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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. SARE's vision is...

State Professional Development Pages

Since 1995, the Western SARE Professional Development Program (PDP) has made annual grants to designated state PDP coordinators for ongoing professional development efforts for extension educators, NRCS field staff and other agriculture professionals. Farmers and ranchers often participate in these state/protectorate-level sustainable agriculture activities, but they are not the primary audience.

What follows are short profiles of state/protectorate educational activities, products and outcomes in sustainable agriculture, using Western SARE PDP funds.

Alaska

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Alaska

Arizona

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Arizona

California

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for California

Colorado

Welcome to Sustaining Agriculture!

Hawaii

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Hawaii

Idaho

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Idaho

Montana

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Montana

Nevada

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Nevada

New Mexico

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for New Mexico

Oregon

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Oregon

Utah

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Utah

Washington

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Washington

Wyoming

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Wyoming

American Samoa

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for American Samoa

Guam

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Guam

Micronesia

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Micronesia

N. Marianas Islands

2011 SARE Professional Development Program Annual Report for Northern Mariana Islands

State and Protectorate Websites

Some of the state/protectorate coordinators in the Western Region maintain state SARE and sustainable agriculture websites and use social media.

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2014 Calls for Proposals

Western SARE's 2014 Calls for Proposals (CFP) have been posted and can be downloaded. Research and Education, Farmer/Rancher, Professional + Producer, Professional Development Program, Graduate Student. Please follow all directions carefully.

Ag Infrastructure Conference Report Released

Western SARE has published a 28 page report from our Strengthening Agriculture's Infrastructure conference. The report provides an overview of the sold-out conference, the impacts of the event, and summaries from each keynote presentation, plenary and break-out session.

Conference Proceedings

Strengthening Agriculture’s Infrastructure: Adding Value, Breaking Down Barriers, Increasing Profits
Educational and partnership-building conference with Fred Kirschenmann, Ken Meter, Theresa Marquez and others.

VIEW POSTINGS OF PRESENTATIONS, VIDEO, AUDIO AND OTHER MATERIALS.

December 3 – 5, 2012, Portland Oregon