Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Diversifying ag income through wind development

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) focuses on topics related to sustainable and alternative agricultural systems, crops and livestock.

On its Farm Energy Options / On-farm Energy Efficiency page is the section Farm Energy having a Wind sidebar link to Wind-Powered Electric Systems for Homes, Farms, and Ranches: Resources, an ATTRA publication.

Renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in the USDA 2007 "Farm Bill" may enable you to diversify farm and ranch incomes by developing ag energy resources. A co-op development effort will have the same economic impacts as ethanol deveopment is now delivering. Ten Steps to Wind Farming will help you write a development business plan.

During the last 24 hours here in Watertown, SD our wind varied from Calm at 3 AM to W at 15 mph at 8 AM to W at 17 mph at 9 PM. (Data from an automated NOAA weather station.)