www.sare.org resources sare-publications-kit SARE Publications Kit Order an entire set of SARE Outreach books and bulletins for one low price! Set includes all books, bulletins, biennial reports, topic briefs and promotional materials. Call the number below...
www.sare.org resources trained-sheep-grazing-vineyard-floor Trained Sheep Grazing Vineyard Floor According to researchers, training sheep to have a food aversion is a simple process. However, there are important steps to follow to improve the strength of the aversion. This fact...
www.sare.org resources clean-energy-farming Clean Energy Farming Across the country, as energy prices climb, farmers are turning more and more to clean energy practices. From energy-saving light bulbs to solar panels to fuels grown and processed on...
www.sare.org resources rangeland-management-strategies Rangeland Management Strategies Features innovative SARE-funded research on creating and sustaining a healthy range. Throughout, researchers and ranchers share goals and successes in winter and multi-species grazing, managing forage and other vegetation and protecting...
www.sare.org resources diversifying-cropping-systems Diversifying Cropping Systems Today's crop farmers, with their prices global and their costs local, are ensnared in an ever-tightening profit squeeze. Many of them have begun seeking alternative crops that command higher prices...
www.sare.org resources profitable-pork Profitable Pork Farmers who want to successfully produce pork on a small scale can preserve their independence in the face of the consolidating hog industry. Profitable Pork: Alternative Strategies for Hog Producers...
www.sare.org resources estrategias-economico-ambientales-en-la-crianza-de-cerdos Estrategias Economico-Ambientales en la Crianza de Cerdos Granjeros que quieren producir puercos con éxito en pequeña escala pueden preservar su independencia de cara a la industria de puercos en proceso de consolidación. Estrategias Económico-Ambientales en la Crianza de...
southern.sare.org resources pest-exclusion-systems-for-pest-management-in-vegetable-production-across-the-southeast Pest Exclusion Systems for Pest Management in Vegetable Production Across the Southeast Introduction In the Southeast, pests are a significant limiting factor in successful vegetable production, both in open fields and in high tunnels. Heat and humidity, close crop planting, and the...
southern.sare.org resources integrating-legumes-with-grass-to-improve-forage-livestock-systems Integrating Legumes with Grass to Improve Forage-Livestock Systems Over the past century, agriculture on the Texas High Plains has evolved into a $20 billion-plus industry centered largely on cotton and finishing beef cattle in feedlots. Agriculture was made...
southern.sare.org resources the-performance-of-cover-crops-in-minimally-tilled-forage-based-grazing-systems The Performance of Cover Crops in Minimally Tilled Forage-based Grazing Systems Texas plays a major role in agriculture, especially in the beef industry. Cattle production is crucial to the Texas High Plains agriculture community, but production systems that jeopardize the sustainability...
southern.sare.org resources innovations-in-large-scale-trap-cropping-for-reducing-insect-pests Innovations in Large-Scale Trap Cropping for Reducing Insect Pests Innovations in Trap Cropping.pdf 7.23 MB Introduction Integrated Pest Management or IPM is an ecological and multi-faceted pest reduction system aimed at providing economic, environmental and health benefits to society....
southern.sare.org resources high-tunnel-pest-exclusion-system High Tunnel Pest Exclusion System Introduction Insect pests are one of the major problems in organic production systems. Crop damage from insect pests can occur via direct feeding or egg-laying, contamination with feces, or disease...
southern.sare.org resources high-tunnel-pest-exclusion-system-part-ii High Tunnel Pest Exclusion System Part II With the increasing demand for local foods across the Southeast, an increasing number of beginning, as well as experienced producers are producing vegetable crops for direct and whole sale markets....
southern.sare.org resources diversifying-in-the-texas-high-plains-examples-of-agroecosystems-models Diversifying in the Texas High Plains: Examples of agroecosystems models The following system configurations are examples of the diversified crop/livestock production practices that have been studied across the Texas High Plains since 1997. These systems have been tested against cotton...
southern.sare.org resources agroecosystems-economics-in-the-texas-high-plains-a-10-year-analysis-1999-2008 Agroecosystems Economics in the Texas High Plains: A 10-year analysis, 1999-2008 Based on 10 years of Texas Tech University research, integrated cotton-forage-beef cattle systems are just as profitable as cotton monoculture systems. But there’s more. Integrated crop-livestock systems use less irrigation...
southern.sare.org resources agroecosystems-research-in-the-texas-high-plains-graduate-student-studies Agroecosystems Research in the Texas High Plains: Graduate student studies Texas Tech University graduate students play an integral role in furthering research of forage-based crop/livestock systems to better manage water, improve production efficiency, and maximize profitability across the Texas High...
southern.sare.org resources water-conservation-in-the-texas-high-plains-a-systems-research-model-of-sustainable-agroecosystems Water Conservation in the Texas High Plains: A systems research model of sustainable agroecosystems The importance of crops, forages, and livestock to the Texas High Plains has highlighted the need to develop systems that enhance profitability, improve conservation of soil and water resources, and...
southern.sare.org resources soil-quality-of-integrated-crop-livestock-systems-enhancing-soil-carbon-sequestration-and-microbial-diversity Soil Quality of Integrated Crop/Livestock Systems: Enhancing soil carbon sequestration and microbial diversity Over 1/3rd of the cotton produced in the United States is grown in the Texas High Plains – a semi-arid region of the Texas Panhandle reliant for decades on water...
southern.sare.org resources water-use-of-old-world-bluestems-in-the-texas-high-plains-sare-research-summary-2001-2003 Water Use of Old World Bluestems in the Texas High Plains: SARE research summary, 2001-2003 Old world bluestem grass species are widely grown in the Texas High Plains as they offer opportunities for livestock grazing. However, little information is available on their water-use efficiencies. In...
southern.sare.org resources sustainable-crop-livestock-systems-in-the-texas-high-plains-phase-iii Sustainable Crop/Livestock Systems in the Texas High Plains: Phase III Initial Southern SARE-funded research from Texas Tech University from 1997-2004 explored grazing stocker steers on perennial old world bluestem pastures and small grains in rotation with cotton. The project continued...