SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN UTAH
Since 1988, the Western SARE program has invested $2.5 million in
research and education projects in Utah. These include grants to
researchers, farmers, ranchers, graduate students and ag professionals.
SARE's vision is an enduring American agriculture of the highest quality. This agriculture is profitable, protects the
nation's land and water and is a force for a rewarding way of life for farmers and ranchers whose quality products and
operations sustain their communities and society.
SARE's mission is to advance - to the whole of American agriculture - innovations that improve profitability, stewardship
and quality of life by investing in groundbreaking research and education.
Western SARE’s goal is to foster change through competitive grants that enable cutting-edge research and education to
open windows on sustainability across the West.
Western SARE is built on a foundation of respect for agricultural producers - the idea that farmers and ranchers know
best what does and does not work on the land. Indeed, farmers and ranchers initiate many SARE research projects and
are involved in nearly all of them as consultants or research coordinators. The bottom line: SARE supports high quality
research and education in sustainable agriculture with minimum overhead.
Since SARE's inception, a key for evaluating potential funded research is
ensuring the inclusion of scientists and experts in a multi-disciplinary
approach. SARE-funded research projects are required to include
educational and outreach components in their designs to ensure that
findings reach the target audience. And they typically integrate economic
analysis as a fundamental component of the research and education.
Reports from the funded projects in Utah listed below can be found by
searching the SARE database, using the project number:
westernsare.org/Projects/Search-the-Projects-Database.
“Determination of Gas Emissions from Manure Sources in Animal Feeding Operations,”
Pakorn Sutitarnnontr, GW13-006
“Onion Systems Management Strategies for Crop Nutrition, Weeds, Thrips and Iris Yellow Spot Virus,”
Diane Alston, SW13-034
“Rangeland Restoration on the Channel Scablands of Eastern Washington,” Kip Panter, OW13-005
“Economic Evaluation of Agricultural Diversification through Agritourism for the Intermountain West,”
Susan Slocum, EW13-005
"The Contribution of Predator Phenology and Diversity to Secondary Pest Suppression in Alfalfa,"
Erica Stephens, GW12-030
“Feedlot Performance, Feed Efficiency, and Profitability of Cattle Fed Either a Complete Mixed Ration or Allowed to
Voluntarily Select Their Diet,” Beth Burritt, OW12-020
“Grass-Legume Pastures to Increase Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Livestock Production,”
Blair Waldron, SW10-088
“Cultural Management of Onion Thrips and Iris Yellow Spot Virus,” Jennifer Reeve, SW08-076
“Bramble Variety Trials in Utah to Reduce Disease, Increase Production and Enhance Profitability,”
Rick Heflebower, FW07-315
“Sustainable Vegetable Production Systems: Screening Cover Crops for Water Use Efficiency,” Dan Drost, SW07-014
“High Value Crop Rotations for Utah High Tunnels,” Brent Black, SW07-035
“Interseeding Forage Kochia in Established CRP Land for Enhanced Livestock and Wildlife Utilization,”
Ron Harper, FW06-012
“Commercial Artichokes in the Intermountain West,” James Haggerty, FW06-027
“Integrating Annual Crops and Residues, Perennial Pastures and Livestock Management to Extend the Grazing Season
and Minimize Losses of Soil Nitrogen,” Tom Griggs, FW06-327
“Entrepreneurial Sustainable Agriculture: Alternatives for Processing, Packing, Labeling, and Marketing in
Internet/Retail Environments,” John Allen, EW06-005
“Disseminating Research-based Information to Improve Great Basin
Rangelands,” Mark Brunson, EW06-018
“Using Videos as a Teaching Tool: Improving Profits and Rangelands
through Application of Behavioral Principles,” Beth Burritt, EW06-019
“Increasing the Profitability of Raspberries by Extending the Growing
Season,” Clark Willis, FW05-022
“Goats as a Weed Control Alternative in Small Acreage Ranchettes,”
Kyle Christensen, FW04-014
“Tomato Disease Prevention and Production Enhancement,” Aviva Maller, FW04-037
“Perennial Forage Kochia for Improved Sustainability of Grass-Dominated Ecosystems,”
Dale Zobell, SW04-060
“Communication of Range Demonstration Project Results Changes in Grazing Management,”
Ken Mills, EW04-010
“BEHAVE Facilitator’s Network,” Fred Provenza, EW04-016
“Winter Cover Crop Experiment,” Aviva Maller, FW03-201
“Season Extension Experiment,” Rick Heflebower, FW03-306
For more information about Western SARE, please contact Stacie Clary,
831-419-5432, stacie.wsare@charter.net or visit westernsare.org.