The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has unveiled a significant investment of $124 million in renewable energy and fertilizer production projects across 44 states. These initiatives aim to reduce energy …
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Support Agrivoltaics Research
Senators Martin Heinrich and Mike Braun have introduced the Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act of 2023. It would authorize $75 million to help expand the agrivoltaic systems which combine solar …
AFT Announces Solar Energy Development Partnership
A new partnership for solar energy. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. American Farmland Trust (AFT) Tuesday announced a partnership with Edelen Renewables and Arcadia. The Farmers Powering …
Wonderful to Run Entirely on Renewable Energy by 2025
The Wonderful Company recently announced plans to power its entire U.S. operation using only renewable energy by 2025. The Los Angeles-based agricultural company is joining a larger group of other …
Make the Border Wall an Asset not a Liability
Back when I was growing up in a small town on the Rio Grande, the border with Mexico was just a line in the sand – sometimes a barb wire …
Agri View: Solar Power and Farming
Everett Griner talks about solar power in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses why a lot of producers have turned to the sun to power their operations. You know fior many …
Coldwell Solar Displays Energy Savings at World Ag Expo
AgNet West spoke with Director of Ag Project Development for Coldwell Solar Jamie Logan at the at the 51st World Ag Expo taking place at the International Agri-Center in Tulare. …
AgWell Solar Helps Growers with Energy Optimization
AgWell Solar, a division of Nuance Energy, is assisting growers to become more energy efficient with the company’s Osprey PowerPlatform. The ground-mount solar racking system is designed to be smaller …
Agri View: Renewable Energy on the Farm
Maybe you have noticed, maybe not. Those huge reflector screens are becoming more and more common in rural areas. Everett Griner talks about the reflectors used to generate renewable energy …
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, …
Wind and Solar Energy Cover Over 10 Percent of U.S. Power Generation
Wind farms and solar panels that dot the map of rural America now account for more than 10 percent of U.S. power generation. Bloomberg News reports wind farms in Texas, …