AGRICULTURE PROJECTS FUNDED IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE
by USDA's
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
1988-2025
NEW HAMPSHIRE
by USDA's
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
1988-2025
New Hampshire has been awarded $5,878,070 grants to support 111 projects, including but not limited to, 15 research and/or education projects, 7 professional development projects and 45 producer-led projects. New Hampshire 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 | |
| LNE23-459 | Northeast Kiwiberries: Jumpstarting a Regional Industry via Participatory Evaluation of Advanced Breeding Selections | $226,392 | Iago Hale University of New Hampshire | |
| LNE23-471 | Viable Working Farmlands: Succession Planning Advising and Education for New England Farmers | $166,170 | Shemariah Blum-Evitts Land For Good | |
| LNE22-436 | Developing Mediated Market Models to Increase Consumer Engagement and Market Access for New England Farmers | $257,846 | Dr.Analena Bruce University of New Hampshire | |
| LNE22-441 | Agroforestry Transition Hub: Education and On-farm Research to Advance Agroforestry for Climate Resilience for Northeast Farmers | $149,831 | Theresa Ong, PhD Dartmouth College | |
| LNE20-403 | Advancing Strawberry Production in the Northeast | $213,997 | Dr.Rebecca Sideman UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| LNE16-346 | Unraveling challenges and opportunities of kelp meal supplementation in Northeast organic dairies | $199,820 | Dr.Andre Brito University of New Hampshire | |
| LNE15-343 | Improving nutrient and pest management in high tunnel tomato production | $249,539 | Dr.Rebecca Sideman UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| LNE13-323 | Forage-based approaches for improving profitability and ecosystem services of dairy farms in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania | $199,927 | Dr.Andre Brito University of New Hampshire | |
| LNE11-313 | UNH Organic Dairy Farm Agroecosystem Study, Phase II; A closed system, energy independent organic dairy farm for Northeastern U.S. | $392,658 | Dr.John Aber University of New Hampshire | |
| LNE08-277 | UNH Organic Dairy Farm agroecosystem study | $379,087 | Dr.John Aber University of New Hampshire | |
| LNE04-199 | Food Stamp Redemptions at New Hampshire Farmers’ Markets | $30,968 | Helen Costello UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| LNE03-183 | Towards a community-based school food system | $76,388 | Tom Kelly UNH Office of Sustainability | |
| LNE98-108 | Nutrition & Management of Dairy Sheep & Goats on Pasture | $151,190 | Bruce Clement | |
| LNE98-109 | Resource Kit for Preserving Rural Character | $6,000 | Jean Conklin University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension | |
| LNE97-081 | Potential of Earthworms as Biocontrol Agents of Scab and Leafminers in New England Apple Orchards | $99,790 | William E. MacHardy University of New Hampshire | |
| RESEARCH ONLY GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| LNE23-476R | Capturing Sunlight: Using Row Orientation to Maximize Photosynthesis, Soil Moisture, and Weed Suppression in Cover Crop-Based Systems | $248,033 | Natalie Lounsbury University of New Hampshire | |
| LNE20-413R | Attract-and-Kill Strategies for Sustainable Striped Cucumber Beetle Management | $180,315 | Dr.Anna Wallingford UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| LNE18-371R | Expanding No-till Organic Vegetable Production through the Combination of High-residue Cover Crops and Solarizing Tarps | $126,668 | Dr.Richard Smith University of New Hampshire | |
| LNE15-344R | UNH organic dairy farm agroecosystem study, phase III: A closed system, energy independent organic dairy farm for the Northeastern U.S. | $389,118 | Dr.John Aber University of New Hampshire | |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| ENE21-169 | Building Equitable Farmland Tenure Models for Northeast Farmers | $97,359 | Jean Willoughby Agrarian Trust | |
| ENE20-166 | Building Farm Financial Management Skills through Effective Distance Education | $163,612 | Seth Wilner UNH Cooperative Extension sarah williford University of New Hampshire Extention | |
| ENE19-155 | Improving Professional Capacity to Deliver Farm Succession Planning Assistance in New England | $101,021 | Shemariah Blum-Evitts Land For Good | |
| ENE07-105 | Building capacity in whole-farm systems and planning using the holistic management framework | $171,923 | Seth Wilner UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| ENE03-080 | Farmer research education program | $141,471 | Richard Kersbergen University of maine Cooperative Extension Seth Wilner UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| ENE00-056 | Agricultural Easements for Sustainable Agriculture | $37,175 | Nada Haddad UNH Coooperative Extension | |
| ENE99-051 | Market Planning for Value-Added Agricultural Products | $25,490 | John Porter New Hampshire Cooperative Extension | |
| FARMER/RANCHER GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| FNE25-106 | Increase Profitability in Ginger Hoophouse Production in the Northeast by Decreasing Material and Labor Costs | $13,100 | Dr.Linh Aven Dandelion Forest Farm | |
| FNE24-075 | Winter-Kill Cover-Cropping for Erosion Control in Mechanically-Cultivated Organic Garlic | $6,218 | Max Blindow Benedikt Dairy | |
| FNE22-008 | Agroforestry Production of Rare Medicinal Herbs in New Hampshire | $30,000 | Kate Dobrowski Greenhill Farm NH | |
| FNE20-948 | Reducing New England High Tunnel Heating Costs and Fossil Fuel Usage Utilizing an Earth Air Heat Exchanger | $15,000 | Dan Lagueux Hip Peas Farm | |
| FNE20-966 | Exploring the Feasibility of Growing Microgreens in a Modified Cold Storage Room | $6,376 | Jennifer Wilhelm Fat Peach Farm | |
| FNE18-914 | Assessing No-Till Permanent Raised Beds for Mixed Vegetable Production on Marginal Soils | $14,965 | Jennifer Wilhelm Fat Peach Farm | |
| FNE14-809 | Perennial globe artichokes wintered in low tunnels | $4,680 | Janel Martin 4J's Earthworks | |
| FNE14-814 | Livestock tracking system | $14,600 | Carole Soule Learning Networks Foundation | |
| FNE13-777 | Using compost heat for perennial production | $13,940 | Pat Gianunzio Petal Pushers Farm | |
| FNE12-740 | Warm-season grass selection to balance forage production and wildlife management needs | $8,179 | Charles Cox Tuckaway Farm | |
| FNE12-741 | Mechanical approaches to perennial weed suppression in organically established no-till cover crops | $8,879 | Dorn Cox Westwick Farming LLC | |
| FNE12-744 | Time to grow crops vs. day of year planted, part II | $7,497 | Steve Fulton Farmer | |
| FNE12-762 | Silvopasture in the Northeast: Environmental and economic implications of land-use conversion within a northern hardwoods forest | $14,570 | Dr.Joseph Orefice Hidden Blossom Farm | |
| FNE12-767 | Winter/spring grazing of Brassicas and winter rye | $14,858 | Carole Soule Learning Networks Foundation | |
| FNE11-710 | organic no-till establishment of hairy vetch as a cover crop into hay sod and sensitivity to carbon amendments | $11,525 | Dorn Cox Westwick Farming LLC | |
| FNE11-718 | Planning tool for succession planting of crops, particularly lettuce, broccoli, and corn | $9,002 | Steve Fulton Farmer | |
| FNE10-692 | Seedless Table Grape Variety Evaluation Grown on VSP Training System | $9,388 | John Lastowka Lastowka's Maple Gate Farm | |
| FNE08-628 | Interseeding legume and grain crops with high-oil-content sunflowers | $9,100 | Dorn Cox Westwick Farming LLC | |
| FNE08-633 | Evaluating small grains with silage corn in a double-cropping system on dairy farms | $4,214 | Bob Foulkes | |
| FNE07-602 | Interseeding legume and grain crops with high oil content sunflower | $8,633 | Dorn Cox Westwick Farming LLC | |
| FNE07-606 | Finishing lambs on grain and brassicas in the Northeast: an economic study of three systems | $7,501 | Bill Fosher Edgefield Farm | |
| FNE07-616 | Potassium nutrition for greenhouse tomatoes in the Northeast | $7,238 | Jock McKenzie | |
| FNE07-621 | Organic sweet potato fertilizer trial | $2,806 | James Warren Fertile Fields Farm | |
| FNE06-590 | Identifying bindweed control methods for the Northeast while maintaining crop production | $3,885 | Mary Ellen Sheehan South Village Garden | |
| FNE04-514 | A Book on Why and How to Run Cooperative CSA | $9,210 | Scott Franzblau | |
| FNE03-459 | Reclaiming Pastureland for Diversified Fruit/Maple Production | $6,382 | Stephen Davis Cold Pond Community Farm | |
| FNE03-467 | Innovative and Creative Ways of Safely Selling Dairy Products at Farmer’s Markets | $8,703 | Courtney Haase Nunsuch Dairy & Cheese | |
| FNE02-405 | Wild Cranberry and Wetlands Project | $3,300 | Martha Carlson Sandwich Community School, Inc | |
| FNE02-444 | Concord Cooperative CSA | $7,200 | Dave Trumble | |
| FNE01-363 | Food Safety & Quality Control Program for Farmstead Sheep Cheese | $10,093 | Bruce Clement | |
| FNE01-364 | Evaluating Italian Ryegrass for Summer Pasture in New England | $940 | Ellen Clement | |
| FNE01-370 | Orchard Hill Farm Orchard Spray Program | $1,185 | Anton Elbers Orchard Hill Farm | |
| FNE01-375 | Charcoal Making | $4,550 | Ken Gagnon | |
| FNE01-395 | Intercropping Winter Rye With Corn Silage | $4,378 | Fred Suillivan Brokenridge Farm | |
| FNE00-330 | Resource recovery and utilization of trout manure. | $2,385 | Greg Bossart | |
| FNE00-333 | Community partnering, education, and marketing. | $5,620 | Tom Earle RR 1 Box 27 | |
| FNE99-230 | Farm Based Sustainable Agriculture Education Programs | $2,850 | David Batchelder Mill Valley Farm | |
| FNE99-249 | Alternative Use of Seasonal Forage Crops: Triticale, Field Peas, and Brassicas | $750 | Christian D. Gowdy Brookfield Farm | |
| FNE98-191 | Training Site for the Micro Process Design 25 Gallon Vat Pasteurizer | $5,500 | Courtney Haase Nunsuch Dairy & Cheese | |
| FNE98-220 | Forest Grown Medicinal Plants to Increase Woodlot Income | $1,545 | Charles Baylies | |
| FNE96-130 | Plant Population Effect on Yields of Sweet Corn | $632 | Charles Hardey | |
| FNE95-083 | Towards Aquaculture | $3,936 | Klee Dugan | |
| FNE94-067 | Solar Vehicle for Farm Use | $3,355 | Buck & Caroline Robinson | |
| FNE94-074 | Organic Tomato Disease Control | $2,450 | David Trumble David Trumbel-Green Truck Farm | |
| FNE93-035 | Evaluation of Alternatives to Synthetic Chemicals and Lime for Nutrient Supply, Weed Suppression, and pH Control on Raspberry Plants | $2,500 | Mark Towle The Raspberry Farm John Shaw The Raspberry Farm | |
| GRADUATE STUDENT GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| GNE22-289 | Cutting Management Approaches to Understand Phytoestrogens Accumulation in Forage Legume Species Used in Dairy Production Systems | $14,997 | Dr.Richard Smith University of New Hampshire Palash Mandal University of New Hampshire | |
| GNE21-251 | Antifungal Activity of Grapevine-derived Extracts against Botrytis cinerea | $14,490 | Dr.Subhash Minocha University of New Hampshire Annasamy Chandrakala University of New Hampshire | |
| GNE20-235 | Understanding the Hydrodynamic Effect of Oyster Farms in Shallow Water Estuarine Environments | $14,848 | Dr.Diane Foster University of New Hampshire Spencer Marquardt University of New Hampshire | |
| GNE19-198 | Improving Biopesticide Efficacy of Apple Diseases through Co-application with Natural Products | $14,685 | Anissa Poleatewich University of New Hampshire Liza DeGenring University of New Hampshire | |
| GNE18-169 | Expanding Northeast Strawberry Production in Controlled Environment Agriculture with Naturally-Derived Nutrient Source | $14,758 | Anissa Poleatewich University of New Hampshire Anna DeVitto University of New Hampshire | |
| GNE18-182 | Harvesting Sap and Producing Syrup From Trees Other Than Maples, Birches, and Walnuts | $14,848 | Dr.Heidi Asbjornsen University of New Hampshire David Moore University of New Hampshire | |
| GNE17-153 | Developing legume-grass mixtures to improve the environmental sustainability of northeastern organic dairies | $14,916 | Dr.Andre Brito University of New Hampshire Mohammad Ghelich Khan University of New Hampshire | |
| GNE15-101 | Research and educational approaches to guide dairy farmer decisions about kelp meal supplementation in the Northeast | $14,666 | Dr.Andre Brito University of New Hampshire Simone Frotas University of New Hampshire Caren Ghedini University of New Hampshire | |
| GNE14-077 | Potassium management and soil testing in high tunnel tomato production | $11,526 | Dr.Rebecca Sideman UNH Cooperative Extension Connor Eaton University of New Hampshire Dr.Rebecca Sideman UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| GNE13-051 | Responses of soil faunal food webs to pesticide seed treatments | $14,963 | Dr.Richard Smith University of New Hampshire Lesley Atwood University of New Hampshire | |
| GNE12-031 | Integrating grazing research with surveys to assess and advance the current knowledge about kelp meal supplementation for organic dairy farms in the northeast | $14,963 | Dr.Andre Brito University of New Hampshire Nicole Antaya University of New Hampshire | |
| GNE12-049 | Feasibility of integrating annual feed grains into established organic pasture | $14,924 | Dr.Richard Smith University of New Hampshire Jennifer Wilhelm University of New Hampshire | |
| GNE10-011 | Molasses as an Alternative Energy Feed Source for Organic Dairies | $14,426 | Dr.Andre Brito University of New Hampshire Dr.Kathy Soder USDA-ARS Shara Ross University of New Hampshire Nicole Antaya University of New Hampshire | |
| ON FARM RESEARCH/PARTNERSHIP GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| ONE21-401 | Merrimack County New Hampshire Cover Crop Seed Production Feasibility Project | $11,339 | Jessica Newnan Merrimack County Conservation District | |
| ONE20-370 | Improving High Tunnel Management with Soil Steamers through an Equipment Sharing Model | $29,997 | Amanda Littleton Cheshire County Conservation District | |
| ONE19-349 | NH Community Food Ambassadors for Mobile Farmers Markets | $30,000 | Allison Cunningham Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success | |
| ONE16-267 | Soil health management outreach using mechanical aeration | $11,200 | Stacy Luke Merrimack County Conservation District | |
| ONE16-284c | Increasing cover crop adoption through farmer peer-to-peer support | $10,083 | Carl Majewski UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| ONE14-200 | From incubators to independence: Providing training and technical assistance to refugee farmers in New Hampshire | $14,030 | Andrea Bye Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success Charlene Higgins Organization for Refugee & Immigrant Success | |
| ONE14-212 | Conserved farmland access | $14,796 | Amanda Littleton Cheshire County Conservation District | |
| ONE14-222 | Weed control in low-input or organically grown wild lowbush blueberries | $13,460 | Olivia Saunders UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| ONE14-226 | NOFA-NH Technical Consultancy Program | $15,000 | Ray Conner Northeast Organic Farming Association of NH | |
| ONE10-121 | Evaluating small grains for late season and early spring forage | $7,521 | Carl Majewski UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| ONE09-101 | Winter Sprouting Broccoli as an Alternative Tunnel Crop in New England | $9,981 | Dr.Rebecca Sideman UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| ONE09-110 | Tracking Labor for Time and Enterprise Budgeting | $5,828 | Seth Wilner UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| ONE04-026 | Evaluation of Brown-Midrib Sudangrass-Sorghum as a Forage on NH Dairy Farms | $4,064 | Carl Majewski UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| ONE04-032 | Marketing Plans for Farms Catering to Niche Markets | $4,580.88 | Seth Wilner UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY INNOVATION GRANTS | ||||
| Project # | Project Title | SARE support | Project Leaders | |
| CNE10-067 | Cheshire Labor and Infrastructure Needs Assessment | $13,234 | Amanda Littleton Cheshire County Conservation District | |
| CNE10-072 | Capital Area Farm and Community Connection Infrastructure Inventory Project. | $12,085 | Stacy Luke Merrimack County Conservation District | |
| CNE10-082 | Farm and Farmland Acquisition: A Curriculum for Farmers and Communities | $15,000 | Kathryn Ruhf Land For Good | |
| CNE08-044 | Cultivating Community Connections: From seed to table | $10,000 | Sonja Riddle-Ford Stonewall Farm | |
| CNE08-052 | NOFA-NH Local and Organic Food Project | $9,945 | Barbara Sullivan NOFA-NH | |
| CNE07-031 | Farmer and community feasibility study | $3,288 | Amanda Littleton Cheshire County Conservation District | |
| CNE06-002 | Farm transfer planning: Tools for revitalizing rural life | $9,931 | Bob Bernstein Land For Good | |
| CNE06-008 | Agricultural commissions: A new resource for sustaining New Hampshire farms and communities | $10,000 | Nada Haddad UNH Coooperative Extension | |
| 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 | |
| SNE24-008-NH | Preparing Agriculture Service Providers in Disaster Planning and Response | $165,775 | Olivia Saunders UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| SNE21-008-NH | Network Development and Skill Building of Agriculture Service Providers for an Inclusive and Food Secure New Hampshire | $132,897 | Olivia Saunders UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| SNE20-008-NH | Building Relationships and Establishing the New Hampshire Farm Network for Enhanced Farmer Support | $43,374 | Olivia Saunders UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| NENH17-001 | Tech-Transfer for New Hampshire Beekeepers | $132,384 | Olivia Saunders UNH Cooperative Extension | |
| NENH14-001 | Building Capacity in Agricultural Service Providers to Support Farmers in Regulations, Rules, and Legal Compliance | $133,861 | Seth Wilner UNH Cooperative Extension | |
For further information on projects, contact 802-651-8335 or nesare@uvm.edu.
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).