NCR-SARE Goals

• Foster site-specific, integrated farming systems;
• satisfy human food and fiber needs;
• enhance environmental quality, natural resource conservation and the integration of on-farm and biological resources;
• enhance the quality of rural life and support owner-operated farms;
• protect human health and safety;
• and promote crop, livestock and enterprise diversity and the well-being of animals.

NCR-SARE Mission Statement

The mission of the North Central Region's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is to create and manage a system designed to encourage the involvement of farm and non-farm citizens in the process of discovery and learning that leads to achieving a more sustainable, environmentally benign agriculture. This is congruent with the national legislation which created the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) research and education program now entitled "Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education" and the joint USDA/CSREES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research and education program entitled "Agricultre in Concert with the Environment (ACE)".

NCR-SARE Core Ideologies

Core Value: The sustainability and well-being of all aspects of agriculture and those communities that support agriculture. Core Purpose: To preserve resources, to achieve the best environment possible, to produce the highest quality of product, and to maximize quality of life. Click here to read more about NCR-SARE's core ideologies.