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"The Last Frontier" is on the Cutting Edge of On-Farm Technology

August 21, 2014 Sue Benz, Alaska State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. Alaska may be...

Energy Conservation Technology

Resuscitated Biorefinery Breathes New Life into Rural Ohio Community

August 01, 2014 Lillian Salerno, Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Services

Erik Chaffer considers himself an optimist. Still, he found himself feeling pretty low as he watched the Great Recession knock the legs out from under the rural Ohio ethanol plant he helped manage. “Everything was pretty good until July 2008. It was just a ‘perfect storm’ type of situation,” said...

Energy Rural

New Biogas Opportunities Roadmap is Part of Climate Change Solution, Emerging Biogas Industry Offers New Revenue Opportunities for America's Farmers

August 01, 2014 Todd Campbell, Energy Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Paul Gunning, Director, Climate Change Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Reuben Sarkar, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation, U.S. Department of Energy

Farmers have long understood the need to care for our air, land and water. They know that farms are more productive and efficient when they’re properly cared for. Protecting natural resources protects their bottom lines and may be able to improve them as well. Farmers are always looking for ways to...

Energy