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Stories from the West

Testing Prickly Pear Cactus as a Crop and Fire Break

Liron Brish sees protecting farming in the United States as his life's mission. The tech innovator has launched several ag-focused ventures (including a new banking platform called Thombar for specialty crop growers) and he and his wife bought 10 acres in the hills above Santa Barbara, California to farm themselves. There were just a few […]

Disease Vectors

Safeguarding Chickpeas

Season Extension

Domes: Bridging Agriculture in Wyoming & the Pacific

Agritourism

Agritourism: Montana Conference Builds Stronger Collaborations

Our Impact

Western SARE Grants

69,877 farmers and ranchers participated in learning
17,156 farmers and ranchers gained knowledge or skills
2,738 farmers and ranchers changed a practice

Based on SARE grantee reports, 2021—2026.

About Western SARE

Western SARE provides competitive grants and educational opportunities in Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Federated States of Micronesia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Marianas Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

We’ve had twice the crop production on the same footprint, which is huge for both profit and land-use efficiency.

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