Farmers across the country are discovering the benefits of solar power. For some, it’s about mitigating their energy costs associated with operations. For others, solar power can become an additional source of reliable revenue when traditional crops have poor yield or when lower demand eliminates their profit margins. As our [...]
Discover the 5 Most Common Sources of Energy Inefficiency, and How to Stop the Bleeding Poultry farms use a lot of energy. In fact, aside from property costs, energy and fuel are usually the number one expense. That’s why, any savings you can find in your energy costs, even small [...]
The Future Is Here for Robotics and Automation in Your Poultry Houses Running a poultry farm carries consistent and unavoidable challenges, such as: Disease outbreaks among chickens Collecting eggs from the floor Keeping your chickens active and not just standing around Dead chickens that need to be removed Feed, water, [...]
The best strategy to Protect Your Chickens While Growing Your Earnings Hot chicken is great when you’re sitting down to eat. But when living chickens get too hot in your poultry houses, you stand to lose big money. Heat-stressed chickens grow less, lay fewer eggs, and drink more water. That [...]
Learn How 6 GA Farms Reap $303,193 in USDA Grants and Solar Tax Credits Before Saving 70% on Monthly Operating Expenses American farmers have suffered some of the greatest losses as a result of high fuel and electric costs since before the recession even. With the resurgence of farm-to-table living, [...]
Solar Flexibility – The Dawn of a New Era Some farmers look at all the poultry houses and processing plants going solar, but think to themselves: “That’s great, but I can’t use solar because my energy needs don’t stay in one place.” Maybe you have linear move irrigation systems, multiple [...]
Determine Your Energy Usage. Compare With Your Neighbor’s Farm. If your poultry farm is like most of them, energy is your second biggest expense, behind only the mortgage on the property. So if you’re serious about wanting to cut costs to boost profits, you have to look at your energy [...]
And How Much Solar Power Would It Take to Supply It? What kinds of tools and power systems do you use on your farm? Some of those systems run on gas, such as tractors and generators. But most of them use conventional power where something plugs in to the grid. [...]
Turn your Underused Barn Into a Wedding Venue – with Solar Power Barn wedding venues are for real. There’s a whole sub-industry of ranches, vineyards, and barns owned by people who’ve decided to rent them out as wedding venues instead of for traditional uses. Check out this blog for just [...]
Farms have unique energy and water needs. So whenever people talk about solar power, it’s really important to distinguish between the needs of residences, commercial businesses, and farms. But even within farming, such a diversity of farm types exists that you really need to break it down further. Is it [...]