Education and Training

"Transitioning to Organic Production' lays out many promising conversion strategies, covering typical organic farming production practices, innovative marketing ideas and federal standards for certified organic crop production. With special sections on livestock production and profiles of four organic producers."

"This 20-page bulletin offers snapshots of the many alternatives to marketing commodities through conventional channels.

"This 20-page bulletin helps producers - and the educators who work with them - design farm-wide approaches to control pests.

"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 riparian areas."

"As producers throughout the nation grow increasingly concerned about water scarcity, farmers, ranchers and agricultural educators are beginning to explore new, conservation-oriented approaches to water use.

"Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture' features farmer experiences plus the latest research in a guide to raising chickens and turkeys using pens, movable fencing and pastures. A Kentucky family nets between 90 cents and $1.50 per pound from Louisville customers for birds raised on pasture.

"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 of alternative ways to raise pork profitably.

"Across the country, as energy prices climb, farmers are turning more and more to clean energy practices. From energy-saving light bulbs to solar panels to fuels grown and processed on the farm, farmers are making their operations more profitable, efficient and cleaner.

Books, videos, top project reports, online courses, fact sheets, and much more! SARE's Learning Center is a treasure trove of sustainable agriculture information searchable by type of product and topic. Just click on the product type or topic you're interested in.

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 or pay dividends by boosting the yields of rotational crops.