The following is a list of Northeast SARE grant projects completed between July and September of 2026. In total, 10 projects were completed, representing $428,830 in funding to advance sustainable agriculture in the Northeast region.
Connecticut
Operationalizing Drone Imaging Technology to Detect Nutrient Deficiencies in Fruit Orchards (LNE23-482R)
Dr. Chandi Witharana, University of Connecticut - $200,000
Massachusetts
Farmer to Farmer Agroforestry Guidebook for the Northeast (FNE23-047)
Jono Neiger, Big River Chestnuts - $30,000
Maine
Workplace Safety Training for Farmworkers Engaged in Maine Sustainable Agriculture (ONE24-441)
Ryan Dennett, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association - $30,000
New York
Breeding Winter Hardy Annual Cover Crops: Cereal Rye and Winter Peas (GNE24-326)
Dr. Virginia Moore, Cornell University - $14,967
Acidity of Honeycrisp – Key to Eating Quality and Competitiveness of Northeastern Apple Growers (ONE24-449)
Craig Kahlke, Cornell Cooperative Extension - Lake Ontario Fruit Program - $29,851
Pennsylvania
Improving Survival Success Rates with Honey Bee Colonies through Supportive Cohorts (ONE24-432)
Tiffany Ayres, Keys to Bees, Inc - $26,822
From Assessment to Solutions: Growing Allegheny County Conservation District’s Soils Program to Include Lead Remediation and Farm Soil Health (ONE24-448)
Hayly Hoch, Allegheny County Conservation District - $30,000
Vermont
Establishment and Evaluation of Deep-Rooted Perennial Cup Plant and Gamagrass as a Corn Silage Alternative in Dairy Systems (FNE23-042)
Scott Cleveland, Cleveland Farm - $21,898
Farm-Scale Application of Concentrated Urine-Derived Fertilizer: Evaluation of a Roller Pump for Precise and Consistent Side Dressing of Sweet Corn (ONE24-455)
Abraham Noe-Hays, Rich Earth Institute - $15,467
West Virginia
Plot to Pantry: Propelling Farmer-Driven Value-Added Production (ONE24-453)
Spencer Moss, West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition - $29,825