Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue talks at the World Ag Expo and our sponsor, Coldwell Solar, tells…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 02-12-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. “What the spending bill means for agriculture and we talk to our friends at AgWell Solar,…
Agri View: Renewable Energy on the Farm
…“solar power is coming on fast and furious”. Because it is convenient and, in the long term, it is more economical. It can reduce the overall cost of running a…
Almond Board: 2018 Research Funding
…almond processors are utilizing solar energy at their facilities, according to a spatial analysis 78 percent of almond orchards today use efficient microirrigation, up from 70 percent in 20146 94…
CalCom Solar Displays Energy Savings at Almond Conference
AgNet West spoke with CEO of CalCom Solar Dylan Dupre at the 2017 Almond Conference at the Sacramento Convention Center. The Central Valley-based solar developer has simplified the Engineering, Procurement,…
USDA Invests $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure
…smart grid projects. Three North Carolina companies – Gamble Solar, LLC; Wadesboro Solar; and Salisbury Solar – are receiving a total of $14.1 million to build solar photovoltaic energy farms…
Apply for Alternative Manure Management Program Grants
…been helping to lower their carbon footprint for decades through producing more milk with fewer cows, converting diesel use to electricity, and producing solar energy while working to reduce their…
Wind and Solar Energy Cover Over 10 Percent of U.S. Power Generation
…and solar accounted for about seven percent of power generation in the U.S. The record set in March comes after developers added a record 22.2 gigawatts of wind, and solar…
Earth Day Love
…fuel poster with tree, recycle, solar panel, biofuel, bicycle, electric car and globe icons. Save the planet themes design. Share this Post David Tangipa: Defending California Farmers from Costly Policies…
David Lewis to receive Bradford Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award
…to protect them. As we face new challenges, whether it’s a new invasive weed or where solar panels can go, we can always go back to that shared value.” For…
EPA to Reduce Diesel Emission
…grant to repower an existing diesel-powered stationary generator with a clean, 1.4 megawatt photovoltaic solar system and a Tier 3 275 kilowatt backup diesel-powered generator on the Island of Ta’u….
Ending Subsidies for Renewable Energy
…at wind and solar for their “high” subsides. During the campaign, Trump said the EPA would be gutted if he is elected. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Obama Administration Finishing Many Regulations
…regulate methane emissions from existing oil and gas infrastructure. Also, the Bureau of Land Management’s major rule on leases for wind and solar projects on federal land is expected before…
A Foundation for the Future of BLM’s Renewable Energy Program
…fee structure in response to market conditions, which will bring down near-term costs for solar projects. The rule complements the Department’s landscape-scale planning efforts, including the Western Solar Plan, California’s…