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A N N OU N C E M E N T
November 6, 1996
For Release: Immediately Contact: Beth Holtzman
802-656-0554
Regional Program Wants Innovative Ideas; Offers Grants
Applications are now available for The Northeast Region Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program's 1997 Farmer/Grower
Grants Program. The region will award approximately $100,000 in grants to
farmers to try innovative production and marketing techniques.
The grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to farmers
throughout the 12-state region. Projects may involve small research trials,
educational activities and demonstrations. Project activities should
promote good stewardship of natural resources, prevent agricultural
pollution, improve farm profitability and/or enhance quality of life.
Projects must be under the direction of at least one producer, and
collaboration with other producers and other members of the agricultural
community is strongly encouraged.
SARE is a USDA competitive grants program with regional leadership
and decision making. Created in the 1985 Farm Bill, the program has funded
hundreds of projects that help advance knowledge about farm practices that
are profitable, environmentally sound and socially beneficial.
Northeast Region SARE Farmer/Grower Grant applications are
available by contacting SARE at Hills Building, University of Vermont,
Burlington Vermont, 05405-0082. Phone: 802-656-0471. Email:
msimpson@moose.uvm.edu.
The application can also be downloaded from the Northeast Region
SARE program's World Wide Web site: http://www.uvm.edu/~nesare/
The Farmer/Grower Grant application deadline is December 6, 1996.
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Beth Holtzman
Communications Specialist
Northeast Region Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education (SARE) Program
Hills Building -- Carrigan Drive
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405-0082
Phone: 802-656-0554
Fax: 802-656-4656
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