Annie Schmitz with The Farmory in Green Bay was awarded over $18,600 from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. Her project is called 'Developing Standardized Procedures to Increase Production of Saleable Yellow Perch Fingerlings Year-Round.'
The grant was awarded as part of NCR-SARE's Farmer Rancher Grant Program, a competitive grants program for farmers and ranchers who want to explore sustainable solutions to problems through on-farm research, demonstration, and education projects.
The focus for each of the NCR-SARE grant programs is on research and education. Funding considerations are based on how well the applicant presents the problem being addressed, the project's relevance to sustainable agriculture in the 12-state North Central region, and how well it aligns with NCR-SARE's goals, among other factors specific to each grant program.
Since 1988, the SARE program has helped advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities through a nationwide research and education grants program.
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