The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians’ From the Earth project is increasing access to traditional foods like these Stockbridge Beans using sustainable growing methods with support from a Research and Education grant. Photo courtesy of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community.
NCR-SARE is pleased to announce the projects recommended for funding for the Research and Education competitive grant program. Seventeen projects were awarded a total of more than $4 million through this NCR-SARE grant program for researchers and educators involved in projects that explore and promote environmentally sound, economically viable, and socially responsible food and/or fiber systems.
The following awarded projects are in order by state and then by last name:
View NCR-SARE’s 2023 funded projects along with their descriptions online at https://northcentral.sare.org/grants/apply-for-a-grant/ (scroll to bottom of page).
- Molly Duman Scheel with Indiana University in South Bend, IN, was awarded $249,928 for the project, “Development of Species-Specific Yeast RNAi Attractive Targeted Sugar Baits for Spotted Wing Drosophila Control.”
- Stephen Meyers with Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, was awarded $249,669 for the project, “Exploring Underutilized Weed Management Methods on Indiana Small Farms Through On-Farm Research, Community Learning, and Farmer-to-Farmer Education.”
- Todd Einhorn with Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI, was awarded $247,265 for the project, “A Sustainable, Non-Chemical Thinning Method for US Midwestern Apple Producers: Novel Use of Anti-Hail, Insect-Exclusion Netting.”
- Tasia Kendrick with Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI, was awarded $249,999 for the project, “Demonstration of a New Method to Eliminate Bovine Leukemia Virus from your Dairy Herd by Targeting Culling of the Most Infectious Cattle.”
- Christine Sprunger with Michigan State University in Hickory Corners, MI, was awarded $119,055 for the project, “Exploring the Efficacy of Prairie Strips as a Soil Health Promoting Practice.”
- Zsofia Szendrei with Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI, was awarded $250,000 for the project, “Enhancing Sustainable Pollination on Urban Farms using Native Plant Conservation Strips and Outreach.”
- Homero Salinas Gonzalez with Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO, was awarded $249,285 for the project, “Midwest Small Ruminant Educational Program Initiative (Midwest-SREPI).”
- Peng Tian with the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO, was awarded $248,459 for the project, “Improving Sustainability of Solanaceous Crop Farming through Increased Effectiveness of Biocontrol Methods against Fusarium Diseases.”
- Miranda Meehan with North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND, was awarded $248,102 for the project, “Grazing Technologies to Enhance Integrated Crop Livestock Systems in the Northern Great Plains.”
- Andrea Basche with the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE, was awarded $249,284 for the project, “Meeting Needs at the Margins: Building Networks to Support "Missed" Land Stewards.”
- Nicolas Cafaro La Menza with the University of Nebraska West Central Research Extension and Education Center in North Platte, NE, was awarded $249,828 for the project, “How Much Water Can be Saved, or Cash Crop Yield Can Be Gained by Continuous Use of Cover Crops in West Central Nebraska Cropping Systems?”
- Uttara Samarakoon with The Ohio State University in Wooster, OH, was awarded $249,953 for the project, “Sustainable Root-Zone Management for Organic Vegetable Production in Containers.”
- Marla Bull Bear with Lakota Youth Development in Herrick, SD, was awarded $66,442 for the project, “Ethnobotany Education Project.”
- Francisco Munoz-Arriola with the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, SD, was awarded $249,768 for the project, “Assessing and Improving Lakota Land-User Social-Ecological Interactions and Impacts on Sustainability.”
- Maristela Rovai with South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, was awarded $249,824 for the project, “Evaluating Sustainability of Dairy Production Systems in South Dakota: Relationship Between Milk Carbon Footprint and Farm Profitability.”
- Sarah Adcock with the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, was awarded $250,000 for the project, “Advancing Sustainable Agriculture through Insect Farming.”
- Rue Genger with the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, was awarded $248,864 for the project, “Exploring Innovations in Climate Resilient Organic Vegetable Production Systems through Collaborative Research and Knowledge Building.”
- Keefe Keeley with the Savanna Institute in Madison, WI, was awarded $163,750 for the project, “Organic Agroforestry Knowledge Diffusion: Documenting and Sharing Best Practices on Demonstration Farms through On-Farm Education and Training.”
NCR-SARE’s Administrative Council (AC) members decide which projects will receive SARE funds. A collection of farm and non-farm citizens, the AC includes a diverse mix of regional agricultural stakeholders. Council members hail from regional farms and ranches, the Cooperative Extension Service, universities, federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations.