More than $2.5 million in grant dollars targeting research into sustainable agriculture will be disbursed in the latest round of funding from the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, or Western SARE.<\/p>\n
In addition, the size of grants available directly to farmers and ranchers has been increased to $10,000 from $7,500 for individual producers and to $20,000 from $15,000 for groups of three or more producers.<\/p>\n
The $2.5 million is nearly four times the $700,000 in annual grants made when Utah State University began hosting the Western SARE program 10 years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis continual funding increase reflects the acceptance and growth of the concepts of sustainable agriculture in government and among agricultural researchers and procedures,\u201d said Phil Rasmussen, Western SARE coordinator and a USU soil scientist. \u201cThe fruits of sustainable research can be found on farms and ranches across the West.\u201d<\/p>\n
Western SARE, one of four SARE regions, encompasses 13 Western states and four U.S. territories in the Pacific, including the CNMI. <\/p>\n
Its goals are to support research that helps agriculture be more profitable and environmentally responsible and that sustains the quality of life for producers and their communities. <\/p>\n
Since the program began in 1988, Western SARE has fund more than 700 projects worth $30.5 million.<\/p>\n
Western SARE Farmer-Rancher grant proposals are due Oct. 1, Research and Education pre-proposals are due June 7 and Professional Development Program proposals are due Oct. 15. <\/p>\n
For more information or to obtain a copy of the call for proposals in each grant category, visit the Western SARE Web site at http:\/\/wsare.usu.edu or call (435) 797-2257.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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