Farmers, ranchers, educators and researchers worldwide are implementing a variety of sustainable agriculture practices to maintain resources for the future. These agriculture professionals are making a profit, protecting the land, water and air, whilealso caring for farmers, ranchers, their communities and their quality of life.For some producers, sustainable practices include using cover crops to suppress weeds and benefit the soil. For others, it may include limiting water or using buffers of grass or other noncrops along streams to protect aquifers. In the U.S., the federally funded Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program works to advance sustainable agriculture through research and educational outreach and by funding grants for farmers, researchers, students and communities.
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