Energy

• Save Energy Save Money
  NRCS Energy Conservation Web site. Farmers and ranchers can cut input costs, maintain production, protect soil and water resources, reduce the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels, and save money by using the conservation practices described on this Web site.
   
• ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
  The Farm Energy area of the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Web site focuses on assisting the farming community with energy efficiency technologies, energy conservation, and harnessing renewable energy sources. Additional information is available on a wide variety of sustainable agriculture topics.
   
• Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC)
  The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center specializes in identifying resources about sustainable food systems and practices in support of USDA's effort to ensure a sustainable future for agriculture and farmers worldwide. The Farm Energy Options area of the Web site shows how farmers are harnessing (and profiting from) alternative energy sources: wind, sun, water and energy crops.
   
• The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
  The National Center for Appropriate Technology is extremely active in the field of farm energy, offering training, publications, demonstrations, and even grant programs to help conserve and produce energy on the farm and enter the wider energy market.

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