Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

[1] "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.

They created publications to disperse that contained information on how to begin the conversion from traditional to sustainable agriculture methods.

[4] Additionally, SARE began funding farmer-led research while Congress contributed funding to a SARE Professional Development Program, which provides members of the agriculture industry with training, grants, and resources to build awareness, knowledge, and skills related to sustainable agriculture practices.

The program began to shift its focus towards marketing, local production, and the use of efficient, renewable energy sources on farms.

Additionally, 79% of grantees said that they had experienced a significant improvement in soil quality through the environmental friendly, sustainable methods that they were utilizing on their farms.