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Wind Energy Benefits
Wind Powering America Fact Sheet Series http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/37602.pdf (PDF 435 KB) |
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| Wind Energy Myths Wind Powering America Fact Sheet Series http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/37657.pdf (PDF 211 KB) |
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| News Releases |
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Severe Decline in Corn Gluten Exports
Weakens US Ethanol Industry's Future New ACGF Survey Shows Only 26% of Elevators Segregate GMO from Non-GMO ....news Release Click here for the Survey Results. |
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| New National Survey of Over One Thousand Grain Elevators Shows Twenty-Four Percent Require GMO Corn Variety Segregation. Twelve Percent Report Offering Premiums for Non-GMO Corn |
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| 2004 ACGF Farmer Choice-Customer First Grain Elevator Survey Results Regarding GMO Corn Varieties |
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| Farmer Choice - Customer First |
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| Wealth
from the Wind The National Wind Resource Guide |
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| Agricultural Water Quality Restoration Program |
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| Rural Revitalization |
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2004 Producer GMO & Marketing Survey Questions & Survey Results from the August 16th Press Release |
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2004 Wind
Producers Survey Survey Results from the June 14th Press Release |
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2003 Producer GMO & Marketing Survey Questions & Survey Results from the May 8th Press Release |
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2003 Wind
Producers Survey Survey Results from the April 21st Press Release |
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| 2001 Producer GMO & Market Survey |
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| 2000 Producer GMO & Market Survey |
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| 2001 Wind & Climate Change Survey |
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| Farmer Choice - Customer First |
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| This first of its kind program recognizes the uncertainty many farmers are facing over the proliferation of genetically modified (GMO) crops. Although production agriculture has been generally supportive of agricultural biotechnology, they understand that it doesn’t help farmers to grow a product that most of our foreign customers refuse to buy. |
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| To address the uncertainties over marketability, legal liability, segregation and corporate concentration, Farmer Choice-Customer First provides unbiased, honest and objective information to the nation’s corn producers. By having access to this information, farmers can make educated decisions about what varieties of seed to plant and how best to market them. |
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| Farmer Choice-Customer First understands that American farmers believe our foreign and domestic customers are always right, even if they may not be right for the right reasons. It is the responsibility of U.S. farmers to grow what the customer demands and what the customer will buy. U.S. farmers also understand the concerns over on-farm segregation and the burdens that are placed on corn growers when the responsibility for segregating GMO from non-GMO falls on their shoulders. |
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| An important part of the Farmer Choice-Customer First program are the many surveys done to gauge the thoughts of those involved in this debate. Whether they are corn grower planting intention or segregation sentiment surveys or grain elevator surveys, the program provides important information sharing objectives. |
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| Wealth from the Wind |
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| Wealth From the Wind recognizes the potential economic and environmental benefits of wind power generation for small and mid-sized farms and rural communities, along with the contribution wind power can make to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. |
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| It is no secret that the farm economy is facing many obstacles, especially where commodity prices and farm income are concerned. Looking at other ways to provide diversity to the economic condition is important. At the same time, environmental stewardship cannot be ignored despite difficult financial times for farmers and the rural communities in which they live. Wind power opens up new opportunities for both the economy and the environment while addressing the problems of global warming. |
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| Wealth
From the Wind will explore, research and implement programs to
encourage farmer-owned wind farm cooperatives, leasing of farmland
for commercial wind development, small-scale wind turbines for
individual farm use and net metering. This will be accomplished
through educational programs and access to information that will
be made available to the agricultural community as well as
governmental incentives that will promulgate the development of
wind power on the farm. The National Wind Resource Guide |
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| Agricultural Water Quality Restoration Program |
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| As the hypoxia area in the Gulf of Mexico continues to grow and as higher levels of nitrates are found in many of our rivers, lakes and streams, production agriculture must come to terms with the contributions they are making to this problem. Increased corn production and increased nitrogen fertilizer use is exacerbating the water quality problems through runoff and leaching. Accepting responsibility for this problem and developing proactive measures to address it is the basis for the Agricultural Water Quality Restoration Program. |
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| Studies have shown that widespread utilization of soil testing could reduce nitrogen use by a minimum of 20%. Soil testing can also help reduce the input costs and increase a farmer’s bottom line. To recognize the contribution that soil testing makes to reducing levels of nitrates, the Agricultural Water Quality Restoration Program was developed. Through a process of nationwide surveys of corn growers, development of educational programs and materials and providing information for Congress and the Administration, this program will encourage farmers to soil test their fields following harvest and follow the recommendations made by crop consultants and University guidelines. In addition, governmental incentives or cost sharing for soil testing will be examined as a part of the new 2002 farm program to encourage conservation and environmental stewardship. |
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| Farmers can play a proactive role in reducing high levels of nitrates in water and in reducing the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. The Agricultural Water Quality Restoration Program is the first program of its kind that recognizes the problem and addresses an answer through agricultural cooperation and support. |
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| Rural Revitalization |
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| Rural America is losing its Congressional clout with the urbanization of American society. Only a handful of members of the House of Representatives have a majority of rural constituents. Consequently, the voice of farm and rural residents has steadily eroded within the U.S. government. At the same time, more farm and commodity organizations have lost their focus while becoming financially dependent upon agri-business for economic support. With this loss of political representation, more must be done to unite the rural spirit within our citizens and address problems on our own. By bringing people together, developing social policies that are reasonable and doable and by exerting political power, rural America can survive and prosper. |
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| The Rural Revitalization Program will help create an environment for economic and social revitalization in rural America through social change, grassroots empowerment and political advocacy. Working together with other farm and policy groups, Rural Revitalization will develop a long-term program of education, community organizing, coalition building, networking, outreach, economic and social justice and cooperation between domestic farm advocates and civil organizations. |