AGRICULTURE PROJECTS FUNDED IN
KANSAS
by USDA's
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
1988-2025
KANSAS
by USDA's
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
1988-2025
Kansas has been awarded $7,653,329 grants to support 218 projects, including but not limited to, 32 research and/or education projects, 13 professional development projects and 111 producer-led projects. Kansas 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 | |
| LNC25-514 | The Numbers Just Don't Add Up: Making Virtual Fencing a Financial Reality to Goat Producers | $249,899 | Sarah Easdon Grace Heritage Farms | |
| LNC24-503 | Sustainable postharvest solutions for small-scale, urban produce growers | $249,601 | Dr.Tricia Jenkins Kansas State University | |
| LNC24-507 | Efficacy of Biostimulants to Improve Soil Health, Nutrient Availability and Crop Yields in Water-limited Environments | $249,936 | Dr.Augustine Obour Kansas State University | |
| LNC22-476 | Evaluating virtual fences for cattle in regards to water resources, forage management, invasive weed control, and wildlife systems | $249,999 | Jaymelynn Farney Kansas State University | |
| LNC21-446 | Increasing Climate Resilience Among Refugee & Immigrant Farmers in Kansas City and Beyond | $235,004 | Brien Darby Cultivate KC | |
| LNC20-441 | Improving disease resistance in the perennial grain Kernza to protect the value of the grain and the environment | $167,433 | Dr.Jessica Rupp Kansas State University | |
| LNC19-431 | Animal Fiber Production for the Fashion Supply Chain: Developing Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum for High School Young Women | $148,700 | Dr.Kim Hiller Kansas State University | |
| LNC18-411 | Cover Crop Management Options to Improve Weed Control, Crop Yield and Soil Health | $199,820 | Dr.Augustine Obour Kansas State University | |
| LNC15-369 | Strengthening Organic Sweet Potato Propagation Systems in the North Central Region | $195,968 | Dr.Jason Griffin Kansas State University | |
| LNC15-372 | The Impact of Fuel Load, Burn Season, and Fire Frequency on the Control of an Invasive Legume, Sericea Lespedeza | $199,717 | Dr.Brenda Koerner Emporia State University Pamela Fillmore Emporia State University | |
| LNC13-355 | Tomato Grafting: Developing Grower Recommendations for the Great Plains and Enhancing Our Understanding of the “Rhizobiome” | $158,516 | Dr.Cary Rivard Kansas State University | |
| LNC10-318 | Establishment of Permissible Levels of Residue Removal for Corn, Wheat, and Sorghum Fields as Biofuel Feedstocks | $173,278 | Dr.Humberto Blanco University of Nebraska | |
| LNC10-319 | Participatory Plant Breeding and Agroecology to Develop Intermediate Wheatgrass for Sustainable Grain Production | $171,446 | Dr.Lee DeHaan The Land Institute | |
| LNC06-273 | Pasture-wheat intercropping for post-contract Conservation Reserve Program Lands | $70,188 | Dr.Jerry Glover The Land Institute | |
| LNC06-274 | Domesticating Intermediate Wheatgrass for Sustainable Grain Production | $134,765 | Dr.Lee DeHaan The Land Institute | |
| LNC05-253 | Growing Growers for Greater Kansas City: Establishing a Permanent Program to Train Farmers in Sustainable, Local Food Production and Marketing | $105,027 | Edward Carey Kansas State University | |
| LNC03-238 | Growing Growers for Greater Kansas City: Improving Skills for Sustainable Local Food Production and Marketing | $100,246 | Edward Carey Kansas State University | |
| LNC02-210 | Guided Exploration of Value Added Enterprises Project | $99,096 | Dan Nagengast Kansas Rural Center, Inc | |
| LNC01-184 | Developing a Historical Community-Based Wheat Milling Cooperative | $83,965 | Edgar Hicks Kansas Black Farmers Assoc. | |
| LNC00-170 | Assisting Farmers with Enterprise Diversification | $54,550 | Jerry Jost Kansas Rural Center | |
| LNC99-151 | Skill Training for Beginning Farmers | $30,886 | Jerry Jost Kansas Rural Center | |
| LNC98-127 | County Fair Tomato Cooperative: Developing an Organic Tomato Processing Cooperative | $67,800 | Dan Nagengast Kansas Rural Center, Inc | |
| LNC98-142 | Heartland Sustainable Agriculture Network | $64,000 | Jerry Jost Kansas Rural Center | |
| LNC97-106 | Cluster use of Whole-Farm Planning with Decision Cases and Evaluation | $106,400 | Dr.Rhonda Janke Kansas State University | |
| LNC97-123 | Yesterday’s Research for Tomorrow’s Needs | $63,500 | Dr.Rhonda Janke Kansas State University | |
| LNC96-102 | Bioremediation of Saline Seeps | $17,778 | Kyle Mankin Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University | |
| LNC96-110 | Farmer Marketing Information Coops | $22,390 | Jerry Jost Kansas Rural Center | |
| LNC95-078 | Development of a Rancher Cooperative to Market Grass-Fed Meat | $33,300 | Dan Nagengast Kansas Rural Center, Inc | |
| LNC95-083 | Farmer-to-Farmer Cover Crop Network Complementing On-Farm and On-Station Trials | $46,954 | Jerry Jost Kansas Rural Center | |
| LNC89-016.1 | Assessing Soil Phosphorus Availability in Low-Input Systems | $19,742 | Steve Thien Kansas State University | |
| LNC89-025 | Synchrony and Contribution of Legume Nitrogen for Grain Production Under Different Tillage Systems | $95,081 | John Havlin Kansas State University | |
| LNC88-016 | Assessing Soil Phosphorus Availability in Low-Input Systems | $18,949 | Steve Thien Kansas State University | |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| ENC24-236 | Integrating Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture into K-12 Education through Professional Development | $116,902 | Laura Downey Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE) | |
| ENC24-242 | Delivering Professional Development & Networking Opportunities for Urban Agriculture Professionals in the North Central Region | $119,962 | Dr.Cary Rivard Kansas State University | |
| ENC21-200 | Enhancing community water quality, livestock performance, and farmer and rancher income through improved animal watering systems | $90,000 | Carol Baldwin Kansas State University | |
| ENC21-201 | Alternate Roots—Land Acquisition and Tenure Options | $89,656 | Tom Buller Kansas Rural Center | |
| ENC19-181 | Capacity Building in Urban Food Systems in the North Central Region | $89,443 | Dr.Cary Rivard Kansas State University | |
| ENC15-146 | Soil Health Bootcamp and Applications to Sustainable Vegetable Cropping: Professional Development for Local Agriculture Educators | $64,307 | Dr.Megan Kennelly Kansas State University | |
| ENC11-125 | Professional Training for Sustainable Agroforestry in Kansas | $50,946 | Nicole Ricci Kansas Forest Service Dr.Megan Kennelly Kansas State University | |
| ENC09-107 | Developing Extension Competence in Good Agricultural Practices and Farm Food Safety Planning for Fruit and Vegetable Growers in Kansas and Missouri | $46,614 | Jeffrey Callaway Kansas State University Dr.Cary Rivard Kansas State University | |
| ENC09-108 | Kansas NRCS Organic Training Program | $54,074 | Mary Fund Kansas Rural Center | |
| ENC06-089 | Building Capacity to Engage Latinos in Local Food Systems in the Heartland | $75,000 | Dr.Gerad Middendorf Kansas State University | |
| ENC03-075 | Grow Your Farmer’s Market | $54,211 | Jerry Jost Kansas Rural Center | |
| ENC00-047 | Local Food to Local People: Enlarging a Regional Food System Through Nutrition Education | $60,145 | Nancy O'Connor Community Mercantile Education Foundation Nancy O'Conner Community Mercantile Education Foundation Inc | |
| ENC99-046 | Environmental Farm Analysis and Planning: A Whole Farm Planning Training Exercise Designed for Extension and NRCS Personnel | $82,994 | William Hargrove Kansas State University, KCARE | |
| FARMER/RANCHER GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| FNC25-1484 | USA Duck Team Scattered-Site Hatchery | $30,000 | Corinna West USA Duck Team | |
| FNC24-1402 | Determining Optimal Planting Density Per Acre of Dual-Purpose Industrial Hemp with Cover Crop | $14,840 | B Boman AST Genetics | |
| FNC23-1364 | Creating a Sustainable Honey Bee Depository from Urban to Rural Settings | $12,860 | Dr.Robert Brooks META | |
| FNC23-1366 | Integrating intensive mushroom and vegetable production with a closed-loop indoor growing system | $14,515 | JACOB CHAPMAN Moose Paw Farm | |
| FNC23-1395 | Using Sainfoin and Silflower to Improve Beehive Health and Productivity in Kansas | $14,152 | Allen Stovall AJ Honey Farms LLC | |
| FNC22-1323 | Happy Seedlings, Happy Fish, Happy Family? Achieving All Three Through Function Stacking In An Integrated Seed Starting/Heating/Aquaponics System | $15,000 | Brad Dilts Serenity Farm | |
| FNC22-1331 | Exploring the production costs, utility, and value of by-products in Kernza® perennial grain production | $29,980 | Brandon Kaufman Brandon and Morgan Kaufman | |
| FNC22-1342 | Evaluation of weed suppression between Paper mulch, and straw mulch, and terminated winter cover crop on pumpkins and winter squash. | $14,175 | Miles Mentzer Mentzer Family Farm | |
| FNC22-1347 | Low-cost Farm-made Indigenous Soil Microbial Inoculant: Yield Impact on High Tunnel Grown Tomatoes | $7,704 | Kevin Prather Mellowfields Farm | |
| FNC22-1349 | Everybody Grows | $29,997 | Girard Sagmiller The gifted learning project | |
| FNC21-1264 | Trial of a combination plasticulture / matted row strawberry production system in central Kansas | $5,898 | Jonathan Conard Tenth Street Orchard | |
| FNC21-1307 | KS Fiber Hemp Variety Trials | $26,250 | Sarah Stephens KS Hemp Consortium | |
| FNC20-1225 | Red Kidney Bean production in Kansas | $1,400 | Jake Johannes Johannes Family Farms & Sacred Sun Cooperative Farm | |
| FNC20-1230 | Medicinal Root Production for Small Scale Agriculture | $3,370 | Jessica Layton Sacred Sun Farm | |
| FNC20-1232 | Market Allergy-Friendly Food Using Local Vegetables, Fruit, Proteins, and Value-added Products to Increase Small Farm Sales | $27,000 | Dr.James Leek Pat & Rachels Gardens LLC | |
| FNC19-1161 | Ancestral Mexica Farming: A Comparative Yield Analysis from the 1500s | $8,908 | Pantaleon Florez, III Maseualkaulli Farms | |
| FNC19-1175 | Research, Create, and Market Allergy-Friendly Food for Institutions Using Local Vegetables, Fruit, Proteins and Value-added Products to Increase Small Farm Sales | $27,000 | Dr.James Leek Pat & Rachels Gardens LLC | |
| FNC18-1133 | Adding Value to Small-farm Produce by Processing and Freezing Vegetables and Fruit | $22,500 | Dr.James Leek Pat & Rachels Gardens LLC | |
| FNC18-1152 | Evaluating the performance of alternative horticultural crops (Lavender) under various production systems to enhance agricultural diversity in the Flint Hills region | $7,412 | Aaron Yoder Flint Hills Lavender Farm | |
| FNC17-1068 | Exploration and Expansion of a Mobile Meat Market Concept for Kansas | $22,500 | Rosanna Bauman Bauman's Cedar Valley Farms | |
| FNC17-1076 | Evaluation and Comparison of Paper Pot Transplanter to Other Hand Transplanting Methods in No-dig beds and Cover Crop Residue | $7,492 | Brad Dilts Serenity Farm | |
| FNC17-1093 | Food Hub Development in the Rural Midwest | $22,493 | Katie Nixon Fresh Farm HQ dba Kansas City Food Hub | |
| FNC17-1104 | Lawrence Worm Farm, Sustainability in Food Waste Reclamation | $14,305 | Nicholas Ward Queen Alidore LLC | |
| FNC16-1029 | Exploring the Economic and Environmental Sustainability of No-Till Organic Sweet Potato Production | $7,115 | Tom Buller Kansas Rural Center | |
| FNC16-1038 | Portable Grazing System for Goats on Invasive Weeds and Brush | $4,047 | Jody Holthaus Meadowlark Extension District | |
| FNC16-1039 | Weed Control by Mechanical Implement, Specifically for Row Crop and No-Till Farm Operation | $7,435 | Jaryl Hudson Hudson Farms | |
| FNC15-1020 | Preserving the genetic diversity of acclimated feral and survivor stock honeybees for future use as breeding stock in local, diversified production of queen bees. | $7,498 | Gage Werner Werner Creek Farm | |
| FNC14-959 | Growing Mushrooms on Local Agricultural Byproducts | $11,319 | Mark Lumpe Wakarusa Valley Farm | |
| FNC14-971 | Economics of Grazing and Haying Cover Crops in North Central Kansas | $7,223 | Josh Roe B&H Ranch | |
| FNC14-978 | Feasibility, planning and purchase of Mobile Processing Unit (MPU) for Scaling up Free Range Poultry Meat Processing for High Volume Retail Market | $22,500 | Chris Sramek Sramek Family Farm, LLC | |
| FNC13-897 | Kansas Ranch and Range Management Internship Phase II | $22,500 | Calvin Adams Adams Ranch | |
| FNC13-906 | Exploring Edible Cactus Production as a New Specialty Crop in the Midwest | $12,848 | Katherine Kelly Two Birds Farm Alicia Ellingsworth CultivateKC | |
| FNC13-934 | Activating soil fertility in mulch-prepared small-plot commercial no-till | $5,944 | Ryan Stubby Gardens at Eighty Acres | |
| FNC13-939 | Soil microbial responses to cover crop use | $7,500 | Karen Willey Bluestem Farm | |
| FNC12-863 | Full Circle Aquaponics Demonstration Site | $7,500 | Alice Hill Beaver Creek Ranch | |
| FNC12-895 | Advanced Row Cover Management for Annual Raised-bed Strawberry Production in Eastern Kansas | $5,644 | Jerry Wohletz Wohletz Farm Fresh | |
| FNC10-798 | Kansas Ranch and Range Management Internship | $18,000 | Calvin Adams Adams Ranch | |
| FNC10-808 | South Central Kansas Residue Alliance, “A Framework for Change” One Producer, One Farm at a Time! | $17,920.09 | Leon Sowers Farmer, Project Coordinator Terry Hodgson SCKRA | |
| FNC10-812 | Organic Slot farming: a new approach to growing farming and gardening | $2,517.22 | Rachel Jefferson Oak Grove Neighborhood Association Isaac Jefferson | |
| FNC10-827 | Examine the practicality of using high tunnels on a rotational basis to increase sustainability on a small acreage. | $5,200.78 | Kay Neff Neff Family Farm | |
| FNC10-829 | Economic feasibility of using wood chip mulching to address the combined vineyard issues of 1) low organic matter, 2) weed control, and 3) irrigation costs | $5,880 | Jo Ann Kuhlmann | |
| FNC10-830 | Evaluating the suitability of low-trellises and various hop cultivars for small organic farm production in Northeast Kansas | $6,000 | Jill Elmers Moon on the Meadow farm | |
| FNC09-753 | Measuring the Value of Inter-Seeding Legumes into Established Cool Season Pastures in North Central Kansas — Part 2 | $6,000 | Calvin Adams Adams Ranch | |
| FNC09-782 | Connecting Farmer to Consumer through Small Businesses of Rural Main Street | $5,989 | Carissa McKenzie Horse Creek Ranch | |
| FNC09-793 | Sustainable agriculture education and practicum for Kansas small farmers and ranchers using permaculture principles of ecological systems design and management | $17,976 | Steve Moring Vajra Farm Charles NovoGradac Chestnut Charlie's Organic Tree Crops Maryam Hjersted Prairie Lovesong Farm | |
| FNC08-714 | Bistro Kids Farm 2 School Program – Bringing Healthy, Locally Grown Food to the Next Generation | $17,657 | Diana Endicott Good Natured Family Farms | |
| FNC08-725 | Defining Our Production Region | $14,900.42 | Joseph Wilson Missouri Northern Pecan Growers | |
| FNC08-732 | Eat Your Peas! Enterpreneurial Farming and Nutrition Training for youth in Urban KC, KS | $6,000 | Angela Green | |
| FNC07-646 | Grapevine Bird Damage Control | $6,000 | Norman Jennings | |
| FNC07-650 | Can Straw Mulch and a High Tunnel Be Used to Better Grow Ginger in the Midwest? | $5,320 | Pov Huns Huns Garden | |
| FNC07-660 | Interseeding Legumes into Established Cool Season Pastures | $2,758.50 | Calvin Adams Adams Ranch | |
| FNC07-683 | Peony Flower Insurance for Early Market Blooms-the High Tunnel | $5,985 | Jo Anne Thomas | |
| FNC06-604 | A Comparison of Heritage Breed Rabbit and Commercial Breed Rabbit in Two Different Production Systems | $6,000 | Callene Rapp | |
| FNC06-619 | Microclimate Enhanced Movable High Tunnel with Retractable Top | $5,992 | Terence Herl | |
| FNC06-628 | Small Poultry Farm Education Project | $5,998 | Christine Allen | |
| FNC06-634 | Urban Farming | $5,017 | Beverly Pender Soul & Soil Rainbow Gardens | |
| FNC05-551 | Can Screened High Tunnels Extend the Growing Season of Bitter Melon in the Midwest? | $6,000 | Pov Huns Huns Garden | |
| FNC05-552 | Extreme Makeover: Prairie Restoration | $5,702 | Becky Walters | |
| FNC05-560 | Using Meat Goats to Control Sericea Lespedeza | $2,461.23 | Darren Jackson | |
| FNC05-572 | Multi-Species Pasture Stacking | $6,000 | John Bauman | |
| FNC05-577 | Kansas City Organic High Tunnel Research Cooperative | $17,975 | Stu Shafer Sandheron Farm | |
| FNC04-496 | Homestead Range Renewal Initiative | $6,000 | Jane Koger | |
| FNC04-499 | Transition of a Conventional Beef Cattle Operation to Sustainable Agricultural Beef Cattle Operation and Evaluation of Alternative Pasture Usage and Hay Field Fertilization Practices in Northeast Kansas | $5,863 | Melvin Williams | |
| FNC04-502 | Sustainable Ongoing Agricultural Research (SOAR) Project Utilizing Sunflowers and Austrian Winter Peas as a Cover Crop to Produce Bio-Diesel Fuel and Organic Nitrogen Fertilizer | $1,990 | Irwin Porter Smoky Hills Resource Conservation and Development | |
| FNC04-525 | Pumpkin Patch Salsa | $6,000 | Becky Walters | |
| FNC03-444 | Lazy S Farms Cold Frame Production | $5,898 | Larry Sorell Lazy S Farms | |
| FNC03-448 | Clover 101: Can Clover Help Eastern Kansas? | $1,847 | Kevin Morrill | |
| FNC03-449 | Moveable High Tunnel | $5,874 | Karen Rains | |
| FNC03-455 | The Use of Cover Crops in Western Kansas Crop Rotation in Lieu of Summerfallowing, and the Economic Return of Both | $4,635 | Glenn Brands | |
| FNC02-404 | Farmer to Food Co-op Meat Marketing Project | $18,000 | Edward Reznicek Central Plains Organic Farmers | |
| FNC02-422 | Fragrant Rose Production for Small Farm Income Supplement | $5,529 | Sherry Davis | |
| FNC02-426 | Using Agroforestry to Winter Cattle | $4,760 | Dale Strickler | |
| FNC01-342 | Fairwillow Farm: A Small On-Farm Pork Processing Facility | $4,932 | Rodney Schroeder | |
| FNC01-346 | Control of Invasive Species Threatening Native Grasses in a Flint Hills Pasture | $5,000 | Harold Garner | |
| FNC01-374 | Can Shade Cloth and Mulch Extend the Greens Season in the Midwest Region? | $5,000 | Katherine Kelly Two Birds Farm | |
| FNC01-383 | Farmstead Heating with Biomass | $5,000 | Nathan Hyde | |
| FNC00-319 | Talkington’s Family Farm Fryers | $5,000 | Keith Talkington | |
| FNC00-329 | A Farmer Network Model for Group Marketing and Purchasing | $12,200 | Harold Walker | |
| FNC99-252 | Organic Medicinal Herb Cultivation | $5,000 | Delores Conley | |
| FNC99-275 | Adding Value to Cows for Family Farmers | $9,300 | Alan Jones | |
| FNC99-280 | Kenaf: Ag Fiber of the Future? | $4,630 | DeWayne Craghead | |
| FNC98-219 | Inter-seeding Legumes into Fescue | $1,455 | Tom Mulroy | |
| FNC98-220 | Beef Alliance Association to Develop a Premium Market | $3,650 | Larry Becker | |
| FNC98-222 | Machinery Link, Co. | $5,000 | David Govert | |
| FNC98-224 | Economically Powered Water Supply Systems for Remote Locations | $3,372 | Donn Teske | |
| FNC98-225 | Creating Value in Pooled Cull Cow Sales | $10,000 | Myron Runft | |
| FNC98-239 | A Consumer Driven System to Natural Beef Marketing | $9,449 | Diana Endicott | |
| FNC97-171 | Creating the Link: Cooperative Marketing of Organic (All-natural) Beef | $9,854 | Diana Endicott | |
| FNC97-180 | Biological Control of Small Soapweed (Yucca glauca Nutt) | $4,515 | Richard Baldwin | |
| FNC97-181 | Comparing Controlled Microbial Systems (CMS) Composting to Conventional Composting to Piled Feedlot Manure | $5,000 | Rick Boller | |
| FNC97-188 | Machinery Link Co. | $5,000 | David Govert | |
| FNC97-198 | Tree Filter and Wetland Livestock Waste Management Plan | $4,808 | Bob Sextro | |
| FNC96-142 | Erosion-sensitive Farm Converted to a Clean-water Farm with a MIG System and Well-planned Calving Facility | $4,947 | Daniel and Mary Howell | |
| FNC96-153 | Cover Crop Inter-row Seeder for Row Crops | $3,200 | Ervin Ediger | |
| FNC96-157 | Prairie Hills Marketing Network: Marketing for Producers in Northwest Kansas | $9,962 | Jim Rowh | |
| FNC95-111 | Winter Barley Breeding: By the Public | $2,526 | Walter Pickett | |
| FNC94-068 | Utilizing Native Sandhill Plum as a Income-Producing Windbreak | $3,689 | Brenda Olcott-Reid | |
| FNC94-080 | Revegetation and Succession of Western Kansas Riparian Site | $4,752 | Carol Blocksome | |
| FNC94-085 | Cooler Development for Organic Meats and Produce | $5,000 | Dan Nagengast Kansas Rural Center, Inc | |
| FNC93-041 | Clear Hilum Organic Soybean Trials | $2,150 | David Vogelsberg | |
| FNC93-048 | Non-Chemical Weed Control in Row Crop Production | $2,950 | Jerome Berning | |
| FNC93-052 | Soil Conservation and Residue Management Demonstration | $2,180 | Clair Niles | |
| FNC93-057 | Evaluating Various Forage Combinations in a Rotational Grazing System | $3,000 | Kenneth King | |
| FNC92-003 | Comparing Various Rates and Application Methods of Liquid Swine Manure in Grain Sorghum Production | $2,700 | Darrell Parks | |
| FNC92-004 | Annual Alfalfa and Berseem Clover Interseeded into Winter Wheat for Fall Grazing and Green Manure | $985 | Oren Holle | |
| FNC92-008 | Comparing Various Grasses and Legumes for Dairy Cattle in a Rotational Grazing System | $3,950 | Kenneth King | |
| FNC92-017 | Fall-Sown Rye for Fall and Spring Grazing and Green Manure | $2,315 | Lee Quaintance | |
| FNC92-020 | Evaluation of Rotational Grazing in Established Mixed-Grass Pasture, and Interseeding Legumes into Winter Wheat | $2,788 | Charles McNeal | |
| FNC92-021 | Comparing Broadcasting and No-Till in Legume Establishment and using Beef Tallow for Round Bale Weather Protection | $2,200 | Tim Kunard Tim Kunard Farm | |
| FNC92-023 | Intensive Rotational Grazing System in the Flint Hills of Kansas | $5,000 | Pete Ferrell | |
| FNC92-025 | Development of Sustainable Crop Rotation System | $3,400 | Kenneth Wallingford | |
| GRADUATE STUDENT GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| GNC25-408 | Demonstrating relay intercropping as a sustainable soybean intensification option | $19,970 | Dr.Rachel Cott Kansas State University Yuri Adriano Bezerra Gross Kansas State University | |
| GNC25-409 | Leveraging Farmer-Reported Data to Improve Yields, Water-Use Efficiency, and Profitability in Kansas Wheat Systems | $19,602 | Romulo Lollato Kansas State University Claire Bott Kansas State University | |
| GNC25-411 | Site-specific Irrigation Management in Alfalfa by Estimating Crop Water Stress and Spectral Responses | $15,970 | Dr.Gaurav Jha Kansas State University Dr.Doohong Min Kansas State University Sourajit Dey Kansas State University | |
| GNC25-414 | A Market Analysis of Grower Interest and Operational Feasibility of Local Strawberry Plug Production in Kansas | $19,910 | Dr.Ravneet Sandhu Kansas state University Dr.Cary Rivard Kansas State University Shubham Kumar Kansas State University | |
| GNC25-419 | Toward Sustainable Intensification: Evaluating Modern Plant Density Effects on Winter Wheat Grain Yield, Quality, and Nitrogen Use Efficiency | $19,905 | Romulo Lollato Kansas State University LUIZ PRADELLA Kansas State University | |
| GNC25-422 | Prescribed burn policies and community norms in agricultural landscapes: Understanding the social dynamics of fire use in rangeland management | $19,905 | Dr.Audrey Joslin Kansas State University Caroline Ruto Kansas State University | |
| GNC24-385 | Estimating Soil Nitrogen Availability in Cropping Systems With and Without Cover Crops | $19,355 | Chuck Rice Kansas State University JESSICA BEZERRA DE OLIVEIRA KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| GNC24-398 | Fungi Fueling Farms: Assessing the Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Increasing Soil Health and Climate Resilience in Kansas | $19,965 | Chuck Rice Kansas State University Endy Lopes Kailer Kansas State University | |
| GNC24-404 | Knowing Growers: Understanding and Supporting Farmers Where They Are | $19,962 | Eleni Pliakoni Kansas State University Vanessa Whalen Kansas State University | |
| GNC24-405 | Creating a Framework to Facilitate Land Management Relationships Between Non-Operating Landowners and Beginning Producers | $14,908 | Nellie Hill Kansas State University Claire Wineman Kansas State University | |
| GNC23-365 | UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS AND RELATIONSHIP OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES ON GRAINS NUTRITIONAL QUALITY | $11,863 | Chuck Rice Kansas State University Dr.Carlos Pires North Dakota State University Ignacio Ciampitti Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy Reuben McLean Grain Craft Cesar Guareschi Kansas State University | |
| GNC23-375 | Integrating long-lasting insecticide netting tactics into integrated pest management programs for food facilities | $14,993 | Dr.Kun Yan Zhu Kansas State University Dr.William Morrison, Ph.D. USDA-ARS Sabita Ranabhat Kansas State University | |
| GNC22-346 | Integrating Fall- and Spring-Planted Cover Crops for Weed Suppression in semiarid Central Great Plains | $14,996 | Vipan Kumar Kansas State University Dr.Johanna (Anita) Dille Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy Sachin Dhanda South Dakota State University | |
| GNC22-348 | Does Community Well-Being Matter in Landscape Management of U.S. Farming Systems? | $14,510 | Dr.Katherine Nelson University of Missouri Jean Ribert Francois Kansas State University | |
| GNC22-353 | Expanding the Technical Food Safety Capacity of Small and Very Small Meat Processors in Kansas through Food Safety Program Development Workshops | $14,594 | Jessie Vipham Kansas State University Ellen Mendez Kansas State University | |
| GNC22-357 | Cover Crop Biomass Removal Rates to Optimize Livestock Production and Soil Health in No-Tillage Dryland Cropping Systems | $14,845 | Dr.Augustine Obour Kansas State University Logan Simon Kansas State University | |
| GNC21-321 | Using On-Farm Soil Health to Engage Research and Education Towards Sustainable Agriculture | $14,832 | Chuck Rice Kansas State University Ignacio Ciampitti Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy Dorivar Ruiz Diaz Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy Dr.Carlos Pires North Dakota State University | |
| GNC21-339 | Weed Suppression by Grazed Winter Cover Crops with Varied Timing of Livestock Removal | $14,839 | Dr.Sarah Lancaster Kansas State University Lily Woitaszewski Kansas State University | |
| GNC20-306 | Defining Business Education for Small Scale Specialty Crop Farmers | $10,000 | Dr.Cary Rivard Kansas State University Megan McManus Kansas State University | |
| GNC18-253 | Improving Kernza® + Alfalfa Bicultures by Developing a Kernza® Crop Calendar, Identifying Compatible Germplasm, and Monitoring Changes in Soil Health Properties | $11,891 | Brandon Schlautman The Land Institute Spencer Barriball The Land Institute | |
| GNC18-270 | Monitoring Belowground Arthropods Associated with Cover Crops in Great Plain High Tunnel Systems | $11,999 | Dr.Cary Rivard Kansas State University Ashlee Skinner Kansas State University | |
| GNC14-186 | The Influence of Elevated Temperatures on a Residual Insecticide and Inert Dust to Disinfest Empty Bins Prior to On-farm Grain Storage | $10,000 | Subramanyam Bhadriraju Kansas State University Dr.Mike Montross University of Kentucky Jennifer Frederick Department of Grain Science and Industry | |
| GNC14-190 | Developing a Thermal Imaging System for On-demand Corn Temperature Profiles for Variable Rate Irrigation | $10,000 | Dr.Ajay Sharda Kansas State University Devin Mangus Kansas State University Biological and Agricultural Engineering | |
| GNC14-191 | Evaluating Camelina sativa as a Fallow Replacement Crop in Wheat Production Systems | $10,000 | Dr.Augustine Obour Kansas State University Eric Obeng Kansas State University | |
| GNC12-147 | Estimation of Soil N Availability for Tomato Production in High Tunnel vs. Open Field under Organic and Conventional Management | $10,000 | Dr.Rhonda Janke Kansas State University May Elfar Altamimi Kansas State University | |
| GNC12-162 | Implementation of Novel Grafting Methods and Rootstocks for Organic and Heirloom Tomato Growers in the Midwest | $10,000 | Dr.Cary Rivard Kansas State University Sarah Masterson Kansas State University | |
| GNC12-163 | Evaluating Interaction of Urban Farmers and Extension Educators in Metropolitian Kansas City | $10,000 | Dr.Rhonda Janke Kansas State University Caroline Tanner Kansas State University | |
| GNC08-090 | Laboratory, greenhouse and field based assessment of sodium acetate for control of plant bacterial speck disease | $10,000 | Dr.Megan Kennelly Kansas State University Xioyan Tang Kansas State University Xin Deng Kansas State University | |
| GNC05-048 | Soil and Crop Quality Under High Tunnel | $10,000 | Edward Carey Kansas State University Sharon Knewtson Kansas State University | |
| GNC04-040 | Comparing Organic and Conventional Fertilization Methods for Cut Flower Production in Haygrove High Tunnels | $10,000 | Kimberly Williams Kansas State University Katherine Stolp Kansas State University | |
| GNC03-019 | Laboratory, Field and Farm Based Assessment of Compost and Compost Teas for Vegetable Crop Health | $10,000 | Edward Carey Kansas State University Chandrappa Gangaiah Kansas State University | |
| MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| MPP23-001 | Meat and Poultry Processing Kansas | $410,000 | Elizabeth Boyle Kansas State University | |
| ON FARM RESEARCH/PARTNERSHIP GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| ONC23-122 | Water Catchment to Sustain Food Production in the Midst of Climate Crisis | $49,401 | Alicia Ellingsworth The Farm School at Gibbs Road Inc. | |
| ONC22-104 | Using perennial groundcovers for improved soil and nutrient retention in corn/soy production | $39,691.36 | Brandon Schlautman The Land Institute | |
| ONC22-105 | Increasing Industrial Hemp Acreage for Fiber and Grain with Planting Best Practices & Recommendations | $40,000 | Sarah Stephens KS Hemp Consortium | |
| ONC20-074 | Partnering in plant health: Improving our understanding of fruit tree diseases in Kansas | $39,583 | Dr.Megan Kennelly Kansas State University | |
| ONC19-065 | Alternate Weed Control Strategy in Sorghum Utilizing Companion Crops | $32,187 | Steve Swaffar No-Till On The Plains Inc | |
| ONC18-038 | Evaluating and Demonstrating Weed Control Options for Direct Seeded Fall Vegetable Crops | $29,495 | Tom Buller Kansas Rural Center | |
| ONC18-048 | Providing Ecosystem Services Utilizing Companion Crops with Sorghum | $25,077 | Steve Swaffar No-Till On The Plains Inc | |
| YOUTH EDUCATOR GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| YENC25-243 | Vertical Gardening for a Sustainable Future | $6,000 | Nancy Zenger-Beneda Kansas Foundation for Ag in the Classroom | |
| YENC24-223 | Incorporating Lessons in Sustainable Agriculture from Farm Field Trips into K-8 School Gardens in Low-Income Neighborhoods | $6,000 | Michael Webb Children First: CEO Kansas Kathleen Webb Children First CEO Kansas Inc. Kathleen Webb Children First CEO Kansas Inc. | |
| YENC23-193 | You Don’t Have to Be Big to Be Profitable: Teaching Youth How to Meet Community Needs, Maintain a Farm System, and Treasure Family | $6,000 | Sarah Easdon Grace Heritage Dairy | |
| YENC22-178 | Aeroponics and Career Education | $6,000 | Sydney Hale Greenbush Education Service Center | |
| YENC21-169 | Lessons To Go: a Supplement to On-Farm, Hands-On Activities | $4,000 | Jennifer Thomas KC Farm School | |
| YENC20-146 | Going Hog Wild: A sustainable agriculture project raising pastured pigs. Students manage all aspects of pork production, breeding-to-market. | $4,000 | Jennifer Bauer Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) | |
| YENC18-124 | Bees 101 | $2,000 | Britt Hopper B.E.e. Hopper Honey | |
| YENC15-093 | Oskaloosa Community Garden | $2,000 | Daniel Hissong Oskaloosa Public Schools | |
| YENC13-060 | Veryl Switzer/KSU Agriculture Camp – Dining @ The Farmer’s Table | $1,984 | JohnElla Holmes Nicodemus Educational Camps | |
| YENC09-011 | Linking Sustainable Agriculture, Soil Quality, and Water Quality for 4th Graders of Cheney Lake Watershed, Central Kansas | $2,000 | DeAnn Presley Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy | |
| YENC09-017 | YOUth-KAN (Kansas Agricultural Network) | $2,000 | Rosanna Bauman Bauman's Cedar Valley Farms | |
| YOUTH GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| YNC12-065 | Doorstep Harvest | $400 | Alex Bathurst | |
| YNC10-049 | Biochar production and application rate tests at Kansas City Community Farm | $325 | Noah Brady Youth Project | |
| YNC10-064 | Teaching Organic Agriculture at Market through Art and Fun | $393.23 | Evangeline Ellingsworth | |
| YNC09-030 | Sustainable Pest Control For Organic Pumpkins | $400 | Kevin Bauman | |
| YNC09-044 | Exploration of Decomposition with Trellising Materials | $400 | Brittney Blum | |
| YNC08-004 | Mulched vs. Unmulched Tomatoes and Water Usage | $272 | Jacob Chapman | |
| YNC08-028 | Little Horses/Big World Sustainable Agriculture | $400 | Cara Martin | |
| 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 | |
| NCKS25-001 | Kansas SARE 2025-2026 State PDP Plan of Work | $149,993 | Kerri Ebert K-State Research and Extension | |
| NCKS22-002 | Kansas SARE 2023-2024 PDP Plan of Work | $139,997 | Kerri Ebert K-State Research and Extension | |
| WNC20-104 | Kansas SARE 2021-2022 PDP Plan of Work | $130,000 | Kerri Ebert K-State Research and Extension | |
| NCKS19-001 | Kansas 2019-20 SARE State Plan of Work | $130,000 | Kerri Ebert K-State Research and Extension | |
| NCKS17-001 | Kansas Annual State Report | $110,000 | Kerri Ebert Kansas SARE | |
For further information on projects, contact North Central SARE at (612) 626-3113 or ncrsare@umn.edu.
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).