The agricultural sector is a substantial emitter greenhouse gases, but it has the potential to be a big part of the solution to global warming as well. Below, information on smart energy and greenhouse gas practices on the farm, and opportunities to profitably meet the need from other sectors for alternative forms of energy.
New! Climate Change, Agriculture, and Renewable Energy (Grubinger) See also energy case study factsheets below.
PowerPoint Presentation (PP, 5.6 MB)
Production and Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases in Agriculture (Wightman)
Fact Sheet (PDF, 34 KB); PowerPoint Presentation (PP, 2.5 MB);
Soil Carbon Sequestration and Nitrogen Management (Duxbury)
Fact Sheet (PDF, 33 KB); PowerPoint Presentation (PP, 888 KB);
Biofuels and Other Energy Production Options for the Farm (Burtis)
Fact Sheet (PDF,194 KB); PowerPoint Presentation (PP, 4.5 MB)
Energy and Greenhouse Gas Budgets for Biomass Fuels (Duxbury)
Fact Sheet (PDF, 41 KB)
Considerations for Diversifying the Farm Portfolio to Include Biofuels (Wightman)
Fact Sheet (PDF, 50 KB)
Carbon Trading Primer (Wightman)
Fact Sheet (PDF, 24 KB)
Energy/Biofuel Production Case Studies
V.1 On-farm Biodiesel Production from Waste Vegetable Oil (Grubinger)
Case Study (PDF, 59 KB)
V.2 Manure Digester to Generate On-farm Heat (Grubinger)
Case Study (PDF, 45 KB)
V.3 Waste Vegetable Oil for Heating Greenhouses (Grubinger)
Case Study (PDF, 53 KB)
V.4 Closed-Loop Biodiesel Production on the Farm (Grubinger)
Case Study (PDF, 77 KB)
V.5 Installing a Used Wind System to Produce On-Farm Electricity (Grubinger)
Case Study (PDF, 36 KB)
V.6 Anaerobic Digester - Methane Emissions and Carbon-Trading Opportunities (Wightman)
Case Study (PDF, 38 KB)
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