LS04-164 Sustainable Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Small Ruminants Using Forages Containing Condensed Tannins Alternatives to chemical (anthelmintics) control of gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) in small ruminants is needed to improve viability of this industry for small and limited resource farmers in the southern USA, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Use of plant-based solutions, including rotational grazing, feeding or grazing of condensed tannin (CT) - containing forages, and utilization of larval migration patterns in different forage types, have shown promise in controlling parasitic nematodes of small ruminants. Scientists, Extension personnel, and farmers from throughout the southern USA, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands will meet for several planning meetings leading to development of a full SARE R&E proposal concerning sustainable, plant-based GIN control systems for limited resource sheep and goat farmers throughout the Southern SARE region. Will Getz Why did we pick it?
LS04-165 Renewing the Agriculture of the Middle: A Planning Grant Request to Develop a Southern Strategy American agriculture is increasingly polarized, with growth among the very small and the very large size operations. We are rapidly losing the "farms of the middle," those farms that are too large to access direct markets, but are too small to compete in undifferentiated commodities markets. This proposal is to develop a task force for agriculture of the middle for the south to address these issues across disciplines, integrating production, marketing, and policy. Scott Marlow Why did we pick it?
LS04-166 Increasing the Effectiveness of Assisting Farmers with Sustainable On-Farm Enterprises Many public agencies and sustainable agriculture organizations in the South are providing technical assistance to farmers in the development of sustainable on-farm enterprises. Yet assistance in this field is still relatively new, with many gaps in research and information exchange. This planning project will bring some of the major assistance providers together to compare experiences, and prioritize research and education needs. This project will also create a core team to develop future collaborative research projects, and make recommendations for better ways to network among ourselves and transfer information on innovative assistance programs that work. Keith Richards Why did we pick it?
LS04-167 The Southern Region Organic Fruit Production Initiative: Identifying Barriers, Needed Research, Markets, and Opportunities Southern organic fruit production, especially apples, peaches, blackberries, and blueberries, is limited by lack of regionally appropriated, scale-neutral and market-focused research and technology. There is very limited research on organic fruit crops currently underway in the southern region and there is no coordination in research and outreach programs among the southern states. It is proposed to create a Southern Region Organic Fruit Working Group of scientists, extension specialists, growers, and representatives of industry and marketing organizations, to conduct in-state focus groups and a region-wide Working Group meeting through which barriers to production and marketing, and opportunities for organic fruit in the region will be identified. The outcome of the in-state focus groups, and the regional Working Group through this planning activity will be the development and submission of grants for cooperative and collaborative research and outreach programs to sustain and expand organic fruit production in the southern region. Curt R. Rom Why did we pick it?
LS04-168 Development of Florida Native Plants as Farmscaping Cover Crops and Value-Added Crops for Limited-Resource Farmers in Central Florida The goal of this SARE planning proposal to support a full research proposal to develop Florida native plants as farmscaping cover crops for limited-resource farmers of central Florida. Our approach of using native plants is based on the market potential of their seed as a value-added crop, as well as their potential to develop agroecosystems. Specific planning activities are described that will provide the necessary resources to design and implement a farmer-driven, on-farm research and demonstration project that will contribute to the adoption of farmscaping concepts in the southeastern region. Robert A. Kluson Why did we pick it?
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