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Western SARE has funded 77 projects for 2023. These 77 projects totaled $7,363,082 in funding for six programs: Research and Education, Farmer-Rancher, Professional + Producer, Professional Development Program, Graduate Student Research & Education, and Research to Grassroots. Projects were funded in 14 states and protectorates.
Example topic areas include:
- Case study of beginning farmers of color
- Transitioning to winter CSA production as an adaptation strategy to climate change
- Whole orchard regenerative management
- Sustainable blueberry production
- Robotics, automation, and drone technologies
- Aquaculture farming in Guam
- Impact of soil carbon on rangeland
- Building access to growing mushrooms with the Squaxin Island Tribe
- Cover crops, soil health, IPM, and more
Overall,
- 13 Research and Education projects were funded for a total of $4,069,086
- 26 Farmer-Rancher projects were funded for a total of $603,454
- 11 Professional + Producer projects were funded for a total of $810,523
- 12 Professional Development Program projects were funded for a total of $1,112,215
- 5 Research to Grassroots projects were funded for a total of $470,219
- 10 Graduate Student projects were funded for a total of $297,585
To review summaries of all funded projects, visit our database and search on the Western region for the year of 2023.