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www.sare.org resources developing-successful-organic-horticulture-farms-practical-training-for-ag-professionals

Developing Successful Organic Horticulture Farms: Practical Training for Ag Professionals

Power Point presentation series developed by the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group for ag professionals and farmers interesting in elements of organic crop production and managing organic systems. Principles of...

guide on applying for environmental quality incentives program fundingwww.sare.org resources applying-for-environmental-quality-incentives-program-eqip

Applying for Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

This plain language guide from New Entry Sustainable Farming Project introduces readers to the USDA-NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which pays farmers and ranchers to implement practices that protect...

www.sare.org resources gis-applications-in-agriculture-nutrient-management-for-improved-energy-efficiency

GIS Applications in Agriculture: Nutrient Management for Improved Energy Efficiency

GIS Applications in Agriculture:  Nutrient Management for Improved Energy Efficiency provides an outline of how management recommendations are developed and how a ground-based active sensor can be used. It contains...

high tunnels mannualwww.sare.org resources high-tunnels

High Tunnels

Table of contents Case Studies-----------------------------2 High Tunnels and Marketing--------23 Site Considerations--------------------26 Selecting Your Structure-----------28 Construction Tips---------------------40 Environmental Management--------47 Soil and Crop Management---------54 Pest Management--------------------60 The manual was written by Ted...

Managing Cover Crops Profitably coverwww.sare.org resources managing-cover-crops-profitably-3rd-edition

Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Edition

Managing Cover Crops Profitably explores how and why cover crops work, and provides all the information needed to build cover crops into any farming operation. Along with detailed management information...

Virginia Tech information sheetwww.sare.org resources reduced-tillage-and-cover-cropping-systems-for-organic-vegetable-production

Reduced Tillage and Cover Cropping Systems for Organic Vegetable Production

Healthy soils comprise the foundation for organic food and fiber production. Sustainable soil management integrates cover cropping, other organic and natural mineral inputs, and judicious tillage practices to obtain high...

Rangeland.jpgwww.sare.org resources rangeland-management-strategies

Rangeland Management Strategies

Features innovative SARE-funded research on creating and sustaining a healthy range. Throughout, researchers and ranchers share goals and successes in winter and multi-species grazing, managing forage and other vegetation and protecting...

https://sare.org/content/download/69539/985555/Cover_crops_for_soil_building.pdf?inlinedownload=1www.sare.org resources cover-cropping-on-farm-solar-powered-soil-building

Cover Cropping: On-Farm, Solar-Powered Soil Building

Sustainable farmers and gardeners know that the soil needs to be “fed” regularly in order to continue yielding good crops. Organic matter (carbon-based materials derived from living organisms) and nitrogen...

article on cover crops for all seasonswww.sare.org resources cover-crops-for-all-seasons

Cover Crops for All Seasons

One of the basic tenets of sustainable agriculture is that greater diversity yields greater agro-ecosystem stability, more beneficial organisms, fewer pests and diseases, more sustained crop yields, and more opportunities...

www.sare.org resources caring-for-the-soil-as-a-living-system

Caring for the Soil as a Living System

In organic and sustainable cropping systems, the soil life is the engine of soil fertility and crop production, as well as the guardian of long-term soil health. In this information...

download the in-house composting in high-rise fact sheet in PDF formatwww.sare.org resources in-house-composting-in-high-rise-caged-layer-facilities

In-House Composting in High-Rise, Caged Layer Facilities

Manure handling, storage, and disposal are common problems facing poultry producers in the United States. Fly and odor control, urban encroachment, a limited nearby land base for manure disposal, and...

Manage Insectswww.sare.org resources manage-insects-on-your-farm

Manage Insects on Your Farm

While every farming system is unique, the principles of ecological pest management apply universally. Manage Insects on Your Farm highlights ecological strategies that improve your farm’s natural defenses and encourage beneficial insects...

The New American Farmerwww.sare.org resources the-new-american-farmer-2nd-edition

The New American Farmer, 2nd Edition

Hailing from small vegetable farms, cattle ranches and grain farms covering thousands of acres, the producers in The New American Farmer, 2nd edition have embraced new sustainable approaches to agriculture....

Diversifying Cropping Systemswww.sare.org resources diversifying-cropping-systems

Diversifying Cropping Systems

Today's crop farmers, with their prices global and their costs local, are ensnared in an ever-tightening profit squeeze. Many of them have begun seeking alternative crops that command higher prices...

www.sare.org resources on-farm-research-field-guide

On-Farm Research Field Guide

Farmers have always done their own research. Whether it is trying a new variety of crop or a new way to prepare a field without plowing, farmers have always been at the...

Estrategias Economico-Ambientales en la Crianza de Cerdoswww.sare.org resources estrategias-economico-ambientales-en-la-crianza-de-cerdos

Estrategias Economico-Ambientales en la Crianza de Cerdos

Granjeros que quieren producir puercos con éxito en pequeña escala pueden preservar su independencia de cara a la industria de puercos en proceso de consolidación. Estrategias Económico-Ambientales en la Crianza de...

reading on profitable porkwww.sare.org resources profitable-pork

Profitable Pork

Farmers who want to successfully produce pork on a small scale can preserve their independence in the face of the consolidating hog industry. Profitable Pork: Alternative Strategies for Hog Producers showcases examples...

High Tunnelwww.sare.org resources 2003-high-tunnel-production-manual

2003 High Tunnel Production Manual

This season extension manual, covering commercial hoop house and high tunnel production, is available in hard copy for purchase only. Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - A Short History...

LOL-Cover.jpgwestern.sare.org resources living-on-the-land

Living on the Land

Living on the Land is one of the most comprehensive and adaptable curricula in the country for training natural resource professionals to, in turn, teach small-acreage landowners how to care...

The cover of Steel in the fieldwww.sare.org resources steel-in-the-field

Steel in the Field

Weed control demands time, labor and expense for every farmer every year. Steel in the Field shows how today's implements and techniques can control weeds while reducing—or eliminating—herbicides. In practical language, Steel in...

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