Farm Energy Information

Use on the farm

• Small Farm Energy Primer [Available upon request. Please e-mail us to request a PDF copy.]

• Maine Farm Energy Audit Program Information from Maine Rural Partners [Word]

  • Application for Maine Farm Energy Audit Program [Available upon request. Please e-mail us to request a PDF copy.]

  • Peak Performance of Tractors and Other Diesel Engines from Penn State University

• Farm Energy Calculators from ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. Includes a variety of calculators to help farmers determine the amount of energy they are using and how much reduction they can achieve with changes.  Calculators include nitrogen, tillage, irrigation, animal housing, savings calculator (tractor heater times, vacuum pump, ventilation systems, milk precooler), etc.

• Conserving Fuel and Electricity (on the Farm) from ATTRA. Includes information on efficient agriculture buildings, root zone heating for greenhouse crops, irrigation energy saving tips, maintenance (pumps, motors, and engines), and conserving fuel on the farm.

• Greenhouse Energy Cost Reduction Strategies from the Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University.

• Crop Storage: Potatoes from University of Wisconsin -- Madison.

• Clean Energy Farming: Cutting Costs, Improving Efficiencies and Harnessing Renewables from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.

• Farmstead Energy Audit  # AE1366 from North Dakota State University Extension Service. Topics include tractor and field operations, grain drying, indoor and outdoor lighting, irrigation, livestock watering, livestock buildings, farm shops and the home. 

Production on the Farm

• Harvesting Clean Energy is a technical assistance program of the Maine Rural Partners and the Farm Energy Partners Network.  Help Maine Farmers save energy, improve the environment and strengthen their bottom lines.

• Proceedings from the Renewable Fuel Conference held in Orono, Maine, December 2007 [Word]

• Small Scale Biodiesel Production in Northern Maine: A Case Study [Available upon request. Please e-mail us to request an electronic copy of this PowerPoint poster.]

• Small Scale Biodiesel Production Options factsheet from North Carolina State University

• Biodiesel: a Primer from ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service

• Anaerobic Digestion of Animal Wastes: Factors to Consider from ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.

• Solar Energy Applications for Agriculture from New York State Energy Research and Development Authority [Available upon request. Please e-mail us to request a PDF copy.]

• Wind-Powered Electric Systems for Homes, Farms, and Ranches from ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.

Current Research & Programming by University of Maine Cooperative Extension

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