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
(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
(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
(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.

NORTH dakota Impacts
$5.5
million
million
in funding since 1988
127 projects
funded since 1988
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