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Jerry

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Grants and outreach to advance

sustainable innovations to the whole of American

agriculture.

What is SARE?

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SARE was started in 1988, conceived as a

decentralized, science-

based, grassroots,

practical, problem solving – and inclusive – competitive grant making and outreach

program.

Something New and Different

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Jerry

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The SARE Model

• Four regional councils set priorities and make grants

• SARE Outreach produces practical info

• USDA-NIFA supports SARE

• Other USDA agencies and land-grant universities are partners

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Profit – over

the long term

Stewardship

– of the nation’s

land and water

The SARE Model

People – who

depend on agriculture

Successful SARE grantees are

engaged in projects that

simultaneously address the

3 pillars of sustainability:

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SARE has education partnerships with

Extension and other ag professionals in every state

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The SARE Model

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SARE Grant TypesSince 1988, SARE has invested in 5,000 projects nationwide• Farmer/Rancher

• Research & Education

• Professional Development

• Graduate Student

• Sustainable Community Development

• Ag Professional/Producer Partnerships

Go to www.sare.org for your region’s

contact information.

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• Sustainable pest and weed mgmt• Clean energy• Marketing• Stewardship of land and water• Systems research• Community development• Crop diversification• Soil quality• Nutrient management• Rotational grazing

…and much more

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The SARE Portfolio

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SARE

Outreacha library of practical, how-to books (in print or download for

free)

media outreach

a portfolio of in-depth reports on current topics

conference sponsorships

countless online resources, including project reports

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79 percent of producers said they improved soil quality

through their SARE project

64 percent of producers said their SARE project helped them

achieve higher sales

75 percent of educators surveyed led at least one program

to share innovations

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20 Years of Impact

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75 percent of Research and Education

grant projects employ graduate students

Up to 50 percent of those students co-author

scholarly papersShoshanah

Inwood, SARE Graduate

Student Grantee

Supporting Tomorrow’s

Experts

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“Ratcheting up” with a proposed

federal-state matching grants

program

Broadening outreach to the

whole of American agriculture –

sponsoring conferences, tailoring

information

Strengthening training for

ag professionals at the state level

New and Future

Directions

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Helping other grant making

institutions incorporate

sustainability approaches

Working with universities to

integrate sustainable

ag curricula

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New and Future

Directions

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Other USDA-Supported

Information ProgramsAlternative Farming

Systems Information CenterCollects and distributes

information. Provides searching from National Ag Library's

collection and databases.www.nal.usda.gov/afsic

ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information

Service Provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, educators and others.

www.attra.org

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