The Sustainable Horticulture Lab at Purdue University, together with Old Capitol Farm and Burgess Draft Logging and Lumber, brings you a hands-on introductory workshop on the fundamentals of farming with horses – from handling to harnessing to hitching. Date: April 11, 2026 Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Location: Corydon, IN Cost: $15/person Local lunch…Read more about Workshop: Fundamentals of Farming with Horses April 11[Read More]
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Extracted from a SARE email received on August 1, 2024. The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) 2025 Partnership Grant Program Call for Proposals is now available online at: https://northcentral.sare.org/Grants/Apply-for-a-Grant/Partnership-Grant/. NCR-SARE’s Partnership Grant Program is intended to foster cooperation between agriculture professionals and small groups of farmers and ranchers to catalyze…Read more about NCR-SARE Announces 2025 Call for Partnership Grant Proposals[Read More]
NCR-SARE Welcomes Liz Brownlee This article was published by SARE in their news release dated March 21, 2024. NCR-SARE is pleased to announce Liz Brownlee’s appointment as the new Coordinator for the Farmer Rancher Grant Program. Brownlee, who was born and raised in Indiana, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this role. Brownlee…Read more about Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) News[Read More]
Call for Proposals Learn more about the North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Graduate Student Grant Program here; awards can be up to $20,000 for projects lasting up to 36 months. Applications are due by 4 pm Central on April 18, 2024. Indiana SARE State Coordinator Lais McCartney can read your grants and suggest…Read more about North Central SARE Graduate Student Grant Program[Read More]
Various Ways to be Involved with SARE SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) has various ways to be involved beyond the grant opportunities that come out every year. One other way to be involved with SARE is to review grants that come in. If you have been wanting to learn more about the SARE grant…Read more about Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) News[Read More]
On September 23 and 24, farmers were featured in Farm Aid 2023 in Noblesville. Indiana SARE was so proud to see many featured farmers with powerful videos showing their farm and sustainable practices https://www.farmaid.org/…/watch-indiana-farmers-speak…/ who have gotten and implemented North Central Region SARE grants. Four SARE grant calls are out now. Contact Lais McCartney at…Read more about Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) News[Read More]
A news release from SARE dated September 5, 2023. Adapted from the Conservation Technology Information Center A new national survey report has found that the vast majority of farmers who use cover crops don’t need incentive payments to continue with the practice because of how much they appreciate its value to their land and business. According…Read more about Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) News – National Cover Crop Survey Report[Read More]
This article has been adapted from a SARE news release published on July 27, 2023, by Sean McGovern. SARE’s newly revised What is Sustainable Agriculture? publication provides a primer to practices that can help farmers and ranchers improve the sustainability of any complex, integrated production and marketing system. Soil Health: Healthy soil provides a strong foundation for…Read more about Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) News[Read More]
New Book: Farming With Soil Life: A Handbook for Supporting Soil Invertebrates and Soil Health on Farms This article was first published on June 20, 2023, by SARE Outreach. Smart farmers know that healthy soil hosts a flourishing and diverse ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, and invertebrates. But the complex relationships between soil life, productivity,…Read more about Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) News[Read More]
Heritage Corn: Planting, Challenges, and Educating from the Family Plot Perspective This winter, Northern Indiana farmer, Zuleyja Prieto, finished her SARE farmer rancher grant that focused on planting and preserving heritage corn varieties (Figure 1). Prieto worked with her family and local farmer collaborators on heritage corn in a family plot for two years. A…Read more about Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) News[Read More]