AGRICULTURE PROJECTS FUNDED IN
COLORADO
by USDA's
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
1988-2025
COLORADO
by USDA's
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
1988-2025
Colorado has been awarded $7,408,786 grants to support 132 projects, including but not limited to, 21 research and/or education projects, 26 professional development projects and 58 producer-led projects. Colorado has also received additional SARE support through multi-state projects.
Some grant programs may have been started or ended, or both, within the selected date range. Complete information may not be available for all grant programs prior to 2016.
| RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| SW24-014 | Variable Rate Manure Application with Real-Time Nutrient Sensing for Improved Soil Health and Reduced Environmental Impacts of Dairy Manure Use | $349,819 | Meagan Schipanski Colorado State University Dr. Jasmine Dillon Cornell University Dr.Shawn Archibeque Colorado State University Kat Caswell Colorado State University Dr.Steven Fonte Colorado State University | |
| SW23-952 | Looking beyond yield: Tools for producers to capture and communicate the results of their soil health experiments in the semi-arid High Plains | $349,687 | Meagan Schipanski Colorado State University JohnElla Holmes Nicodemus Educational Camps Ron Meyer Colorado State University Extension | |
| SW21-921 | Strengthening Opportunities Along the Meat Supply Chain to Promote Sustainable Agriculture in Intermountain States | $349,994 | Martha Sullins Colorado State University Extension Becca Jablonski Colorado State University Thomas Bass Montana State University Cody Gifford University of Wyoming Jennifer Martin Colorado State University Dr.Caitlin Youngquist SnapLands | |
| SW20-910 | Developing sustainable peach orchard soil microbiome management practices to control replant disease syndrome | $350,000 | Dr.Ioannis Minas Colorado State University Dr.Jorge Vivanco Colorado State University | |
| SW18-500 | Examining Cover Crops for Soil Health Restoration in Dryland Cropping Systems in SW Colorado and SE Utah | $249,974 | Dr.Steven Fonte Colorado State University | |
| SW15-008 | The Feasibility of Cover Crops in Dryland Cropping Systems in SW Colorado and SE Utah | $249,269 | Abdelfettah Berrada Montoya-Berrada Ranchito | |
| LNC14-356 | The Bison Advantage Outreach and Education Program | $103,675 | Jim Matheson National Bison Association | |
| SW14-023 | On-farm Cyanobacterial Bio-fertilizer Production to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Organic Fruit and Vegetable Production | $293,599 | Dr.Jessica Davis Colorado State University | |
| SW09-053 | Harnessing the Sun for On-farm Fertilizer Production | $159,023 | Dr.Jessica Davis Colorado State University | |
| SW09-401 | Farm to Fork: Connecting Our Youth with Sustainable Agriculture | $48,988 | Dennis Lamm Colorado State University Tisha Casida That's Natural! | |
| SW08-033 | Integrating Perennial Living Mulches into Irrigated Cropping Systems | $146,684 | Joe Brummer Colorado State University | |
| SW06-028 | Site-specific Manure Management for Improving Soil Quality | $131,332 | Dr.Raj Khosla Colorado State University | |
| SW05-085 | Supply and Market Analysis for Organic Producers in the Four Corners States | $144,511 | Dennis Lamm Colorado State University | |
| SW04-087 | Native Seed Production for Crop Diversification | $171,121 | Dr.Ron Godin Colorado State University - Rogers Mesa Res. Ctr. | |
| SW02-002 | Extending Irrigated Alfalfa Stand Life and Long-Term Profitability by Alteration of Late-Season Harvest Schedules | $61,270 | Robert Hammon Tri River Cooperative Extension | |
| SW02-051 | A Range Management Curriculum and Participatory Planning Project for the Tohono O'odham Nation | $99,263 | Maria Fernandez-Gimenez Colorado State University | |
| SW00-018 | Utilization of Compost Made from Agricultural and Forestry Wastes for Improving the Economic and Ecological Sustainability of Agronomic Crop Production on Low Organic Matter Soils in the San Luis Valley of Colorado | $137,916 | Richard Zink Colorado State University | |
| SW99-056 | Developing Sustainable Dryland Cropping Systems in SW Colorado and SE Utah Using Conservation Tillage and Crop Diversification | $142,380 | Abdelfettah Berrada Montoya-Berrada Ranchito | |
| SW96-007 | Reducing Environmental Contamination from Feedlot Manure in the South Platte River Basin through Agronomic, Economic, and Social Analysis and Education | $206,000 | Dr.Jessica Davis Colorado State University | |
| AW95-205 | Effectiveness of Beauveria Bassiana as a Microbial Control Agent for Coleopteran and Homopteran Pests of Irrigated Alfalfa | $36,091 | Frank Peairs Colorado State University | |
| LW88-005 | Compiling a Database of Sustainable Producers for the Southern Rockies Region | $36,000 | Rita Robinson Sustainable Mountain Agricultural Alliance (SMALL) | |
| LOCAL ED & DEMO (FORMERLY RGR) GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| WRGR23-006 | FACTS - "Farmers Addressing Challenges through Training and Science" | $100,000 | Tessa McCusker GoFarm Stephanie Enloe Women Food and Agriculture Network Juliann Salinas WFAN | |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| WPDP24-021 | Upskilling Urban Ag Professionals: Soil and Water Stewardship through Soil Sensing IoT and AI | $99,660 | Deana Namuth-Covert Colorado State University James Folkestad Colorado State University Jay Ham Colorado State University | |
| WPDP23-006 | Video Overview of Established Biological Controls in Colorado; Identification, Collection, Release and Monitoring Methods | $28,000 | Kristi Gladem Colorado Dept. Of Agriculture Palisade Insectary Dr. Dan Bean Colorado Dept. of Agriculture Palisade Insectary Torri Gladem Colorado Dept. Of Agriculture Palisade Insectary | |
| WPDP21-029 | Training Colorado educators about Sustainable Co-existence between ranchers and wolves | $99,949 | Dana Hoag Colorado State University Dr.Stewart Breck Colorado State University Dr.Kevin Crooks Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State Univers CJ Mucklow Colorado State University Dr.John Sanderson Colorado State Univesity Robin Young Colorado State University | |
| WPDP21-017 | Reviving the Range School: Range Science Training for Colorado Extension Agents | $60,007 | Retta Bruegger Colorado State University Extension Anne Overlin Colorado State University | |
| WPDP21-016 | Growing Heritage Grains for Market Production | $75,671 | Gretchen Groenke Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance Emily Lockard Colorado State University Southwestern Colorado Research Center | |
| EW18-005 | Seed Saving Farmer Training | $45,350 | Lee-Ann Hill Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance | |
| EW14-024 | Colorado Resource Monitoring Initiative-Professionals Training | $23,000 | Erin Karney Colorado Cattlemen's Association | |
| EW12-009 | Integrating Birds in Range Management across the Sagebrush Steppe | $60,000 | Laura Quattrini Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (dba Bird Conservancy of the Rockies) | |
| EW09-013 | In-service Training and Decision-Making Tools for Optimizing Livestock Mortality Management | $97,848 | Dr.Jessica Davis Colorado State University | |
| EW09-014 | Curricula and Instructional Modules for Sustainable Small-Scale Greenhouse Production | $60,000 | Dr.Steven Newman Colorado State University | |
| EW08-016 | Professional Training for Developing a Hands-On Organic Weed Management Learning Center for Commercial Market Gardens in Local Communities | $89,492 | Beth LaShell Fort Lewis College | |
| EW07-008 | Enterprise, Environmental and Community Development to Promote Agricultural and Heritage Tourism | $59,973 | Martha Sullins Colorado State University Dawn Thilmany Colorado State University Andrew Seidl Colorado State University | |
| EW06-019 | Using Videos as a Teaching Tool: Improving Profits and Rangelands Through Application of Behavioral Principles | $80,000 | Beth Burritt Utah State University | |
| EW05-015 | Manure Management: An essential component of 4-H livestock projects | $59,927 | Dr.Jessica Davis Colorado State University | |
| EW04-016 | BEHAVE Facilitator's Network | $99,702 | Kathy Voth Utah State University | |
| EW03-011 | Education, Training and Outreach on Risk Education | $99,600 | Doug Hoag CSU | |
| EW02-004 | Niche Beef Production and Marketing in Colorado | $59,470 | Martha Sullins American Farmland Trust Julia Freedgood American Farmland Trust Dawn Thilmany Colorado State University Tom Field Colorado State University | |
| EW02-009 | Integrating Bird Conservation into Range Management | $81,937 | Tammy VerCauteren Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory | |
| EW02-017 | Establishing Dialogue Between Alternative Agricultural Producers and the Land-Grant University in Colorado | $56,000 | Dr.Jessica Davis Colorado State University | |
| EW01-021 | Exploration of the Ethical Basis for Agricultural Sustainability | $26,772 | Robert Zimdahl Weed Research Lab, Colorado State University | |
| EW01-022 | Coached Land Planning and Care | $81,000 | Scott Cotton Colorado State University Cooperative Education | |
| EW99-006 | Workshops on Land Use and Land Protection Policy | $66,195 | Jeff Jones American Farmland Trust | |
| EW97-005 | In-Depth Training and Work Experience on a Community Supported Agriculture (C.S.A.) Farm | $4,400 | Steve Carcaterra Colorado State University Cooperative Extension | |
| EW96-002 | Improving Manure Management to Protect Water Quality in the Southwestern U. S. | $60,000 | Dr.Jessica Davis Colorado State University | |
| EW95-018 | Video Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture for Eight Western States | $20,000 | Joe Hiller University of Wyoming, Cooperative Extension Service | |
| EW94-009 | Permaculture Systems Pamphlet | $5,620 | Jerome Osentowski Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute | |
| FARMER/RANCHER GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| FW23-413 | Agrivoltaic Research at Jack's Solar Farm | $24,854 | Meg Caley Sprout City Farms Meg Caley Sprout City Farms | |
| FW23-416 | Trialing On-Farm Windrow Vermicomposting as a Mechanism for Reducing Producer Dependence on Off-Farm Inputs | $24,240 | Rick Bieterman Watershed Ranch | |
| FW23-424 | Roller-Crimping Cover Crops on Irrigated Organic Cropland | $24,935 | David Harold Tuxedo Farms | |
| FW23-428 | Efficacy of insect-exclusion nettings and shade cloth combinations on diversified vegetable production in the Southwest | $19,320 | Rebecca Gourlay Highwater Farm | |
| FW22-406 | The Citizen Science Soil Health Project, Years 4-6 | $29,900 | Elizabeth Black Your Neighborhood Christmas Tree Farm | |
| FW20-371 | The Application of using High-Fungal Compost to Renovate Mountain Meadow Pastures | $20,000 | Steve Oswald Oswald Cattle Co | |
| FW19-341 | The Citizen Science Soil Health Project | $24,800 | Elizabeth Black Your Neighborhood Christmas Tree Farm | |
| FW19-354 | Evaluating Forage Production and Ranching in Response to Regenerative Rotational Grazing on Dryland Pastures in Southwest Colorado. | $25,000 | Chuck McAfee Charles M.McAfee & CO. LLLP | |
| FW18-053 | Managing Canada Thistle for Soil Health and Greater Farm Profitability through Crimped Cover Crop and Strip Tillage on Annual Brassicas and Cucurbits | $8,978 | Michael Nolan Mountain Roots Produce LLC | |
| FW15-046 | Feasibility of Summer (floricane) Brambles in Colorado | $14,571 | Amy Kafka Garden Sweet | |
| FW15-057 | Supplemental Heating of High Tunnels by Energy-Producing Compost Piles | $15,000 | Dr.Amy Yackel Adams Sunspot Urban Farm | |
| FW14-027 | Colorado Queen Honey Bee Testing Project for Increased Sustainability | $24,922 | Kristine Holthaus Colorado Queen Honey Bee Testing Project for Increased Sustainability | |
| FW13-128 | Improved Honeybee Health through Foundation Modification | $25,000 | Audrey Sue McWilliams Sue McWilliams | |
| FW12-076 | Development of a Digitally Integrated, Low-cost Farm-to-COnsumer Product Tracking System for Small Scale Farmers and Grower Networks | $24,965 | Brett KenCairn Circle Fresh Farms | |
| FW11-010 | Alternative crops to diversify the traditional winter wheat/fallow cropping system in Northwest COlorado | $29,821 | Mike Williams none Mike Williams | |
| FW10-059 | Expanding Small Ruminant Dairy Production | $14,500 | Suzanne Quintana Quintana Farms Neville McNaughton Cheezsorce | |
| FW10-070 | Effects of Sustainable Soil Amendments on Nutrient Availability in High Alkaline pH Soil in Field Production of Trees in Northeastern Colorado | $14,379 | Dr.Brooke Edmunds CSU Extension David Rickman Boxelder Creek Nurseries | |
| FW09-030 | Alternative Fertilizer for Meadow Grass Hay | $10,775 | Nancy Roberts Arrowpoint Cattle Co., LLC | |
| FW07-024 | Different Goat Breed Crosses to Find the Best Tasting Meat | $12,623 | Holly Napier Napier Family Farms | |
| FW07-031 | Raising Livestock and Crops Simultaneously in Unheated Greenhouses | $12,089 | John Socolofsky Antelope Creek Ranch | |
| FW07-319 | Season Extension and Crop Area Multiplication with a Moveable Hoophouse in an Organic System | $11,230 | Dr.Edward Page CSU Extension | |
| FW06-028 | Integrated Control of Weeds and Verticillium in Strawberry Nurseries | $10,000 | Brian Coleman Ruby Mountain Nursery | |
| FW06-314 | Business Plan for Producers to Create Value-added Crop-based Products | $20,000 | Ravi Malhotra ICAST Intl Ctr for Appropriate & Sustainable Tech | |
| FW05-009 | Non-chemical Control of Nematodes in Potatoes | $9,922 | Monty Smith Three S Ranch | |
| FW05-309 | Management Practices for Drip Irrigation in Baca County, Colorado | $9,353 | James Valliant Colorado State University | |
| FW04-112 | Common Standards and Labeling | $13,500 | Dan Hobbs Tres Rios Agricultural Cooperative Inc. | |
| FW04-318 | Using Irrigated Forage Pastures to Enhance Livestock Production Sustainability | $13,555 | Bruce Bosley Colorado State University Gene Schmitz Colorado State University | |
| FW03-016 | Production of Medicinal Herbs as an Integral Part of On-farm Cheese Production and the Use of Medicinals for Immuno-stimulation and Enhanced Milk Production | $5,455 | Denise Bohemier El Rancho del Cielo | |
| FW03-109 | Edamame Bean Production and Marketing | $5,000 | Phil Knob | |
| FW03-111 | Market Development for an Edible Bean Food Business | $5,000 | Shane Atchley | |
| FW02-003 | Agricultural Systems Economics for Hay production | $1,030 | Wilbur Miller | |
| FW02-006 | SE Colorado Range Plant Quality Database and Supplement Formulation Program | $13,488 | John Doherty | |
| FW02-007 | Propagation of Colorado Native Plants | $7,500 | Ann Grant | |
| FW02-014 | Study to Determine if Nepeta Cataria (Catnip) Can Be Commercially Grown in Montrose, CO | $5,000 | Susan Bony | |
| FW02-021 | Design and Building of a Facility for the production of Goat and Sheep milk Cheeses on the farmsteadin rural SW Colorado | $7,460 | Denise Bohemier El Rancho del Cielo | |
| FW02-025 | Colorado Organic Honey Production | $6,000 | Cesar Flores | |
| FW01-009 | Tillage and Irrigation Assessment Effecting Soil Salinity along South Platte River | $6,400 | Randy Honstein Natural Resources Conservation District | |
| FW01-010 | Pastured Poultry as an Alternative and Enhancement to a Traditional Livestock Agricultural System | $6,500 | Tony Daranyi Colorado State University | |
| FW00-012 | Residue Management in Furrow Irrigated Reduced Tillage Systems | $4,650 | Randy Hines | |
| FW00-028 | Building a Community-based Direct Marketing Model for Diverse Ranch Enterprises | $5,000 | Jeremy Gingerich | |
| FW00-032 | Organic Soil Amendment Release Rates for Fertility in Apples | $6,750 | Steve Ela | |
| FW00-038 | Native Plants Nursery | $5,000 | John Squire | |
| FW00-074 | Colorado Quality Lamb: Enhancing the Economic Viability of Local Producers Through Direct Marketing to Food Service Establishments | $5,000 | David Myers | |
| FW00-240 | Carbondale Community Garden Cooperative | $8,311 | Wendy Anderson | |
| FW00-277 | Custer County Ag-Products Internet Marketing Project | $2,160 | Sara Hebbert | |
| FW00-302 | Alternative Crop Marketing Based on a Pre-existing Urban-Rural Spiritual and Social Relationship | $3,400 | Paul Mailander | |
| FW00-329 | Paradox Valley Heirloom Foods and Native Seed Grow-Out | $9,997 | Martha Ames Burgess | |
| FW99-011 | Hydraulic Windmill Pump | $2,733 | Lonnie Jackson | |
| FW99-065 | Sustainable Sheep Dairy Project | $3,550 | Steve and Carolyn Keller | |
| FW98-020 | Testing Alternative Crop Rotations for Traditional Small Grain/Fallow System | $3,000 | James Faughnan | |
| FW98-024 | Integrated Weed Management of Musk Thistle with Emphasis on Biological Control | $2,938 | Larry Matschke | |
| FW98-025 | Annual Forage Production for an Intensive Winter Grazing System | $2,665 | John Haws | |
| FW98-065 | Cultures and La Manga Cattlemen's Association Range Analysis and Improvement Project | $8,700 | Dennis Moeller | |
| FW97-003 | Converting Pasture Land to Specialty Crop Production as an Alternative Farm Enterprise | $2,500 | Trent J. Taylor | |
| FW97-032 | Perennial Grass Establishment in Existing Alfalfa | $1,825 | Douglas B. Wiley | |
| FW97-045 | Pasture Fryer Chickens | $2,500 | Pete Mattics | |
| FW96-005 | Habitat Management as a Transitional Tool to an Insecticide: Free Pest Management Program in Apples | $1,500 | Bob White | |
| FW95-047 | Evaluation of Alternative Crops in Dryland Multi-Crop Rotations on Farms in the Northeastern Colorado Region | $5,000 | Joe Kinnie Colorado Conservation Tillage Association | |
| GRADUATE STUDENT GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| GW25-005 | Evaluating Edible Flowers for Intercropping with Vegetables to Enhance Producer Market Diversification | $29,928 | Dr.Chad Miller Colorado State University Makenzie Lee Colorado State University | |
| GW24-001 | Optimizing Carbon Dioxide Enrichment to Improve Fruit Quality and Expand Local Opportunities for Controlled Environment Strawberry Production | $29,963 | Dr.Joshua Craver Colorado State University Jake Holley Colorado State University Samantha Rosado Colorado State University Samantha Rosado Colorado State University | |
| GW24-002 | Enhancing indoor air quality in dairy farms via automatic air monitoring and mitigation strategies. | $29,748 | Dr.Diego MANRIQUEZ Colorado State University Afrin Jannat Colorado State University | |
| GW24-004 | Sustainable pest management for Alfalfa mosaic virus in chile peppers in organic and conventional production | $29,998 | Dr.Ada Szczepaniec Colorado State University Lara Amiri-Kazaz Colorado State University | |
| GW22-232 | Impact of genetics and grazing management on enteric methane emissions and performance in stocker steers | $29,485 | Kim Stackhouse-Lawson Colorado State University Ashley Schilling Colorado State University | |
| GW20-214 | Cattle as Partners in Conservation: Ecological, Economic, and Social Outcomes of Public-Private Partnerships on Colorado Landscapes | $24,727 | Dr.Stacy Lynn Colorado State University Anna Clare Monlezun Colorado State University | |
| GW19-202 | Climate mitigation through soil carbon sequestration: increasing soil resilience and plant productivity on rangelands through compost application | $24,766.41 | Dr.Jennie DeMarco Western Colorado University Amy Honan Western Colorado University Alexia Cooper Western State Colorado University (doing business as Western Colorado University) | |
| GW16-020 | Dryland cropping system intensification in the West-Central Great Plains: Impacts and barriers to adoption | $25,009 | Meagan Schipanski Colorado State University Steven Rosenzweig Colorado State University | |
| GW14-028 | Information flows along the beef supply chain: Information exchange as a strategy for mitigating increased costs and maximizing producer profits. | $25,000 | Dr.Jennifer Bair Sociology, CU Boulder Sarah Lake University of Colorado-Boulder | |
| GW11-019 | Impacts of Reduced Nitrogen Application During Late Growing Season on Potato Tuber Quality and Profitability | $24,490 | Dr.Sastry Jayanty Colorado State University Henry Castleberry Colorado State University | |
| ON FARM RESEARCH/PARTNERSHIP GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| OW25-006 | Assessing compost tea effects on soil health and crop quality in semi-arid farming systems | $84,497 | Meagan Schipanski Colorado State University Jessica Callen Colorado State University Extension | |
| OW25-007 | Enhancing frost resiliency of high elevation peach production through exogenous application of supplemental protective compounds naturally occurring | $76,612 | david sterle Colorado State University Dr.Jeff Pieper Colorado State University- Cooperative Extension | |
| OW24-001 | Coupling tech herding and emissions measurement technologies to develop sustainable grazing strategies on the shortgrass steppe | $75,000 | Kim Stackhouse-Lawson Colorado State University Edward Raynor Colorado State University Anna Shadbolt Colorado State University AgNext | |
| OW24-007 | “Mesa grapes": Table grapes as an alternative crop in Western Colorado | $65,552 | Bradley Tonnessen Colorado State University Dr.Charlotte Oliver Colorado State University | |
| ONC22-102 | National Bison North Central Regenerative Ranching Workshop Series | $39,087 | Jim Matheson National Bison Association | |
| OW21-368 | Enabling improved environmental outcomes/farm economics for sugarbeet farmers using improved nutrient stewardship | $75,000 | Dr.Rebecca Larson The Western Sugar Cooperative | |
| OW20-357 | Microbial Ecology of Vermicompost and Vermi-teas | $49,100 | Dr.Zackary Jones Aggrego Data Kathy Doesken Rocky Mountain Soil Stewardship | |
| OW20-358 | Compost for Carbon Sequestration on Irrigated Pasture | $49,746 | Retta Bruegger Colorado State University Extension Dr.Megan Machmuller Colorado State University | |
| OW10-309 | Reducing Nitrogen Fertilizer Inputs to Irrigated Pastures and Hayfields by Interseeding Legumes | $49,849 | Joe Brummer Colorado State University | |
| OW10-321 | Using Cattle to Rehabilitate Rangeland Vegetation and Improve Ecosystem Function (3 yr project) | $49,936 | Kathy Voth Livestock for Landscapes | |
| OW10-325 | Organic Winter Production Scheduling in Unheated High Tunnels. | $38,358 | Frank Stonaker Colorado State University | |
| PDP STATE PROGRAM GRANTS | ||||
| The following are non-competitive awards that fund the activities of the SARE state coordinator(s) within each state. | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| WCO24-001 | Advancing Sustainable Agriculture Practices in Colorado | $120,000 | Adrian Card Colorado State University | |
| WCO21-001 | Colorado Sustainable Agricultural Professional Development Program | $107,250 | Adrian Card Colorado State University | |
| WSP19-023 | Colorado Sustainable Agricultural Professional Development Program, (2019) | $28,636 | Dr.Ioannis Minas Colorado State University Adrian Card Colorado State University | |
| WSP18-005 | Colorado 2018-20 PDP project | $28,636 | Dr.Ioannis Minas Colorado State University Adrian Card Colorado State University | |
| WSP17-005 | 2018 Colorado State University PDP Project | $37,999.35 | Dr.Steven Newman Colorado State University William Nobles Colorado State University | |
For further information on projects, contact Western SARE at (406) 994-4789 or wsare@montana.edu.
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).