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A Practical Guide to Shovels and Pitchforks for Researchers, Educators, and Toolmakers

Researchers at the University of Missouri have been working with farmers to develop resources focused on ergonomics, productivity, and farmer well-being.

Farmers' Guide to Minnesota Lending Law

256-page farmers' guide for farmers and agricultural professionals to understand farmer-borrowers rights and best practices for accessing and utilizing credit. Ordering Information Wendy Reidlawyers@flaginc.orgFarmers' Legal Action Group6 West 5th Street, Ste 650St. Paul, MN 55120Publication/product ID: n/a

Beyond the Farmer’s Market: A New Guide to Building Your Own On-Farm Store

Grace Place Farm & Gardens in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is proving that for small-scale producers, a well-placed farm store can be as helpful to the bottom line as a good farmers' market. With support from an NCR-SARE Farmer Rancher grant, the group of first-generation farmers explored how simple digital communication combined with a welcoming […]

Join NCR-SARE's Administrative Council

NCR-SARE has an opening for a state Department of Agriculture representative to join the Administrative Council.

Apply for a Graduate Student Grant

Proposals are due by April 16, 12pm central time.

Apply for a PDP Grant

Professional Development grant proposals are due on April 2, 2026 by 12pm central.

Nominate Your SARE Hero

NCR-SARE is accepting nominations for the NCR-SARE Heroes recognition.

Battling Herbicide-Resistant Weeds with Cover Crops

Fall- and spring-planted cover crops could suppress weeds in wheat–sorghum–fallow systems.

A Guide to Building a DIY Portable Milking Parlor

A guide to building a low-cost milking parlor with detailed plans, pictures, and part lists. This is a construction guide for a milking parlor that can be built by a novice builder that requires no special tools.

Join NCR-SARE's Administrative Council

NCR-SARE is looking for a Rural Sociologist to join the NCR-SARE Administrative Council.

Urban Farming Soil Life Short Course Videos

The Xerces Society's Urban Farming Soil Life Short Course taught urban farmers and agricultural educators who speak English or Spanish about the organisms that contribute to soil health, farm productivity, and food safety. Through a series of six comprehensive short courses and a companion pocket guide—also offered in both English and Spanish—educators and farmers learned […]

Pocket ID Guide to Invertebrates of Urban Soils

About 25% of all known organisms on the planet are animals that live in the soil through all or a portion of their lives. The majority of these animals are invertebrates that interact with microbes, plants, and each other, forming the life of healthy soils. The invertebrate animals featured in this guide are large enough […]

Apply for a Youth Educator Grant

Proposals are due February 12, 2026 by 4pm Central.

Food-Grade Grains 101: Online Training

Three simple, click-through modules provide the basics of getting seed in the ground to harvesting and marketing food-grade grains.

NCR-SARE Welcomes New Regional Coordinator

NCR-SARE is pleased to announce Pete Huff as the new Regional Director.

Research Unearths Information about Soil Blocks

A team in Iowa explored an innovative way for farmers to reduce the need for plastic trays by creating planting media in a compressed block.

Review Grants with NCR-SARE

Review grants with NCR-SARE.

Apply for a Research and Education Grant

Preproposals are due December 4, 2025 by 4pm Central.

Apply for a Farmer Rancher Grant

Proposals are due December 4, 2025 by 4pm Central.

Apply for a Professional Development Program Grant

Proposals are due on November 5, 2025, by 4pm Central.