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Northeast SARE From the Field

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Kriemhild Dairy Farms

Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile

The localvore movement leads to multifarm cooperation.

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Ginger: An ancient crop in the New World

Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile

An idle greenhouse sparks a new idea.

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New weed control tools for smaller farms

Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile

Weeds can be challenging without rightsized mechanization.

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Fair Trade Strategy for Northeast "Eco-Growers"

Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile

Faced with rising costs and foreign competition, a group of apple growers launched a cooperative direct marketing effort for their sustainably raised fruit.

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Tackling the Thorny Issues, Linking Practitioners

Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile

Anu Rangarajan, of Cornell University, is advancing the next generation of organic agriculture through research, training and by connecting farmers and educators.

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Simple P Test Yields Millions in Savings

Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile

Corn growers across New York have together cut their use of starter phosphorous by tens of millions of pounds, thanks to SARE-funded Cornell University research.

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On-Farm Biodiesel 101

Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile

A SARE-funded workshop series is helping farmers produce their own biodiesel, saving money and reducing their carbon footprint.

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Large-Scale Help for Small-Scale Farmers

Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile

The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, supported by SARE grants, has helped dozens of small farmers in Massachusetts establish their roots.

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Extension Agent Dynamo + Farmer Ingenuity = Great Solutions

Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile

University of Vermont Extension Specialist Heather Darby partners with colleagues and farmers to advance research in biofuel production, organic grains for dairies, and value-added wheat for local bakeries.

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Research Leads to Profitable, Sustainable Approaches to Onion Production

Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile

Cornell University Extension Vegetable Specialist Christine Hoepting is helping onion growers improve yields and save money through her research in conservation tillage, mulches, planting techniques and soil fertility.

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Grant Puts (Good) Crimp in Farm Operations

Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile

It all began in 2002 with a $6,500 SARE grant and the seed of an idea: a no-till tractor implement that rolls, crimps and kills cover crops, creating a weed suppressing mulch.

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Questions?

Helen Husher

Helen Husher is the Northeast contact for general and media inquiries, questions about projects and events, and is who to contact when you don't know who to contact.

 

Digging and Learning

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Browse freely through these tools and resources--our goal was to collect in one place the SARE-funded items that we thought would serve both applicants and the inquisitive visitor.

If there's a project resource you would like to see posted here that isn't, just let us know and we'll do our best to make it available.