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Southern SARE Funded Projects in Florida

Most recent projects are listed first. 

 

Project Number

Title

Region

Type

LS07-199

Integrating plant essential oils and kaolin for the sustainable management of thrips and tomato spotted wilt on tomato

South

Research and Education Project

GS07-063

Reducing nutrient loss below the root zone of drip-irrigated vegetables using low-pressure, increased irrigation time

South

Graduate Student Project

GS07-057

Optimizing buckwheat use as a weed suppressive cover crop for sustainable cropping systems in Florida

South

Graduate Student Project

FS06-209

Developing Model CSA Software for Multi-cropping and Harvesting

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

LS06-192

Biorational approaches for management of bacterial wilt and bacterial spot on tomato

South

Research and Education Project

LS06-187

Silicon soil amendments for enhancing disease resistance while improving overall crop health for cucurbits in organic farming systems

South

Research and Education Project

GS06-053

How many organically-grown cabbageworms can farmland songbirds eat?

South

Graduate Student Project

CS06-044

Florida Farm Link – building the foundation of a sustainable community food system by connecting sustainable agriculture to economic development initiatives

South

Sustainable Community Innovation Project

OS06-029

Development and implementation of a trap cropping system to suppress stink bugs in the southern Coastal Plain

South

On Farm Research/Partnership Project

LS05-170

Integrated Management of Purple and Yellow Nutsedge in Organic Vegetable Production

South

Research and Education Project

GS05-045

Development of an IPM Program for Control of Flower-Thrips in Blueberries in Southeastern United States

South

Graduate Student Project

OS05-026

Optimization of Irrigation Practices in Organic and Sustainable Vegetable Production with Soluble Dye as an Educational Tool

South

On Farm Research/Partnership Project

LS04-168

Development of Florida Native Plants as Farmscaping Cover Crops and Value-added Crops for Limited-Resource Farmers in Central Florida

South

Research and Education Project

GS04-039

Potential for nitrate-nitrogen leaching in a silvopastoral system compared with open pasture and loblolly pine plantation

South

Graduate Student Project

CS04-028

Farming and Conservation Easements: A Win-Win Partnership

South

Sustainable Community Innovation Project

OS04-022

A Low Cost Trapping System for Control of the Small Hive Beetle Aethina Tumida Murray, A Pest of Honey Bee Colonies

South

On Farm Research/Partnership Project

FS03-176

Developing Guidelines for Farmers to Market Directly to Consumers at Community Farmers’ Markets

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

LS03-148

Development of sustainable vegetable production systems for south Florida and Virginia based on use of cover crops and precision irrigation

South

Research and Education Project

ES03-067

What Service Providers Must Know About Organic Rules and Regulations

South

Professional Development Program

OS03-017

Soil Water Movement in Vegetables Grown with Plasticulture

South

On Farm Research/Partnership Project

OS03-015

Performance of Various Forage Combinations Under Thinned Pine Canopies in North Florida

South

On Farm Research/Partnership Project

CS03-010

“Santa Rosa Fresh” Marketing Assistance

South

Sustainable Community Innovation Project

FS02-149

Ultraviolet Light absorbing films and nets for insect and disease control in an organic greenhouse

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

LS02-140

A System Approach for Improved Integration of Green Manure in Commercial Vegetable Production Systems

South

Research and Education Project

LS02-136

Enhancing the Economic and Environmental Competitiveness of Small Farms Through Agroforestry

South

Research and Education Project

GS02-019

Chemical Ecology of Microtheca ochroloma

South

Graduate Student Project

GS02-018

Analysis of a Biological Control Strategy and its Potential in a Pest Management Program in Florida Cabbage

South

Graduate Student Project

CS02-008

Test Marketing of New Label in Southwest Florida for USA Grown/Living Wage Produce

South

Sustainable Community Innovation Project

FS01-140

Using companion plants to increase biological control for thrips in pepper crops

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

FS01-139

Composted Yard Waste as a Replacement for Pine Bark Mulch in Blueberry Production

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

FS01-138

Developing a model to increase support for organic farming research at Land Grant Institutions

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

FS01-135

Soil Fertility improvement in Fruit Orchards by Windrowing Urban Plant Debris and Poultry Litter

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

FS01-129

Development of Multi-Herd Management software for small farmers

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

ES01-056

Training in production and utilization of composted waste materials in warm, humid climates to improve soils for horticultural cropping systems

South

Professional Development Program

ES01-055

Delivery of Biological Control Information and Technology in Florida

South

Professional Development Program

ES01-054

Growing with the Community: A Hands-on Training Design for Agricultural Educators, Farmers and Community Leaders

South

Professional Development Program

GS01-009

Competition for Nitrogen and Groundwater Nitrate Levels in Temperate Alley Cropping Systems

South

Graduate Student Project

FS00-127

Alternative Production Methods for Increasing Sustainability of North Florida Strawberry Producers

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

FS00-125

Does Compost Use Affect Post-Harvest Quality of Vegetables?

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

FS00-121

Marketing to the Department of Defense Food Service

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

LS00-118

Management of Small Rural Holdings as Economic and Ecological Units

South

Research and Education Project

FS00-112

Practical Evaluation of Vermicompost on Horticultural Crops

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

GS00-005

Investigating the potential use of Trichogramma, a hymenopteran egg parasitoid, in the integrated management of lepidopteran pests of cabbage in Puerto Rico

South

Graduate Student Project

GS00-001

Induction of Volatile Emissions from Peanut Plants in Response to Fungal and Insect Damage

South

Graduate Student Project

LS99-101

Developing Effective Methods to Assess the Impact of Community Food Security Programs on Purchases of Local Farm Produce in Three Southern Communities

South

Research and Education Project

FS99-094

Developing an Organically Approved Soil Mix for Use in Vegetable Transplant Production

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

FS99-093

Alternative Parasite Control Methods for Goat Producers: A Comparative Analysis

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

FS99-089

Developing a Model for Successful Direct Marketing in Southern Communities

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

LS98-090

An Integrated System of Organic Food Production and Urban Food Waste Recycling Using On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion and Fertigation

South

Research and Education Project

FS98-067

Feasibility of Indoor Culture and Production of Ornamental Goldfish

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

FS97-057

Effect of Limited Environmental Controls on Shiitake Mushroom Production in the Southern Coastal Plain

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

ES97-036

Sustainable Agriculture Training Initiative for Texas

South

Professional Development Program

ES97-030

Integrated Production of Sustainable Crops for Small Farmers in North Florida

South

Professional Development Program

LST96-012

Facilitating Farmer to Farmer Networks: An Experimental Approach

South

Professional Development Program

FS95-030

Management of Artificial and Restored Wetlands to Improve Water Quality

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

FS95-026

Testing the Efficacy of Alternative Methods of Whitefly Control in Organic Vegetable Production

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

FS95-025

Development of Potting Soil Mixes from Local Wastes

South

Farmer/Rancher Project

AS95-024

Identifying Pesticides Most Compatible with Parasites of the Citrus Leafminer

South

Research and Education Project

AS95-019

Biological Control Methods for Citrus Rust Mites and Spider Mites on Florida Citrus Utilizing Predaceous Arthropods as Part of IPM

South

Research and Education Project

FS94-019

Biological Control of Flower Thrips in Pepper Fields

South

Farmer/Rancher Project