Kathy Moore, an Oklahoma farmer and member of Southern SARE's Administrative Council, has received the 2011 Green Award for Sustainability from Oklahoma State University Environmental Science Graduate Program.

The Green Awards for Sustainability are given to an individual or private sector organization that best encourages or demonstrates the successful implementation of sustainability practices in Oklahoma and serves as an inspiration...

Sheep and goat production is a growing enterprise for many farmers across the U.S., but the production challenges are aplenty. One such challenge is controlling parasites, such as gastrointestinal nemtodes, especially in humid regions.

The National SARE organization has released a new fact sheet in its Agricultural Innovations series, "Sustainable Control of Internal Parasites in Small Ruminant Production," that addresses...

Several organic farmers across the South attended the Organic Trade Association Policy Conference and Hill Visit Days in Washington, D.C. on April 6-7. The purpose of the conference was to educate Congress about organic agriculture.

One of Southern SARE's Administrative Council members took part in the visit. Kathy Moore owns Anichini-Moore Ranch and Farm in Oklahoma. Her primary focus is preserving wildlife habitat, and rebuilding...

If you are a Southern region producer passionate about sustainable agriculture and its role in the environment and rural communities, you have an opportunity to serve a 3-year term on our Administrative Council. Learn more:

Southern SARE Seeks Administrative Council Producer Nominations

Deadline: July 1, 2011

GRIFFIN, Ga. -- The Administrative Council (AC) of the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program is seeking one producer to join the Council for a three-year term beginning February 2012.  Self nominations are welcomed.

Nominees must be familiar with sustainable...

Presented by contributing author Doug Constance, Southern SARE Administrative Council Chair.

I presented a keynote address, “Social Dimensions of Organic Production and Systems Research” at the Organic Farming Systems Research Conference: Exploring Agronomic, Economic, Ecological, and Social Dimensions held March 16-18, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The conference was sponsored by USDA, Organic Trade Association, Organic Farming...

Years ago Southern SARE’s Administrative Council determined that the most practical way to support sustainable agriculture would be to invest the bulk of Research and Education grant funds into systems research.

However, the term systems research has been elusive to define in a way that AC members, technical reviewers, staff, and applicants can communicate effectively with each other.

Southern SARE has provided a bulletin to help grant applicants and others interested in sustainable agriculture better understand what it means to take a systems research approach to sustainable agriculture.

"Perspectives...

Every day, farmers and ranchers around the world develop new, innovative strategies to produce and distribute food, fuel and fiber sustainably. While these strategies vary greatly, they all embrace three broad goals, or what SARE calls the 3 Pillars of Sustainability:

• Profit over the long term
• Stewardship of our nation’s land, air and water
• Quality of life for farmers, ranchers and their communities

There are almost as many ways to reach these goals as there are farms and ranches in America.

A cattle rancher might divide his rangeland into paddocks in a rotational grazing system to...