Farmer-Rancher Grants

Farmer-Rancher Grants is sponsored by Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) - Wisconsin (UW-Madison Extension). These grants support innovative on-farm research and education projects in sustainable agriculture. While not explicitly AI-focused, projects exploring AI for optimizing composting processes on farms, or improving waste reduction in agricultural settings could be eligible.

SARE Grants – Wisconsin Sustainable Agriculture Home » Resources » SARE Grants The SARE program provides 6 categories of competitive grants to support work in sustainable agriculture.

Research and Education Grants – call for preproposals usually issued in August and due in October Farmer-Rancher Grants – call for proposals usually issued in August or September and due in early December Professional Development Program Grants – call for preproposals usually issued in February and due in April Graduate Student Grants – call for proposals usually issued in February and due in April Youth Educator Grants — call for proposals usually issued in August and due in November Partnership Grants — call for proposals usually issued in August and due in October Educators are strongly encouraged to let innovative farmers know about the SARE Farmer-Rancher Grants.

Download a 2-page Handout about Farmer-Rancher Grants. For more information contact farms@extension. wisc.

edu Recent examples of SARE grants in Wisconsin include: Professional Development Projects Making pasture walks more than just a walk in the pasture Sustainable Agricultural Workshop Series for Tribal Educators Pasture Versus Invasives: Competing in Newly-Disturbed Soil Under a Newly-Opened Canopy Transitioning to Silvopasture Expanding the Understanding and Adoption of Composting Bedded Pack Manure to Reduce Manure Applications on Frozen and Snow Covered Fields around the Yahara Watershed Viability of Using Freeze Dried Herbs to Improve the Quality and Performance of Value-Added Herbal Products Comparison of Methods for Growing Potatoes on Market Farms Increasing Value-added Product Sales through Cottage Food Bakery Products Produced in Home Kitchens Developing a “Cold Banking” System for Perch which Would Provide an Available Supply of Fish for Indoor Grow-Out Facilities Throughout Winter Organic Methods To Promote Branching in Nursery Apple Trees Rotation of Animals Through an Apple Orchard For Pest and Disease Suppression, Soil Improvement, and the Addition of Viable Revenue Streams Increase Sustainability on Fish Farms with the Development of Value Added Products from Fish and Fish Waste Evaluation of Oilseed Radish Biomass Management As A Control Strategy For Pests In NoTill Corn Research and Education Projects Tomato Variety Trials for Flavor, Quality and Agronomic Performance, to Increase Highvalue Direct Marketing Opportunities for Farmers and Onfarm Trialing Capacity Protecting Diversified, DirectMarket, and ValueAdded Operations with Smart Business Structures, Written Agreements, and Regulatory Compliance Building Resilience and Flexibility into Midwest Organic Potato Production: Participatory Breeding and Seed Potato Production Graduate Student Projects Linking Nutrient Transport to Soil Physical Processes During Freeze/Thaw Events to Promote Wintertime Manure Management, Nutrient Use Efficiency, and Surface Water Quality Improving Soil Health Through Cover Crop Based NoTill Organic Vegetable Production Diversity Prospecting for an Open Source Plant Breeding Framework Youth Beekeeping & Entrepreneurship Building a National Model Extending the Season in Northern Wisconsin Through Processing Vegetable Production Using Living Aisles and No-Till Planting Strips to Mitigate the Impacts of Intense Rain Events on Organic Vegetable Farms Agroforestry Education Using the Collective Experience of Pioneer Farmers Growing for Tomorrow, Stockbridge-Musee Community A searchable database of all SARE-funded projects is on the web at http://www.

sare. org/projects/index. htm .

You can search by state, grant type, and key words. For more information about upcoming calls for proposals check the North Central Region SARE webpage at http://www. sare.

org/ncrsare/cfp. htm The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.