…USDA is generating green power from on-site renewable energy including solar, wind, biomass, hydro and geothermal systems. USDA also uses alternative fuels in vehicles, designs and constructs high-performance green buildings…
Funding for Farmworker Housing
…state-of-the-art project generates as much energy as it uses through a large solar array and other energy-efficient features, leaving residents with nearly non-existent utility bills. The complex recently received a…
National Hot Dog Month
…chose a winner to be announced Monday, July 25. The grand prize winner for the best video will win a Go Sun Solar Hot Dog Stove, a $100 gift card…
Climate Smart Israel – the Negev Desert
…dryland agriculture and biotechnology; and, environmental studies and solar science (this includes social sciences and architecture). Climate change studies are a part of all these. The delegation discusses water and…
Conserve Energy and Save Costs
…of transmission and distribution lines serving approximately 5 million rural customers annually. Today, more than 2,200 USDA wind and solar renewable electricity generation projects power more than 130,000 homes annually….
Public Service Recognition Week
…power grid? And we are responding to this historic drought by helping farmers install highly efficient irrigation systems, soil moisture monitors and related solar-powered systems that ratchet up our water…
Unique Gardens
…gardens are becoming a common thing. They are happening in New York. They are happening in Montreal. In Paris, they’ve even become law: new rooftops must be used for solar…
EPA: $3.3 Million in Funding for Water Reuse and Conservation Research
…solar-based disinfection systems reduce the persistence of viral pathogens in wastewater for sustainable reuse. Utah State University, Logan, Utah to assess the impacts and benefits of stormwater harvesting using Managed…
$20 Million Committed to Innovative Conservation Projects
…three-year national pilot project to demonstrate the environmental, agricultural, economic and sociocultural effectiveness and benefits of solar energy systems for pumping irrigation water. The project was designed to encourage the…
Agri View: Climate Change
…processes, variations in solar radiation received by Earth, plate tectonics, and volcanic eruptions. Certain human activities have also been identified as significant causes of recent climate change, often referred to…
Growing Organic, Conventional and GMO on the Same Farm
…Don shares. In addition to produce, Don shows us his on-site, one megawatt solar facility that generates enough electricity to power a third of the farm’s pumps and wells that…
NFU Praises Omnibus Parts, Concerned About Others
…only extended for 2015 and 2016. Fortunately, other renewable energy provisions like wind and solar received longer-term, favorable treatment. “Farmers need tax certainty and this package in part provides that,”…
USDA Ranks High in EPA Report on Renewable Energy Use
…on-site solar, wind, biomass, low-impact hydro, and geothermal energy systems. The Department also supports local clean energy production by buying green power products and renewable energy certificates from local utilities….
The Western View : Internet of Things
…conditions, but the daily solar load and how much transpiration occurred. We have sensors that monitor the moisture in the soil or even inside our plants, and tell us if…