SAG | Sustainable Agriculuture Program

SAgE (Sustainable Agriculture Interest Group)

SAgE was established in the fall of 1988 by a group of students of various disciplines drawn together by their common pursuit of a more sustainable agriculture. The organization is recognized by the University and the student government. In addition to biweekly meetings, SAIG members discuss and investigate various topics that relate to sustainable agriculture, sponsor off campus speakers, attend conferences, and organize field trips.

Dr. Marianne Sarrantonio
Program Coordinator
Sustainable Agriculture
University of Maine
5722 Deering Hall
Orono, ME 04469 5722
(207) 581-2913

About the SAG Program

The University of Maine offers academic, research, and extension programs in Sustainable Agriculture (SAG) in order to address the principles and practices of environmentally sound, profitable farming.

The academic program emphasizes: how to increase farm profits by decreasing the costs of crop and livestock production; how to build soil tilth and fertility through rotations, multiple cropping, and nutrient cycling; how to protect water quality by decreasing the need to use synthetic agrichemicals; how to manage crop pests and livestock diseases with integrated, ecologically sound strategies; and how to create a strong, diversified agriculture that is stable through market and weather fluctuations.