DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Newsletters of the former Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

On July 1, 2000 the CSAS joined the Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI).

CSAS brought more than $3,000,000 in external grant support to programs in collaboration with departments on campus, other public agencies, and non-profit groups in Nebraska. Research on the Integrated Farm project linked key departments in field activities. Extension benefited from the four-year regional professional development program in sustainable agriculture, and the CSAS worked closely with farmer groups in the Nebraska IMPACT project, a joint effort with the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society and the Center for Rural Affairs. Through the CSAS, new courses in Integrated Farming Systems, Agroecology, and Urbanization of Rural Landscapes were introduced into the curriculum.