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A Mid-Scale Anaerobic Biodigester Creates On-Farm Renewable Energy

ATTRA

This biodigester project comes after years of biofuel research and experimentation by Steiman at the college. In addition, the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is a grant program administered through USDA’s Rural Development office. First, he said, talk to your Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) county office.

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Industry Ag News 12/13

Agwired

However, the outlook for the rural economy is more volatile and uncertain. According to a comprehensive year-ahead outlook report from CoBanks Knowledge Exchange , the high level of policy uncertainty facing rural industries adds to their already long list of headwinds and challenges. soybean farmers.

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Syngenta Seeds and Sustainable Oils to Sell Camelina Seed

Agwired

Camelina protects land like a cover crop providing a range of environmental benefits, including soil health and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. By supporting farmers and offering a sustainable source of fuel and animal feed, this partnership represents a win-win for producers, the environment, and the rural economy.

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Lunch and Learn: Ethanol, Implications and a Livelihood

Wisconsin Farmers Union

But the key points are: The National Farmers Union has supported the ethanol industry as it has helped farmers maintain a stronger market and has reduced the greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation industry. The overall impact of the greenhouse gas reductions of ethanol compared to gasoline are therefore hard to balance.

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Farm and Biofuel Groups Pleased with E15 Waiver

Agwired

.” Ethanol organizations and stakeholders welcomed the action, which the Renewable Fuels Association says will help American consumers save money at the pump this summer, while also cutting greenhouse gas emissions and harmful tailpipe pollution.

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Industry Ag News 3/1

Agwired

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Basil Gooden as USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development. Elite Octane — a leader in the biofuel industry, producing 150 million gallons of bioethanol annually — joined the nation’s leading biofuel trade associations, the Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy. Saying U.S.

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Tim Walz’s Bipartisan Approach to Agriculture and Conservation

Civil Eats

All of it coalesces into an image of a guy with rural roots and deep ties to agriculture. Walz, who spent his early years working on his family’s farm in rural Nebraska, found a political work-around of sorts. Consolidation, Carroll noted, has exacerbated a system of farming that has become a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.