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Bill Wilcke is Regional NCRSARE Coordinator
Bill Wilcke is Regional NCRSARE Coordinator
As of July 1, 2002, Bill Wilcke, Professor and Extension Engineer, is
spending half of his time as Regional Coordinator for the North Central
Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCRSARE) program.
The national SARE program is a USDA program that began with the 1985
Farm Bill. Congress appropriated initial funds in 1988 for grants in sustainable
agriculture research, education, and demonstration. Funding goes to producers,
scientists, educators, and public and private institutions and organizations
in three grant programs (Research and Education Grants, Producer Grants,
and Professional Development Program Grants). The North Central region,
managed by a 22-member Administrative Council composed of farmers, researchers,
extension personnel, government agency representatives, and non-profit
representatives, and directed by a Regional Coordinator, is one of four
regions in the SARE Program. See www.sare.org/ncrsare
for more information about the North Central region.
The NCRSARE program headquarters is at the University of Nebraska in
Lincoln, and Bill travels to Lincoln several times a month. He still remains
located at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.
In addition to serving as the key staff person to the Administrative Council as they develop program goals and make funding decisions, the Regional Coordinator oversees and promotes NCRSARE to a broad audience. The Coordinator provides leadership for the research and education program, supervises staff, and manages grants and budgets.
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