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  • What is North Central Region SARE
  • What is Sustainable Agriculture?
  • Advisory & Leadership Committees
  • Regional Initiatives
  • Resources
  • Contact SARE Staff
  • SARE Nationwide: An Overview
  • Employment
  • Website Help Docs

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SARE's mission is to advance—to the whole of American agriculture—innovations that improve profitability, stewardship and quality of life by investing in groundbreaking research and education. SARE's vision is...

About Us

North Central Region SARE (NCR-SARE) is one of four regional offices that run the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, a nationwide grants and education program to advance sustainable innovation to American agriculture. NCR-SARE offers competitive grants and educational opportunities for producers, scientists, educators, institutions, organizations and others exploring sustainable agriculture in America’s Midwest.

What is North Central Region SARE

NCR-SARE has awarded more than $40 million worth of competitive grants to farmers and ranchers, researchers, educators, public and private institutions, nonprofit groups, and others exploring sustainable agriculture in 12 states.

What is Sustainable Agriculture?

Every day, farmers and ranchers around the world develop new, innovative strategies to produce and distribute food, fuel and fiber sustainably. Learn about key best practices and the people using them. 

Advisory & Leadership Committees

North Central Region SARE is managed and led by PDP State Coordinators, Regional Administrative Council, Regional Technical and Review Committees, and Staff.

Regional Initiatives

There are several initiatives that NCR-SARE has allocated resources to in order to extend our outreach on a given topic. This page highlights some of those efforts.

Resources

Get resources from NCR-SARE, SARE Outreach, and other SARE Regions.

Contact SARE Staff

View contact information for the North Central Region SARE staff, and for staff in other SARE offices nationwide.

SARE Nationwide: An Overview

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SARE Outreach
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Vision & Mission 

Employment

Website Help Docs

 

NCR-SARE's Grant Programs

These main grant programs provide funds for sustainable agriculture projects in the North Central Region:

Research and Education Grants — Awarded to multi-disciplinary teams of researchers, producers, educators and others exploring sustainable agriculture.

Farmer Rancher Grants — Awarded to farmers and ranchers for on-site projects in sustainable agriculture.

Professional Development Program Grants — Awarded for educational programs in sustainable agriculture practices and concepts for Extension, NRCS, and other agricultural professionals.

Graduate Student Program Grants — Awarded to graduate students studying sustainable agriculture in the North Central Region.

Youth Educator Grants —  Provide opportunities for youth educators in the North Central Region to teach young people more about sustainable agriculture.

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North Central Region SARE
120 BAE, University of Minnesota  |  1390 Eckles Avenue  |  St. Paul, MN 55108
612-626-3113  |  612-626-3132 (fax)  |  ncrsare@umn.edu
 

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