North Dakota

North Central SARE’s network of state coordinators–housed at each land grant university throughout the region–conduct train-the-trainer programs and share information about our grant programs and other sustainable agriculture resources in their respective states.

State Contacts

Bill Hodous

NDSU Extension Service

bill.hodous@ndsu.edu

(701) 662-7030

Bio

Bill Hodous is a North Dakota State SARE Co-Coordinator and serves Ramsey County, North Dakota as an Extension agent in the fields of agriculture, horticulture, marketing and livestock.

Karl Hoppe

State Co-coordinator

NDSU – CREC

karl.hoppe@ndsu.edu

(701) 652-2951

Bio

Karl Hoppe is a North Dakota State SARE Co-Coordinator, a sheep producer, and the Area Extension Specialist for Livestock Systems at the North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center where he has been teaching nutrition and management for beef cows and feedlot cattle for more than 20 years to North Dakota cattle producers.

Clair Keene

Extenstion Specialist

NDSU Extension Service

clair.keene@ndsu.edu

(701) 774-4315

Bio

Clair Keene is a North Dakota State SARE Co-Coordinator and as an Area Extension Specialist in Cropping Systems at the Williston Research Extension Center, where she works with North Dakota farmers to address weed management concerns and tackle issues of soil conservation and soil health with cash crop diversity, cover crops, and residue management.

SARE IN NORTH DAKOTA

Since 1988, SARE has awarded numerous grants in every state and Island Protectorate. Aimed at advancing sustainable innovations, these grants add up to an impressive portfolio of sustainable agriculture efforts across the nation.