Harvesting Clean Energy Hot Topic Blogs

• Farmers Handbook for Energy Self-reliance
  By The Institute for Energy and the Environment, Vermont Law School. A practical guide to using energy efficiency, biomass, and renewable energy on the farm.
  
  
• Conserving fuel on the farm
  By the National Sustainable Agricultural Information Service (www.attra.ncat.org) This publication provides useful tips to help you start saving fuel on your farm today.
  
  

• Clean Energy Farming: Cutting Costs, Improving Efficiencies, Harnessing Renewables
  By Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE).
  From energy-saving light bulbs to solar panels to fuel grown and processed on the farm, farmers are making their operations more profitable, efficient and cleaner.
  
  
• Tractor fuel efficiency
  By H.W. Downs and R.W. Hansen, Colorado State University and Colorado State University Extension. Proper selection and management of tractors is necessary to keep production costs at an acceptable level.
  
  
• Biodiesel use, handling, and fuel quality
  By the National Sustainable Agricultural Information Service (www.attra.ncat.org). “Biodiesel Use, Handling, and Fuel Quality” highlights the use of biodiesel in diesel engines and addresses questions that may arise from farmers and ranchers considering biodiesel in their operations.
  
  
• Sale of Power from Gooding Digester Approved
  From The Times-News McClatchy Tribune News Service. Idaho Power to buy power from an anaerobic digester planned for the Big Sky Dairy near Gooding.
  
  
• Looking for Irrigation Resources?
  By Steven Fucile, Bonneville Power Administration. Find a variety of financial incentives, case studies, analytical tools, energy audits, and websites that help you reduce your irrigation energy usage.
  
  

• Saving Energy in Small Grain-Based Cropping Systems in the PNW
  By Chad Kruger, Interim Director and BIOAg Editor WSU Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources. Reducing the use of petroleum based fuels and fertilizers helps lower operating costs.
  
  
• Knowing Your Tractor’s Fuel Efficiency
  By Roger Hoy, Director Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory
  Ever wonder how fuel efficient your tractor is?
  
  
• Energy Efficiency on the Farm—Getting Started
  By Holly Hill and Mike Morris, Program Specialists National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). Saving energy on the farm isn’t all that hard once you get started.
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