Grant Call for Proposals
Application deadline Nov. 8, 2024 at 12 p.m. (NOON) EST
Saffron Cultivation in the Southeast
Researchers with the Rodale Institute SE Organic Center have received a SSARE On-Farm Research Grant to study the feasibility of growing saffron in the Southeast. The spice is showing promise as a lucrative high-value crop for farmers looking to diversity their operations.
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Southern SARE Producer Grant Call for Proposals Released
GRIFFIN, Georgia – The Call for Proposals for the 2025 Producer Grant Program, intended for farmers/ranchers and farmer/rancher organizations throughout the Southern region, is now available from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) program. Proposal submission deadline is November 08, 2024 at 12 p.m. (NOON) EST. Announcement of funded proposals will take place […]
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Using Summer Cover Crops for Organic No-till Broccoli
SSARE funding helps South Carolina farmers control weeds through better cover crop mixes.
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About Southern SARE
Southern SARE offers competitive grants and educational opportunities for producers, researchers, educators, institutions, organizations and others exploring sustainable agriculture in America's South, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
I would like to thank the SARE program for funding my project to expand the possible economic potential yaks can bring to small acreage farms and larger beef producers. This project has brought together a half dozen agricultural specialists from Morehead State University and the University of Kentucky to work on issues concerning yak husbandry. The entire project and where it is leading is exciting.