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Fill ‘Er Up … With Grass and Twigs?

September 28, 2011 Matt Herrick, Office of Communications

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport served as a dramatic backdrop today for an announcement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that delivers $136 million in research and development grants to public and private sector partners in 22 states. In short, the grants look to make energy for autos and...

USDA Results Energy

Rural Champions Utilize USDA Programs to Promote Sustainable Farmland Practices

September 16, 2011 Talishia Sears, Web Communications Intern

Cross posted from the White House Rural Champions of Change website: When Rick Huszagh and Crista Carrell purchased part of her family’s farm in 1995, their focus was on farmland preservation as much as the creation of a successful business enterprise.

USDA Results Initiatives Energy Forestry

Saving Energy Never Tasted So Sweet

September 09, 2011 Sarah Graddy, NRCS

The Maple Guys, a two-family agricultural business in New Hampshire, was recently awarded a Conservation Innovation Grant by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The Maple Guys produces and sells maple syrup and other maple products, as well as the equipment needed to make them.

Conservation Energy Technology

Rural Champion Uses REAP Program to Bring Power to a Nebraska Stable

September 09, 2011 Talishia Sears, Web Communications Intern

Cross posted from the White House Rural Champions of Change website: Colby Creek Stables, a horse stable facility located near Ithaca, Nebraska in Saunders County, offers a number of amenities for horses and riders, including a large indoor arena, heated barn aisles, and ventilated horse stalls.

Energy Rural