Dairy farmers in northwestern Indiana are embracing new sustainable energy systems that recycle farm and animal waste into energy production, a process farmers hope will lower production costs and create…
Rural energy programs across the United States are facing a grim future without the authorization of a new farm bill, some agricultural officials have stated. Without a new five-year farm…
A non-profit Hawaiian agricultural organization is planning to build a series of solar power plants on several of the major islands. The effort is part of a broad US Department…
In a recent US Department of Agriculture report, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced new lines of funding for energy projects in 42 states, projects that represent a serious commitment…
President Barack Obama recently laid out a new climate change program designed to reduce US carbon emissions and protect farmers from the worst of the upcoming climatological changes. Farmers nationwide…
In the heart of California’s farm country, solar farm operations are steadily expanding, absorbing significant amounts of valuable agricultural real estate. Energy production has been a major part of federal…
According to recent studies, agricultural startup companies are on the rise. In the wake of a tough economic recession and rising unemployment, many Americans have turned to the farm industry…
Nichols Farms, a California pistachio farm, recently completed a massive solar energy project which some experts believe could revolutionize farm production in the United States. California solar energy company Bechtel…