Webinar is set to take place November 7
By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com
Farmers interested in submitting applications for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) grants can participate in a free webinar put on by the University of Illinois Extension.
The webinar is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 7 from noon to 1:00 p.m. and will focus on how farmers can write better applications for SARE grants.
“Grant programs are always competitive, which means your application need to stand out as one of the best,” Laura Christianson, assistant professor of Water Quality, said in a release.
“We’ll talk about all the nitty-gritty,” said Andy Larson, small farms educator and coordinator of the Illinois SARE Professional Development Program. We’ll provide “hints and tips for writing successful applications, deadlines, format and some of the evaluation criteria.”
Two tips Larson said farmers can benefit from are to have a more focused application and to work with others for the success of the industry as a whole.
“We want to make sure the information isn’t just benefitting the farmers, but also the people doing similar kinds of research,” he said.
Producers can participate in the webinar free of charge, but need to register beforehand.
Farmers interested in the webinar, but who are unable to view it live, can check it out on the Illinois LocalFoods YouTube channel.