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Plans including building solar arrays, wind turbine and updating farm equipment

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday that USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants to agriculture producers and rural small businesses to make investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements. Vilsack said the funding is made possible in part by the Inflation Reduction Act, part of which is focused on combatting […]

Fresh off the heels of a nearly $266 million renewable energy announcement from USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is urging a hands-off approach by those outside the department looking to tweak the agency’s funding pools.

The geothermal heating and cooling system in its new facility will save Agri-Cover Inc. over $100,000 per year

D&M Farm Ventures receives $130,500 in funding through the USDA Rural Energy for America Program.

The geothermal heating and cooling system in its new facility will save Agri-Cover Inc. over $100,000 per year

The geothermal heating and cooling system in its new facility will save Agri-Cover Inc. over $100,000 per year

“These projects are part of one of the largest investments in history to foster a wider use of renewable energy. They benefit Montana’s agricultural producers…

Several federal grant programs are available to help small businesses with energy upgrades. Read on for more about this and other grants.

House Republicans have proposed cutting nearly $500 million from the Rural Energy for America Program, also known as REAP.