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SARE 2000 Highlights
Seeking higher profits, a Michigan grain and livestock farmer began growing
and selling fresh vegetables from a new retail stand. Thanks to grants
from USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program
that helped her market the new operation through tours for schoolchildren,
the farmer is earning more while enjoying the new venture.
The Michigan project is just one of 12 funded by SARE that are featured
in the SARE 2000 Highlights. Since 1988, SARE has funded close to 3,000
projects that explore how to improve farm profits in ways that enhance
natural resources and are good for communities. SARE-funded projects help
producers find ways to cut production costs or add value to farm products
at a time when low commodity prices have brought tough times to farmers
across America.
PROJECTS
 Organic Farmers Hope Anaerobic Digester Becomes
Cash Cow
Farmer-Researcher Forum Offers Pest-Free Production
Strategies
Novel Rotation Blocks Nematode Damage in Sugar Beets
New Apple-Growing Strategies Reduce Pesticide Use
The Farm Classroom Proves a Profitable Marketing
Ploy
Meat Cooperative Moves Product from Farm to Restaurant
Demos Show Educators, Farmers the Value of Syrup
Community Project Develops Hot Markets for Vegetables
Goat Grazing System Creates New Profits
Monitoring the Success of Managed Grazing, from Pasture
to Stream
Cover the Soil, Reduce Disturbance and See Improvements Soon
Ag Educators Learn Farmland Protection Strategies
Designed for Local Communities
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