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Since 1988 USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Pro-gram has administered competitive grants to fund research and education in

agriculture that improve farm profitability, protect natural resources and revitalize communities.

Our 1890 land-grant partners lead efforts to assist minority and limited-resource farmers in sustainable ag practices through Southern region SARE grants programs. Our grants also support farmer research, education and outreach efforts.

Southern region 1890 land-grant institutions include:

Alabama A&M UniversityAlcorn State UniversityFlorida A&M UniversityFort Valley State UniversityKentucky State UniversityLangston UniversityNorth Carolina A&T UniversityPrairie View A&M UniversitySouth Carolina State UniversitySouthern UniversityTennessee State UniversityTuskegee UniversityUniversity of Arkansas at Pine BluffVirginia State University

Each institution has received as least one Southern SARE grant throughout the history of the program. We’ve funded over 60 projects from 1890 institution principal investigators throughout the Southern region, with topics ranging from goat production to direct marketing to specialty crops. In addition, 1890 institutions have collaborated with researchers, Extension agents, farmers, NGOs and other ag professionals on countless SSARE-funded sustainable ag projects.

SNAPSHOTS highlights these research efforts from our 1890 land-grant partners. This publication provides a sampling of some of these sustainable ag projects.

To read archived issues of SNAPSHOTS, visit our website at http://www.southernsare.org/snapshots.

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A Handbook for Year-Round Pasture-Based Goat Production

A year-round forage production and grazing/browsing management handbook for goats, developed by Tuskegee University Coopera-

tive Extension, is available to professionals and producers interested in pasture-based goat production, but require technical information on establishing and maintaining sustainable year-round forage systems.

“Sustainable Year-Round Forage Production and Grazing/Browsing Management for Goats in the Southern Region,” was developed as part of a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE)-funded Professional Development Program grant project (ES11-107) to train field-level Extension specialists, technical assistance personnel, and mentor goat farmers in year-round forage production and grazing man-agement.

The handbook provides tools for developing cool-season pastures by incorporating cool-season grasses and legumes into warm-season pas-tures, and improving the warm-season pastures by over-seeding them with warm-season legumes. Moreover, the handbook discusses browse and vine species suitable for maintaining in pastures to supplement goats’ nutritional requirements and minimizing parasitic infestations.

Other topics include forage definition and classification, basic princi-ples of forage production, animal grazing behavior, predator and disaster management, managing erosion, supplemental feeding, and economics.

Other key partners in the project include PadmaDal Memorial Founda-tion, Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service, Auburn Univer-sity, Mississippi State University, Langston University, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

Alabama is home to two 1890 land grant institutions: Ala-bama A&M University and Tuskegee University.

Since 1988, both institutions have been a part of 22 South-ern SARE-funded sustainable agriculture projects, either as a principal investigator or as a collaborator.

Alabama A&M has received two Southern SARE grants, a Research & Education Grant in 1998 and a Graduate Stu-dent Grant in 2004.

Since 2002, Tuskegee Univer-sity has received 17 grants: 5 Research & Education Grants, 1 Graduate Student Grant, 4 Professional Devel-opment Program Grants, 2 On-Farm Research Grants, and 5 Sustainable Commu-nity Innovation Grants.

The bulk of funded proj-ects pertain to small rumi-nants, although topics on aquaculture, community development, agroforestry and sustainable vegetable production have also been funded.

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Farmers Adopting Cover Crops in Sweet Potato Production

More farmers are incorporating cover crops in their sweet potato production after SSARE-funded on-farm trials conducted by

University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi State University found that winter cover crops help save input costs, improve soil fertil-ity, increase land use efficiency, and help control insects.

In the study (LS09-215), “Developing Low-Cost Sustainable Sweet Potato Production Strategies to Facilitate Adoption in the Mid-South,” selected winter cover crops along with a control fallow treatment were evaluated for three years on their effect on summer sweet po-tato production both in a conventional and no-till system. The cover crops were selected based on their potential advantages in suppressing nematodes and weeds and attracting beneficial insects, and on their role as a source of nitrogen. The crops chosen included wheat, rye-grass, crimson clover, hairy vetch, mustard, and radish.

Researchers found that legumes planted in early September resulted in biomass production of 4-6 tons per acre compared to a later No-vember planting, which resulted in 1-2 tons per acre. Legumes and radish produced consistently more biomass than the weedy fallow. This is useful information for sustainability of sweet potato since it requires 40 to 60 pounds/acre of nitrogen and legume cover crops may provide 60 to 150 pounds/acre of nitrogen depending on biomass production.

The radish cover crop performed the best at suppressing nematodes and insect pests, in addition to loosening the soil.

Overall, sweet potato production following a winter cover crop produced comparable yields in both a conventional and no-till system compared to fallow treatment. In some cases, yields were higher.

Arkansas grower Stephan Walker discovered that sweet potatoes yielded well behind a cover crop, insect populations were very low, and fewer nutrients were required after a cover crop.

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff serves as the state’s 1890 land-grant institution.

In 2013, the institution was awarded an On-Farm Research Grant to study biological control agents to manage internal parasites in goats.

Since 1995, the university has been a collaborator on a number of SSARE-funded grant projects, including cover crop adoption in sweet potatoes, pasture-based swine production, and organic agriculture training materials.

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Effective Biocontrol of Honeybee Pests

Research from Florida A&M University has found that fungal patho-gens can effectively and economically control the small hive beetle

(Aethina tumida) – an invasive pest of honeybees – while maintain-ing colony health. The results pave the way for more environmentally friendly biological controls in a pest management program.

In the project (GS11-100), “Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Fungi in Controlling the Small Hive Beetle: A destructive and invasive pest of honeybee colonies,” graduate student Saundra Wheeler studied the ef-fects of entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae as a means of controlling the small hive beetle. She found that colonies treated with the fungus provided various degree of control of small hive beetle popu-lations during the course of the experiments compared to the control.

“The rapid spread and high reproductive potential of the small hive beetle make it a serious threat of apiculture,” said Wheeler. “In addition, the small hive beetle is a vector of honeybee viruses, which makes it an even greater threat.”

Wheeler said that current research focuses on biological control op-tions as an alternative to insecticides.

“Metarhizium anisopliae has been used to effectively control other beetle species, so this fungus could provide new avenues for environ-mentally sound management of small hive beetle populations,” she said. “In addition, the fungus is harmless to honeybee colonies.”

Wheeler treated small hive beetles in honeybee colonies with 10g of Metarhizium 3020 and 2g of Metarhizium 5680 fungal spores. She found that both provided various degree of control of small hive beetle populations during the course of the experiments compared to the con-trol. Colonies treated with Metarhizium 5680 spores exhibited signifi-cantly lower hive mortality rates.

✪  Florida A&M University

Florida A&M University serves as the 1890 land-grant institution in Florida.

FAMU has collaborated with other institutions on nearly 20 Southern SARE-funded projects since 1995. Topics in the SARE grant portfolio include organic farming, Integrated Pest Management, sustainable turkey production, and small ruminants.

As a principal investigator, FAMU received a Professional Development Program Grant in 2009 to lead a national goat conference, a Research & Education Grant in 2010 on small-scale organic vegetable production, and a Graduate Student Grant in 2011 on biological control of honeybee pests.

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Keeping Goats Healthy with Farmer Education

Small ruminant producers are all too familiar with the damaging effects of gastrointestinal parasites and the challenges of effec-

tively managing them. But a group of scientists, veterinarians and Extension specialists across the South have made it their mission to solve the biggest health problem in the goat and sheep industries.

Since early 2000, through initial Southern SARE funding, the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control has been leading training workshops to educate small ruminant producers on a number of sustainable management techniques to control worms, such as the blood-sucking barber pole worm.

“Anthelmintic treatments, which were highly effective 50 years ago, are now not as useful. The worms show resistance to the drugs,” said ACSRPC coordinator and Fort Valley State University professor Tom Terrill. “We needed to develop methods that not only extend the life of existing drugs, but also provide alternative sustainable parasite control.”

Those methods include FAMACHA© evaluation, “smart drench-ing,” copper oxide wire particles, and lespedeza forage grazing. “Ev-erything we do is producer-oriented,” said Terrill. “The applications must be simple technologies that are inexpensive and easy to use.”

The impact of the group’s efforts is widespread. The trainings have reached hundreds of producers across the South; over 30,000 FAMACHA evaluation cards have been distributed to nearly 1,600 Extension agents, veterinarians and FAMACHA trainers; and train-ing requests have come from nearly every state in the country.

Fort Valley State University, Georgia’s 1890 land-grant institution, ranks 25th nationally in the production of African American agriculturists and is quickly becoming a leader in ag research using the most modern and well-equipped labs in the state.

FVSU is recognized as a national leader in small ruminant production research. University researchers have participated in nearly 20 Southern SARE-funded projects, 16 of them related to small ruminant production and marketing research.

Fort Valley State University has been receiving SARE funding since 2000 with 5 Research & Education Grants, 1 Professional Development Grant, and 1 Graduate Student Grant.

✪  Fort Valley State University

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Third Thursday Thing Showcases Sustainable Ag in KY

A Kentucky State University program, launched by a SSARE Pro-fessional Development Program grant to enhance sustainable

ag efforts in Kentucky, is going strong after nearly two decades.

Third Thursday Thing was created in response to a need for a train-ing program for Extension professionals in sustainable agriculture production practices and techniques.

But a program that was supposed to last only two years has evolved into a monthly showcase of sustainable ag topics, reaching over 20,000 participants in 20 different states over its lifetime.

Louie Rivers, project manager for Kentucky State University’s Small Farmer Outreach Training and Technical Assistance Program, said that farmers look to the monthly Third Thursday Thing as a way to obtain updated research-based information to increase the profit-ability of their operation.

“It is one of the tools that makes their farms sustainable,” said Riv-ers. “Participants can use these workshops to learn from subject mat-ter experts, as well as to learn from each other.”

Farmers see Third Thursday Thing as a worthwhile investment. Participants indicate a 70 percent to 90 percent adoption rate of the information that is provided.

In 2013, Third Thursday Thing received a U.S. Department of Agri-culture Secretary’s Honor Award for Enhancing the Economic Vitality and Quality of Life in Rural America.

In 2014, the Third Thursday Thing team was recognized at the national Cooperative Extension System Epsilon Sigma Phi conference and received the Southern region’s Distinguished Team Award.

✪  Kentucky State University

Kentucky State University is the leading 1890 institution for Southenrn SARE-funded grants, having received 15 so far throughout SARE’s 25-year history.

Funded topics have ranged from small ruminants, to paw-paw production to aquaculture.

One crowning achievement in the university’s sustainable ag portfolio is the Third Thursday Thing -- a program that was first launched through a SSARE Professional Development Program Grant 15 years ago.

Kentucky State University has received 8 Research & Education Grants, 5 Professional Development Program Grants, 1 On-Farm Research Grant, and 1 Sustainable Community Innovation Grant.

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Bringing Annie’s Project to More Southern Region States

Cooperative Extension Educators with Alcorn State University held their very first Annie’s Project professional development

training in 2013, as a result of a collaborative effort between the 1890 institution and Mississippi State University to bring the popular pro-gram to more farm women across the Southern region.

Annie’s Project is a national program that teaches participants a variety of risk management skills including record-keeping, decision-making, financial management and transition planning.

With the assistance of a SSARE Professional Development Program grant (ES12-113), “Building the Capacity of Educators to Help Wom-en Farmers and Ranchers in Southern States Improve Agricultural Sustainability Using Annie’s Methodologies,” the partnership between Alcorn State University and MSU helped to train Extension Educators on Annie’s Project curriculum.

Over 60 Extension specialists across 11 states participated in the training programs over the 2-year grant period. Many implemented Annie’s Project workshops in their local areas as a result of their participation. Local Annie’s Project programs expanded their reach in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Texas -- and for the first time, connected with farm women in Louisi-ana and Alabama.

In Mississippi, 75 percent of training workshop attendees imple-mented Annie’s Project programs in their own counties, including those educators from Alcorn State University.

In its lifetime, Annie’s Project educators have delivered courses to more than 8,000 women farmers and ranchers in 26 states, teaching, mentoring and empowering women farmers and ranchers to improve agricultural sustainability.

Alcorn State University is the oldest public historically black land-grant institution in the United States.

ASU has had more than 140 years of success in advancing research in agriculture, Extension, and applied science.

Extension programs were being developed for audiences as early as 1921, 50 years before funds formally became available to operate the Cooperative Extension program.

Alcorn has been a principal investigator of two Southern SARE-funded grants: A Research & Education grant in 2001 and a Professional Development Program Grant in 1998. The university has been a collaborating partner on five other Southern SARE grants, including a multi-disciplinary effort to expand Annie’s Project -- a business and finance program for farm women -- to more states across the Southern region.

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Improving Parasite Management in Livestock Species

Gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN), or worms, infect all livestock species, negatively influencing animal performance and sur-

vival, and impairing farm profitability.

While integrated parasite management is becoming more common in small ruminants, researchers with North Carolina A&T University recognized a need to train Extension agents on such control methods and techniques to aid farmers who raise cattle, horses, swine and poultry.

Through a SSARE Professional Development Program grant (ES10-105), “Multiple Livestock Species Integrated Parasite Man-agement Train-the-Trainer Programs with On-Farm, Computer-based and Traditional Training Sessions,” train-the-trainer sessions were held in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia focusing on integrated parasite management practices, including fecal egg count, FAMACHA©, strategic deworming, pasture rotation and other con-trol methods.

“Educational programs that teach ag professionals how to identify farms with issues and train the cattle, horse, swine, sheep, goat and poultry producers about integrated parasite management can help protect the environment, increase farmer profitability and protect animal welfare,” said Niki Whitley, North Carolina A&T Extension specialist.

Over 140 Extension field staff and ag professionals attended the trainings. As a result, they shared their educational information with over 500 livestock producers, as well as college students and 4-H youth.

In addition to the trainings, researchers on the project also devel-oped training curriculum, including facilitator guides on integrated parasite management for cattle and horses, facts sheets and an Exten-sion parasite management checklist. Several pasture/outdoor pork and horse farm owners changed deworming protocols to either ad-dress known dewormer resistance or better control internal parasites on the farm.

North Carolina A&T University is home to the largest agricultural school among historically black colleges and is the nation’s second largest producer of minority agricultural graduates.

North Carolina A&T was one of the first 1890 land-grant institutions to receive a Southern SARE grant when the program first launched in 1988.

Since then, the university has been a part of 19 Southern SARE grants either as a principal investigator or as a collaborator.

Topics have included sustainable cropping systems for seedless watermelons, cover crops, soil health, swine production, and Farm to School programs.

✪  NC A&T University

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Edamame: A promising niche crop for Virginia producers

An effort at Virginia State University is helping Virginia tobacco, vegetable and organic farmers increase their on-farm income

through the production and marketing of a new niche product.

In the project (GS12-118), “Increasing Fresh Virginia-grown Eda-mame Supply through Season Extension Techniques,” graduate student Shawntae Nolen studied the production of edamame through season extension techniques. Edamame, an edible soybean from Asia, is becoming popular in the United States because of its perceived health benefits and its high value as a vegetable crop.

“Demand for edamame is increasing,” said Nolen. “However, most of the edamame that is available is shipped frozen from Asia. My study looks at the performance characteristics of various edamame varieties to see if we can provide a fresh, local supply up to half a year through such channels as farmers markets.”

Nolen evaluated four edamame varieties with different maturity groups in high tunnels for a spring and late fall harvest, and sown di-rectly in fields for a summer and early fall harvest. Total marketable yield and seed quality traits including protein, oil and sucrose content of each cultivar were measured after each harvest.

Preliminary studies found that edamame planted in high tunnels in April can be harvested in late June, two and half months earlier than the earliest field-sown edamame plants adapted to Virginia growing conditions. Nolen also found that edamame directly planted in high tunnels in the fall may also produce a crop before Christmas.

Virginia State University is the 1890 land-grant institution in Virginia.

Its College of Agriculture provides research-based solutions, information, and technology for students, individuals, families, and communities to enrich their lives.

VSU has received two Southern SARE grants: An On-Farm Research Grant in 2002 on parasite control in small ruminants and a Graduate Student Grant in 2012 to help establish edamame as a specialty crop in the state.

In addition, VSU collaborated on three other Southern SARE grant projects.

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1890 Funded Projects and Partner GrantsAlabama

LS98-092 Development of Sustainable Cropping Systems for Canola on Limited-Resource Farms in AlabamaLS02-137 Participatory Implementation of Sustainable Vegetable Systems for Small and Limited-Resource FarmersLS02-141 Sustainable Year-Round Forage System for Goat Production in the Southern U.S.LS05-081 The Use of Renewable Energy to Improve the Sustainability of SE U.S. Pond Aquaculture: Technical, economic, and

industry evaluations of solar power optionsLS08-207 Enhancing the Long-Term Sustainability and Profitability of Small, Limited-Resource Farmers in the Black Belt South

through Marketing, Research and EducationLS09-223 Nutrient Optimization for Sustainable Goat Production Systems in the SE U.S.LS10-234 Enhancing the Economic Stability of Select Limited-Resource Farms through the Establishment of Micropropagated

Pecan Orchards Integrated with Crops and AnimalsLS10-237 Understanding Small Landowers’ Perspectives in Adoption of Goat-Agroforestry Land Management SystemLS11-242 Adoption of Sustainable Farming and Ranching Practices Among African-American Farmers: Helping and hindering

factors and the role of the 2008 Farm BillES09-098 Strengthening the Goat Industry: A National Goat ConferenceES10-102 Organic Agriculture Hands-On Training and Educational Materials for Extension Professionals in the SoutheastES11-107 Training for Sustainable Year-Round Forage Production and Grazing/Browsing Management in the Southern RegionES12-111 Tuskegee University Goat Production Training ProgramsES13-114 Trainer’s Training in Agroforestry Practices in the SE Region: 1890 Agroforestry Consortium InitiativeOS11-059 Sustainable Goat Farming: Pasture enhancement and diet selection by goatsOS13-071 Comparison of On-Farm Winter Feeding Strategies for Sustainable Meat Goat ProductionGS04-036 Assessing the Viability of the Inland Shrimp Farming as a Viable Enterprise in AlabamaGS04-042 Determination of Microbiological Hazards and Critical Control Points in Regional Rabbit Processing FacilitiesCS05-039 Partnerships for Sustainable CommunitiesCS05-037 Agritourism and Agribusiness Entrepreneur Training, Assistance and Product Marketing in the Eastern Alabama

Black BeltCS06-046 Training for Sustainable Community Development: Phase IICS07-060 Training for Sustainable Community Development: Phase IIICS08-068 Training for Sustainable Community Development: Phase IIIbCS10-083 United Cherokee Ani-Yun-Wiya Nation Blackberry Development Project

Arkansas

LS95-067 The Development of Pasture-Based Swine Production Systems for Limited-Resource Farms in the Mississippi DeltaLS09-215 Developing Low-Cost Sustainable Sweet Potato Production Strategies to Facilitate Adoption in the Mid-SouthES07-088 Building Organic Agriculture Extension Training Capacity in the SoutheastES10-102 Organic Hands-On Training and Educational Materials for Extension Professionals in the SoutheastOS13-073 Investigation of Potential Biological Control Agents for Internal Parasite Control in Goats

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LST96-012 Facilitating Farmer to Farmer Networks: An experimental approachLS98-090 An Integrated System of Organic Food Production and Urban Food Waste Recycling Using On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion and FertigationLS02-140 A System Approach for Improved Integration of Green Manure in Commercial Vegetable Production SystemsLS05-170 Integrated Management of Purple and Yellow Nutsedge in Organic Vegetable ProductionLS10-235 Preparing Small Scale Limited Resource Vegetable Farmers for Organic Farming in North FloridaLS11-244 Taking Advantage of Pest Thrips Ecology to Increase Sustainability of Vegetable Crop Production

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ES01-056 Training in Production and Utilization of Composted Waste Materials in Warm, Humid Climates to Improve Soils for Horticultural Cropping Systems

ES04-075 Regional Goat Production and Marketing ProjectES05-078 Sustainable Production Systems for Range-Reared Standard TurkeysES05-081 Regional Meat Goat Production and Marketing Project: Phase 2ES09-097 Moving Nursery Producers Toward Sustainable Production PracticesES09-098 Strengthening the Goat Industry: A National Goat ConferenceES13-114 Trainer’s Training in Agroforestry Practices in the Southeastern Region: 1890 Agroforestry Consortium InitiativeFS99-093 Alternative Parasite Control Methods for Goat Producers: A comparative analysisFS01-138 Developing a Model to Increase Support for Organic Research at Land Grant InstitutionsFS10-248 Florida Meat Goat StudyGS02-018 Analysis of a Biological Control Strategy and its Potential in a Pest Management Program in Florida CabbageGS11-100 Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Fungi in Controlling the Small Hive Beetle, a Destructive and Invasive Pest of Honey Bee

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Georgia

LS00-114 Investigation of Sustainability of Dairy Goat Industry by Innovative Method of Product DevelopmentLS01-121 Enhancing Sustainability in Cotton Production through Reduced Chemical Inputs, Cover Crops and Conservation TillageLS01-124 Novel Methods for Sustainable Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Small RuminantsLS02-138 An Investigation of the General and Niche Market Goat Meat DemandLS02-143 Novel Methods for Sustainable Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Small RuminantsLS04-164 Sustainable Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Small Ruminants Using Forages Containing Condensed TanninsLS05-174 Understanding Plant-Soil-Livestock Interactions: A key to enhanced sustainability in Southern pine silvopasture

systemsLS05-175 Sustainable and Profitable Control of Invasive Plant Species by Small RuminantsLS05-177 Sustainable Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Small RuminantsLS11-240 Organic Farms’ Credit Access and Farm Lenders’ Assessment of Organic Farms’ Credit RisksES04-075 Regional Goat Production and Marketing ProjectES05-081 Regional Meat Goat Production and Marketing Project: Phase 2ES06-084 Smart Drenching and FAMACHA Integrated Training for Sustainable Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Small

RuminantsES08-089 Toolbox for Small Ruminant Educators: Building on the Small Ruminant Resource ManualES08-094 Experential Education to Form an Extension Organic Production Team in GeorgiaES09-096 Training Educators and Agricultural Professionals on Sustainable, Pasture-Based Dairy SystemsES09-098 Strengthening the Goat Industry: A National Goat ConferenceFS98-072 Microbial Input for Organic Production of VegetablesGS06-054 Novel Methods for Sustainable Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Llamas and Alpacas in the Southeastern

United StatesMS09-003 Focusing on the Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Georgia: Southern SARE Planning Grant

Kentucky

LS97-089 Integration of Freshwater Prawn Nursery and Growout Systems into Diversified Farm SystemsLS99-098 Organic Vegetable Production for Limited-Resource FarmersLS99-104 Enhancing Farmers’ Income through Polyculture of Paddlefish with Catfish in the Southern RegionLS99-105 Enhancing Feasibility for Range Poultry ExpansionLS01-127 Organic Management of Cucumber Beetles in CucurbitsLS03-151 Development of Organic Production Practices for Pawpaw on Selected RootstocksLS06-185 Biofumigation for Soil Health in Organic High Tunnel and Conventional Field Vegetable Production SystemsLS10-237 Understanding Small Landowners’ Perspectives in Adoption of Goat-Agroforestry Land Management SystemES97-015 Kentucky Cooperative Extension System Training Project

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ES01-052 The Third Tuesday-Thursday Thing: Building on Kentucky’s experiences and expanding the sustainable agriculture educational model into Tennessee

ES04-075 Regional Goat Production and Marketing ProjectES05-081 Regional Meat Goat Production and Marketing Project: Phase 1ES05-082 Regional Meat Goat Production and Marketing Project: Phase 2ES07-087 Kentucky Sheep and Goat Herder Curriculum -- Phase IES08-089 Toolbox for Small Ruminant Educators: Building on the Small Ruminant Resource ManualES09-098 Strengthening the Goat Industry: A National Goat ConferenceES10-101 Developing a Training Program in Sustainable Vegetable Production for Agricultural Professionals in Kentucky and

TennesseeOS03-011 Goat Friendly Pastures

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LST96-010 Sustainable Small-Scale Agricultural Development Training ProjectLS89-016 Development of Low-Input Multiple Cropping System for Small-Scale FarmsLS96-076 Integration of Pasture Poultry Production into the Farming Systems of Limited-Resource FarmersLS99-103 Pastured Poultry and Vegetable Production: An integrated approachES09-098 Strengthening the Goat Industry: A National Goat ConferenceCS04-022 Linking Small-Farm Agriculture to Community Development Efforts in Northern Louisiana

Mississippi

LS01-125 Sustainable Vegetable Production in Rural MississippiLS10-230 Improving Fall Vegetable Crops and Soils with Summer Cover CropsES98-041 Training in Sustainable Systems Approach to Production, Harvesting, Processing and Marketing of Value-Added

Syrup Crops in MS and Surrounding StatesES09-098 Strengthening the Goat Industry: A National Goat ConferenceES12-113 Building the Capacity of Educators to Help Women Farmers and Ranchers in Southern States Improve Agricultural

Sustainability Using Annie’s MethodologiesES13-114 Trainer’s Training in Agroforestry Practices in the Southeastern Region: 1890 Agroforestry Consortium InitiativeES13-116 Increasing the Professional Technical Support for Local, Sustainable Food Distribution Systems in the Southern Region

North Carolina

LS88-005 Planning Funds for a Proposal on Extending the Issue of Sustainable Agriculture to Small Farms in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia

LS96-077 Development of Sustainable Cropping Systems for Seedless Watermelon and Fall Lettuce in Rotation with Green ManuresLS99-106 Integrated Crop and Sylvan Systems with Swine: A State and National InitiativeLS00-110 The Impact of Agricultural Systems on Soil Quality and SustainabilityLS01-120 Long-Term, Large-Scale Systems Research Directed Toward Agricultural SustainabilityLS01-126 Sustaining Ecological and Economic Diversity Among Limited-Resource Landholders by Expanding Opportunities for

Management of Productive WoodlandsLS02-132 Cover Cropping and Residue Management for Weed Suppression, Soil Fertility and Organic Crop ProductionLS05-178 Sustainability Indicators as Management Tools to Guide Farmers, Scientists, Policy Makers and the General PublicLS08-210 Reduced Tillage in Organic Systems: A soil and water quality imperativeLS08-211 A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Improve the Environmental Performance of Niche Pork Production Systems and

Marketability of Heritage Swine BreedsLS12-248 Quantifying the Multiplier Effect: What sustainable local food systems can mean to local communitiesES00-047 Training in Alternative Research Strategies for Sustainable Farming SystemsES03-066 Producer-Managed Efforts in Marketing of Livestock and Livestock Products

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ES08-090 An Agent Training Program in Safe Food Handling and Legal LiabilityES08-092 Energy Training for Agricultural Professionals in the Southern SARE RegionES10-103 Building Capacity: Farm to SchoolES10-105 Multiple Livestock Species Integrated Parasite Management Train-the-Trainer Programs with On-Farm, Computer-

Based and Traditional Training SessionsES13-115 Building Local Food Systems: Training the trainers, peer collaboration, and materials developmentFS99-097 Oriental Persimmons and Pawpaws: Two sustainable crops for the South

Oklahoma

LS01-119 Use of Goats for Sustainable Vegetation Management in Grazing LandsLS04-164 Sustainable Control of Gastrointestinal Nematods for Small Ruminants Using Forages Containing Condensed TanninsES02-060 Enhancing Educator Knowledge of Sheep and Goat ProductionES04-075 Regional Goat Production and Marketing ProjectES05-081 Regional Meat Goat Production and Marketing Project: Phase 2ES08-089 Toolbox for Small Ruminant Educators: Building on the Small Ruminant Resource ManualES09-098 Strengthening the Goat Industry: A National Goat ConferenceES11-107 Training for Sustainable Year-Round Forage Production and Grazing/Browsing Management in the

Southern Region

South Carolina

ES01-057 South Carolina Farm and Forest Land Conservation TrainingES09-098 Strengthening the Goat Industry: A National Goat ConferenceFS98-079 Demonstration of a Low-Input Diversified Small Farm Operation

Tennessee

LS03-152 Improving Organic Crop Production with Enhanced Biofumigation and Composting SystemsLS05-172 Forage Systems for the Sustainable Production of Uniform Goat CarcassesLS13-254 Improving Fitness in Meat Goat Herds through Better Genetic ManagementES04-074 Regional Goat Production and Marketing ProjectES05-081 Regional Goat Production and Marketing Project: Phase 2ES08-089 Toolbox for Small Ruminant Educators: Building on the Small Ruminant Resource ManualES09-098 Strenghtening the Goat Industry: A National Goat ConferenceCS07-056 and CS07-056A “Gathering” of Homestead Economic and Entrepreneurs of Food-Based, Organic Foods

and Other Related Businesses

Texas

LS88-002 Whole-farm Low/Reduced-Input Farming Systems and Educational ProgramES97-036 Sustainable Agriculture Training Initiative for TexasES04-075 Regional Goat Production and Marketing ProjectES05-081 Regional Goat and Marketing Project: Phase 2

Virginia

LS04-166 Increasing the Effectiveness of Assisting Farmers with Sustainable On-Farm EnterpriseES09-099 Developing Successful Organic Horticulture Farms: Practical training for agricultural professionalsFS00-124 Cut Flowers: Tilapia aquaponics studyGS12-118 Increasing Fresh Virginia-grown Edamame Supply through Season Extension TechniquesOS02-007 Developing Sustainable Internal Parasite Control Programs for Small Ruminants

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History of 1890 SSARE-Funded Grants1988

North Carolina A&T Univer-sity -- Research & Education GrantPrairie View A&M -- Research & Education Grant

1989

Southern University -- Research & Education Grant

1996

North Carolina A&T Univer-sity -- Research & Education GrantSouthern University -- Professional Development Program Grant

1997

Kentucky State University -- Research & Education Grant, Professional Development Program GrantSouth Carolina State University -- Professional De-velopment Program Grant (2)

1998

Alabama A&M University -- Research and Education GrantAlcorn State University -- Professional Development Program Grant

1999

Kentucky State University -- Research & Education Grant (2)North Carolina A&T Univer-sity -- Research & Education GrantSouthern University -- Research & Education Grant

2000

Fort Valley State University -- Research & Education GrantNorth Carolina A&T University -- Professional De-velopment Program Grant

2001

Alcorn State University -- Research & Education GrantKentucky State University -- Research & Education Grant, Professional Development Program GrantLangston University -- Research & Education Grant

2002

Fort Valley State University -- Research & Education Grant (2)North Carolina A&T Univer-sity -- Research & Education GrantTuskegee University -- Research & Education GrantVirginia State University -- On-Farm Research Grant

2003

Kentucky State University -- Research & Education Grant (2), On-Farm Research GrantNorth Carolina A&T University -- Professional De-velopment Program Grant

2004

Alabama A&M University -- Graduate Student GrantFort Valley State University -- Research & Education GrantKentucky State University -- Professional Development Program Grant, Sustainable Community Innovation GrantTuskegee University -- Graduate Student Grant

2005

Fort Valley State University -- Research & Education GrantKentucky State University -- Professional Development Program Grant (2)Tuskegee University -- Research & Education Grant, Sustainable Community Innovation Grant (2)

2006

Fort Valley State University -- Professional Development Program Grant, Graduate Student GrantKentucky State University -- Research & Education GrantTuskegee University -- Sustainable Community Innovation Grant

2007

Tuskegee University -- Sustainable Community Innovation Grant

2008

North Carolina A&T Univer-sity -- Research & Education GrantTuskegee University -- Research & Education Grant, Sustainable Community Innovation Grant

2009

Florida A&M University -- Professional Development Program GrantTuskegee University -- Research & Education Grant

2010

Florida A&M University -- Research & Education GrantKentucky State University --

Research & Education GrantNorth Carolina A&T University -- Professional Development Program GrantTuskegee University -- Research & Education Grant, Professional Development Program Grant

2011

Florida A&M University -- Graduate Student GrantTuskegee University -- Professional Development Program Grant, On-Farm Research Grant

2012

Tuskegee University -- Professional Development Program GrantVirginia State University -- Graduate Student Grant

2013

Tennessee State University -- Research & Education GrantTuskegee University -- Professional Development Program Grant, On-Farm Research GrantUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff -- On-Farm Research Grant

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1890s: Where They Are Located

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✪  ✪  Lincoln University

Fort Valley State University

✪  SC State University

✪  NC A&T University

✪  Virginia State University

✪  Florida A&M University

Delaware State

✪  Kentucky State University

Tennessee State University✪  Langston University

✪  Southern University✪  Prairie View A&M

✪  University of Arkansas Pine Bluff

✪  Alcorn State UniversityTuskegee University

✪  Alabama A&M

UMD Eastern Shore✪  

West Virginia State ✪  Central State University

Published by the Southern Region of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. Funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Southern SARE operates under cooperative agreements with the University of Georgia, Fort Valley State University, and the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture to offer competitive grants to advance sustainable agriculture in America’s Southern region.

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For more information on SARE’s grants and sustainable ag resources contact:

James Hill1890 Land-Grant Liaison

Minority and Limited-Resource Farmer Outreach SpecialistFort Valley State University

478-825-6263hillj@fvsu.edu