Advisory & Leadership Committees

North Central Region SARE is managed and led by the following:

• Professional Development Program (PDP) State Coordinators represent 13 land-grant institutions in the North Central region. PDP Coordinators direct sustainable agriculture education in their respective states. If you need help with any related issue please contact your State Representative for assistance.

• Regional Administrative Council (AC), representing various agricultural sectors, states and organizations. The AC sets program priorities and makes granting decisions.

• Regional Technical Committee(TC) and Review Committees, also comprised of various agricultural stakeholders. The Technical Committee and other Review Committees review proposals and make recommendations to the AC. 

• Staff, primarily housed at the University of Minnesota, carries out AC directives, collecting and distributing SARE information on sustainable agriculture. Staff are also located at the University of Nebraska and Kansas State University.

You can also visit the Western, Southern and Northeast region SARE programs, or find contacts from the SARE Outreach.

Read More

Evaluation and Perceived Impacts of the North Central Region SARE Grants, by Shirley K. Trout a; Charles A. Francis and John E. Barbuto Jr. in the Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 27: 2, 117 — 137. E-mail to request print copies.