Each year Western SARE funds projects conducted by farmers and ranchers in the Western region. This year SARE is highlighting its Farmer/Rancher grant recipients. Browse through the links below to learn more about research and projects currently being performed by Western region producers.

Alaska	Propagation of Alaska Native Plants for Restoration and Landscape Use (FW00-050) (Highlight)
Arizona	Gila River Farms Fresh Produce Market (MW00-058) (Highlight)
California	Production of Strawberry Plants Using Sterile Soil Amendments (FW00-005) (Highlight)
	Tracking Costs and Returns in a Transition to Grass-based Dairying (FW00-008) (Highlight)
	Soil Solarization for Weed and Disease Control in Specialty Crops (FW00-010) (Highlight)
	Water Use of Wine Grapes in the Granitic Soils of the Fair Play Wine Region in the Sierra Foothills (FW00-021) (Highlight)
	Moving From Selling through Intermediaries to Direct Marketing Using Cause Related Marketing Strategy (FW00-080) (Highlight)
Colorado	Residue Management in Furrow Irrigated Reduced Tillage Systems (FW00-012) (Highlight)
	Building a Community-based, Direct Marketing Model for Diverse Ranch Enterprises (FW00-028) (Highlight)
	Organic Soil Amendment Release Rates for Fertility in Apples (FW00-032) (Highlight)
	Native Plants Nursery (FW00-038) (Highlight)
	Colorado Quality Lamb: Enhancing the Economic Viability of Local Producers through Direct Marketing to Food Service Establishments (FW00-074) (Highlight)
Guam	Adopting Health Programs and Improving Weaning Facilities in Management of Piglet Diarrhea on Guam (FW00-064) (Highlight)
Hawaii	Rejuvenation of a 60-year-old lychee orchard by pruning and fertilizer applications to maximize production (FW00-077) (Highlight)
Idaho	Low Stress Stockmanship School for Lemhi County, Idaho (FW00-052) (Highlight)
Montana	Establishing a Sustainable Program for Recycling and Propagation of Quality Flower Bulbs in a Wholesale Flower Production Operation (FW00-017) (Highlight)
New Mexico	Comparing Irrigation Methods for Organic Wheat Production (FW00-099) (Highlight)
N. Mariana Islands	Aquaculture and Fertigation (FW00-104) (Highlight)
Oregon	Russian Honey Bee Queens Resistant to Varroa in Oregon (FW00-034) (Highlight)
	Low Stress Stockmanship Clinic for Jackson County, Oregon (FW00-051) (Highlight)
Utah	Medusahead Control and Revegetation in Southern Cache County, Utah (FW00-019) (Highlight)
	Southern Utah Forest Products Association (SUFPA) Cooperative Marketing Kit (FW00-054) (Highlight)
	The Original Cache Junction Families Popped Wheat (MW00-117) (Highlight)
Washington	On-Farm Biodiesel Production from Waste Vegetable Oil (FW00-014) (Highlight)
	Rotating Vessel Composter for Small Farms (FW00-022) (Highlight)
	Alternative Crops No-till Field Trials (FW00-040) (Highlight)
	Demonstration Project to Promote Niche Farming in Heirloom Vegetable Varieties (FW00-041) (Highlight)
Wyoming	Pastured Poultry Production with Research on Sustainability of Grazing Lands (FW00-093) (Highlight)