The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, or SARE, advances farming systems that are profitable, environmentally beneficial and good for communities through a nationwide competitive grants program.

SARE encourages research and education projects that provide positive outcomes and impacts on agriculture and that address these National SARE program goals:

• satisfy human food and fiber needs
• enhance environmental quality and the natural resource base upon which the agricultural economy depends
• make the most efficient use of nonrenewable and on-farm resources and, where appropriate, integrate natural biological cycles and controls
• sustain the economic viability of farm operations
• enhance the quality of life for farmers, ranchers and society as a whole