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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Forwarded on behalf of Associate Dean for Research Parker Antin:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:owner-w-ahs@colostate.edu"><span style="color:purple">owner-w-ahs@colostate.edu</span></a> [<a href="mailto:owner-w-ahs@colostate.edu"><span style="color:purple">mailto:owner-w-ahs@colostate.edu</span></a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Stacie Clary<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 27, 2015 10:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> W Agricultural Deans<br>
<b>Subject:</b> $2.9 Million Provided for Ag Research Projects</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Teryl Roper, Western SARE Regional Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> (435) 797-2257, <a href="mailto:teryl.roper@usu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">teryl.roper@usu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> (307) 837-2674, <a href="mailto:freeburn@uwyo.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">freeburn@uwyo.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stacie Clary, Communications Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> (831) 419-5432, <a href="mailto:wsareoutreach@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">wsareoutreach@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thirty-five Projects Funded to Advance Ag Innovations</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Western Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture program (SARE) announces funding for 35 projects totaling over $2.9 million in the 2015 grant cycle. Projects are located in 11 Western states and protectorates. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in">Innovative researchers, ag professionals, farmers, and ranchers will be investigating topics important to Western agriculture such as high tunnels, cover crops, pollinators, rangeland grazing, soil health, and more. All projects
include substantial educational outreach to producers and ag professionals. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in">Regional Coordinator Teryl Roper says, “In<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span>2015, Western SARE funded projects supporting innovation in sustainability across the breadth of western agriculture. We have projects representing agronomy,
horticulture, soil science, pest management, animal science, forestry, and fisheries throughout the western region. This underscores our commitment to improving western agriculture to sustain life in the region.”<br>
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Full descriptions of each grant can be found at <a href="http://www.westernsare.org/Projects/Funded-Projects-by-Year/2015-Projects" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">westernsare.org/Projects/Funded-Projects-by-Year/2015-Projects</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> The five grant programs providing funding annually are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span>Research & Education<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Describing one of the programs, Jim Freeburn, PDP Coordinator, states that “PDP grants are a critical component of keeping the extension agents and nonprofits in the western region current on issues and opportunities in sustainable agriculture.
These grants PDP grants often create strong collaborations on educational and training programs for all ag professionals.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in"> Western SARE, a USDA program, annually awards grants to help sustain agriculture, the environment and rural communities. Producers are actively involved in every funded project.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>SARE is a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that functions through competitive grants conducted cooperatively by farmers, ranchers, researchers and agricultural professionals to advance farm and ranch systems that are profitable,
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stacie Clary <br>
Communications Specialist <br>
Western SARE <br>
<a href="http://westernsare.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">westernsare.org</span></a> <br>
<a href="http://twitter.com/WesternSARE" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">twitter.com/WesternSARE</span></a> <br>
831-419-5432<o:p></o:p></p>
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