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Margaret Krome: NCR-SARE Hero
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Ferd Hoefner: NCR-SARE Hero
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Brad Brummond: NCR-SARE Hero
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Linda Kleinschmit: NCR-SARE Hero
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Abrasive Grit: A New Method of Physical Weed Control
In this story, read about how Frank Forcella's SARE-supported grit applicator field trials have shown up to 90% season-long weed control. -------- Story Source: Chris Bennett Frank Forcella was surrounded with apricot pits – a seemingly useless collection of fruit stones saved in an endless line of 5-gallon buckets. Apricot trees don’t fare well in […]
Jerry DeWitt: NCR-SARE Hero
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George Bird: NCR-SARE Hero
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Dale Mutch: NCR-SARE Hero
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Ron Macher: NCR-SARE Hero
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In Memory of Bill Wilcke
Bill Wilcke, image courtesy of the University of Minnesota On November 18, 2013, our dear SARE colleague and friend, Dr. William (Bill) Wilcke, passed away. Bill was born and raised on a small, diversified crop and livestock farm in northwest Iowa. As with many farming families in […]
Julie Engel and her Sustainable System for Raising Rabbits on Pasture
NCR-SARE Establishes “NCR-SARE Hero Recognition,” Honors Bill Wilcke
Bill Wilcke, photo courtesy of the University of Minnesota NCR-SARE is pleased to announce that William F. Wilcke is the first person to receive the “NCR-SARE Hero Recognition.” Coordinated by the NCR-SARE Alumni Organization, this recognition recognizes the leadership, vision, contributions, and impact that these heroes have made […]
Bill Wilcke: NCR-SARE Hero
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Beth Nelson Named Regional Coordinator and Director for NCR-SARE
Dr. Beth Nelson has been named the Regional Coordinator and Director of Research and Education Programs for the North Central Region of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (NCR-SARE). Her appointment is effective Monday, July 16, 2012, when she replaced Interim Regional Coordinator Dr. Vance Morey, who was filling in for Dr. Bill Wilcke, […]
The Brilliance of a Scientist: George Washington Carver
NCR-SARE grant recipient and Administrative Council member, Edgar Hicks, and NCR-SARE Administrative Council member, Nancy Williams, recently contributed to a feature about George Washington Carver in Revive Omaha Magazine's Empowerment Edition. -------------------- The Brilliance of a Scientist Through the Carver Grange of Omaha (CarGO) Source: Revive Omaha Magazine, by By No More Empty Pots, Susan Whitfield […]
Kansas Pumpkin patch receives “Extreme Makeover” with funds from NCR-SARE
Just off of Highway 77, running north from El Dorado, Kansas, runs seventy three acres of agritourism property which is a part of Carroll and Becky Walters’ family farm and pumpkin patch, Walters’ Pumpkin Patch. For almost 20 years, the Walters have been growing and selling pumpkins at their U-Pick patch in Northern Butler County. […]