Cover Crops & Water Quality Facts Sheets, Infographics, and Slide Set Now Available from SARE

The Cover Crops and Water Quality resources now available from SARE include five fact sheets, three infographics, and one PowerPoint slide set. Together, these resources address the role of cover crops in nutrient management, erosion, infiltration and soil organic matter. Resulting from a synthesis of scientific literature documenting the impacts of cover crops on water…

Western SARE Competitive Grants: 2019 Call for Pre-Proposals Now Open

The Call for Proposals for Western SARE Competitive Grants Chapter 1 Research and Education pre-proposals is open. Deadline is June 4, 2018, 2:00 MDT. These grants – also known as Chapter 1 for their designation in the enabling legislation – involve scientists, producers, and others using interdisciplinary approaches to address issues related to sustaining agriculture. Following scrutiny by…

SARE’s How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch Now Available

How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch provides detailed instruction for crop and livestock producers, as well as educators, on how to conduct research at the farm level using practical strategies and peer-reviewed research findings. How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch also includes a comprehensive list of in-depth resources and real-life examples—from…

Cereal – A weekly blurb about Winter Malting Barley (1 of 4)

What does Winter Barley have in common with male craft brewers? Both sprout beards, and you need both to make beer (female craft brewers being exempt from sprouting beards of course). And yet, with all of this in common, the two know little about one another. As winter is settling in and Winter Malting Barley is going…