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Published Works
- Research Snapshot: Study demonstrates protein infusion can restore bone marrow function and rejuvenate the hematopoietic system
- Research Snapshot: Study reveals targeting a specific protein with a small molecule inhibitor can improve outcomes
- UF Health Cancer Center funding provides developmental support for promising cancer-focused collaborative research projects
- Research Snapshot: UF study provides insight into the role of myeloid cells in glioma progression
- UF researcher receives grants for breast cancer studies
- UF team receives grant to develop prostate biopsy guidance system
- UF researcher receives grant for stem cell transplant study
- UF researcher receives grant to study gene involved in pediatric cancers
- UF researcher to study novel breast cancer therapeutic
- Grant funds study of kava as preventive agent against tobacco smoke–induced lung cancer
- UF researcher receives grant for clinical trial for malignant pediatric gliomas
- UF researcher receives grant to study triple negative breast cancer
- Jatinder Lamba, Ph.D., receives $3.3 million NCI grant for pediatric AML research
- UF pediatric oncologist receives grant for osteosarcoma research
- UF researcher receives grant to study repair mechanism of DNA
- UF researcher receives NCI grant to construct genomic database
- UF researcher receives grant to study molecules involved in key cellular processes
- FACCA-funded team to study cervical cancer prevention in Florida
- Five UF faculty receive American Cancer Society grants
- UF Health Cancer Center awards three pilot grants
University of Georgia Office of Research
- Burning woody biomass in power plants could reduce carbon
- UGA-tied efforts take home 4 Georgia Bio awards
- Mason McNair 3D prints tools for research and teaching
- Improving Georgia land conservation through algorithms
- Innovation Bootcamp helps computing researchers crack the code of building a business
- Three UGA professors elected NAI Senior Members
- 'Smart' greenhouses could slash electricity costs
- Three UGA faculty elected as AAAS Fellows
- University of Georgia professor elected a 2022 IEEE Fellow
- UGA professor leads artificial intelligence project for U.S. Army
- Three more UGA faculty elected to NAI
- Innovation Gateway awarded SBA grant to support innovation grants
Southern SARE
2022 Professional Development Program Grant Applications Now Being Accepted
Sustainable Agriculture Leadership Program Supports Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers
New Research Sheds Light on the Potential of Carbon Farming in Texas
Southern SARE Staff Recognized as a Leader in Sustainable Agriculture
Southern SARE Awards $1M Grant to Explore Regenerative Agriculture
Southern SARE Announces the 2021 Research and Education Grants
Texas A&M Researchers Identify Ideal Cover Crop Species for Southeast Texas
Amid Natural Disasters, Pandemic Training Program Helps Small Farmers
- The 2020 Southern SARE Large Systems Grant is Released.
- Organic Growers School Enhances Beginning Farmer Trainer Programs
Southern SARE On-Farm Research Grant Call for Proposals Released
Southern SARE Producer Grant Calls for Proposals Released
Researchers Study How to Prevent Cover Crops from Failing to Fix Nitrogen
Researchers Integrate Renewable Energy into Greenhouses to Make Farms More Sustainable
North Carolina Researchers Find New Ways to Control Pest Mites in Tomatoes
Featured Article
Soil Management Course Brings Healthier Soil to Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Healthy soil plays an important role in the economic and environmental sustainability of farms. While awareness for the benefits of healthy soil has increased in recent years, a lack of technical and financial information on some beneficial soil management practices has limited adoption in Tennessee.
To solve this, Jason de Koff at Tennessee State University worked with professionals from the University of Tennessee, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts to apply for a Professional Development Program Grant through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.
The two-year grant was funded by the Southern SARE program to provide participants with training and resources including materials from the USDA NRCS, training modules on the economics of soil health and cover crops, a soil health test kit and access to demonstration plots planted in each region of the state to compare management practices.
The soil health test kit allows extension agents to measure soil pH, soil electrical conductivity, soil infiltration rates and soil temperature on farms and ranches. The test kit was integrated into the training to enhance the course.
The demonstration plots were planted in farmers' fields or research and extension centers across the state. Plots were either left unplanted or planted with a cover crop mix to highlight the beneficial effects of cover crops.
Some plots were planted with only winter wheat and others received only crimson clover. Other plots received a five-way blend of Austrian winter pea, tillage radish, crimson clover, cereal rye and winter wheat. Additional plots were planted in a ten-way blend of Austrian winter pea, tillage radish, crimson clover, cereal rye, winter wheat, spring oat, annual ryegrass, alfalfa, mustard and turnip.
Several groups worked together to construct the curriculum and implement the program. An advisory group of two farmers and one extension agent from each region of the state gathered in a virtual setting to discuss the project.
Based on the work of this group, Tennessee State University researcher Jason de Koff along with David McMillen and Greg Bann of the USDA NRCS, Mike Hubbs with the Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts and Danny Morris from the University of Tennessee developed the curriculum and training manual.
Over the course of the grant project, 32 agriculture professionals were educated. Taking their knowledge and soil health test kits with them, these participants have returned to their communities to help increase awareness and pass along knowledge on soil health. The curriculum and training manual for the Soil SMaRTS program is also available in every county extension office in the state of Tennessee. For more information on the Southern SARE program or the grant project ES18-141, please visit https://southern.sare.org.
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