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September 12, 2019

The Michigan Family Farms Conference will feature seven educational tracks on a wide variety of topics relevant to small- and medium-scale farmers. At this year's conference, the North Central Region (NCR) Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program is partnering with Michigan Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS) to present a SARE Farmers Forum as one of these tracks. (Courtesy of MSU Extension)

SUSTAINABLE POLICIES? ...

Exploring effects of sustainability policies

Purdue team gets $3 million to explore the issue

September 4, 2019

A traditional open-sky garden is situated next to an agrivoltaics system, in which plants are grown under solar photovoltaic panels. The study was conducted at the Biosphere 2, which can be seen in the background. (Courtesy of Patrick Murphy, University of Arizona)

ENERGY SOLUTIONS ...

Agrivoltaics proves mutually beneficial

Co-locating of ag and solar photovoltaic panels a possible solution to energy challenges

September 2, 2019

(U.S. Department of Agriculture, Flickr/Creative Commons)

UPCOMING MEETINGS ...

CDFA seeks comments on dairy methane programs

Three public stakeholder meetings are scheduled for September 2019

August 29, 2019

ETHANOL POLICY ...

Trump will act to soften ethanol-waiver impact

EPA granted waivers to 31 oil refineries for blending 1.4 billion gallons of biofuels

August 28, 2019

ETHANOL REGULATIONS ...

Perdue says Trump to act on ethanol waivers

President Trump will take action to soften the effects of oil refinery exceptions

August 28, 2019

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CONFERENCE ...

12th Annual Nebraska Wind & Solar Conference

Conference will be held Tuesday, October 29 to Wednesday, October 30, 2019

August 28, 2019

BIOFUEL POLICY ...

Iowa Gov. pushing Trump to reverse ethanol moves

EPA exempted 31 oil refineries from blending ethanol with gasoline

August 22, 2019

ANNOUNCEMENT ...

NYS fair to be fueled through renewables by 2023

The effort involves the building of wind turbines and installation of solar panels

August 21, 2019

RURAL DEVELOPEMENT ...

USDA invests in rural electric infrastructure

Investments will benefit 213,295 residents and businesses across 10 states

August 21, 2019

(U.S. Department of Agriculture, Flickr/Creative Commons)

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ...

Manure & food scrap digester to make fuel for college

Groundbreaking for the anaerobic digester was held Tuesday at the Goodrich Family Farm