…outlets, hay and strawberries. Prather Ranch established conservation easements on several properties to protect biodiversity. They use many conservation practices, including solar powered watering systems, intensive grazing, targeted vegetation management,…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…hay and strawberries. Prather Ranch established conservation easements on several properties to protect biodiversity. They use many conservation practices, including solar powered watering systems, intensive grazing, targeted vegetation management, riparian…
The Western View: New Technology, New Opportunity
…creating a method for this, a complete hydrological accounting. With that knowledge growers will be able to sell their surplus water, much like how individuals can sell their surplus solar…
USDA Invests $6.7 Million in 544 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects Nationwide
…visit to the Snake River Brewing Company, in Jackson, Wyo. The company received a $13,810 USDA Rural Development Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant to install a solar panel…
Lawmaker Wants to Change Endangered Species Act
…said. “I’m sure it can be relaxed to deal with an emergency situation to build more solar panels. But maybe not to have water to grow 99 percent of the…
Agri View: Solar Power
Everett Griner talks about solar power growth at a standstill in today’s Agri View. Solar Power…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review April 24
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, more solar power for USDA, taking…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review September 26
…Review, job training youth for a brighter future, helping maintain America’s public lands and breaking ground on a solar farm. For more information go to: www.usda.gov http://blogs.usda.gov/tag/job-corps/ www.flickr.com/usdagov http://www.fs.fed.us/ http://blogs.usda.gov/tag/national-pu……
Water and the California Farmer – Don Cameron
…solar facility that will be built this summer to decrease dependence on conventional power for the farm’s water pumps. Taken together, these practices are a great example of how micro-irrigation…
Reaching the Ag Community
…the opportunities that are available. Kern County will host a workshop on July 15 with the emphasis on solar energy. Baldwin says they are working with farm bureaus around the…
Solar Energy Busy With California Ag
Converting or adding solar energy to farms in California is a busy business these days. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has more information. Solar Energy Busy With California Ag Pacific Gas…
PG&E Excited About New Solar Program
A new program which makes solar more practical for small farms is available to land owners this year. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the information. PG&E Excited About New Solar…
PG&E Hosting Energy Workshop
…together with the Kern County Farm Bureau to hold a free workshop July 15 in Bakersfield. Senior Customer Relationship Manager Brenda Baldwin says they will have solar companies at the…
USDA Announces Effort to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Small Businesses
…has doubled in the last five years. More than 57,000 farms reported using a renewable energy system in 2012, while 23,451 operations reported doing so in 2007. Solar panels accounted…