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Eco Friendly Farming Techniques

Eco friendly farming techniques are proven to be useful and beneficial to most farmers. The use of farming techniques has its benefits not only to the environment but to the economy and most farms in different countries.

Eco-friendly farming techniques are being acknowledged by most farmers and are known to change the future of agriculture.

Photosynthesis Turned into Photovoltaics as Part of Eco-Friendly Farming Techniques

With the increasing demands on source power and continuous land expansions, the solar energy is perfectly suited on most farms. In America, solar projects are funded as part of the program between the years of 2007 until the period of 2009.

Solar installations are placed on most lands that cannot be utilized for crop production. For instance, a winery has floated half of the system panels over a water pond that reduces the areas of land required in generating energy. This benefits most farmers as they reduce the areas of land used in generating energy.

Wind Power for Most Farms

In America, wind energy is getting its highest potential. This is due to the reason that many different states are enjoying the privileges of wind energy conditions: North Dakota, Texas, and Kansas. They also have enough supply of wind that powers the whole nation.

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Wind power is truly beneficial as it provides enough energy to thirteen million homes around the United States. The wind energy is mostly acquired from big-scale wind farms and is considered as the most essential resource. Alongside crops, wind turbines may even be installed easily. Turbines also generate sufficient energy that powers the farm and generate extra energy in selling back on the grid.

Produced Energy Coming From Waste

The energy that comes from the waste may be renewed into biogas. Biogas is consisted of methane as the compound gives off natural gas as its power. This may also be utilized in most turbines that are intended for natural gas.

Feedstock like cheese whey and rice husks may be utilized in generating electricity. On the other hand, anaerobic digesters may be utilized to change animal waste into biogas. Apart from generated electricity the microbes produce fertilizer and treat the waste.

Securing the Future

Renewable energies on most farms are used to reduce energy costs and save the environment. In this fast-paced and developing world, the use of renewable energy in the field of agriculture helps in improving the local economies, alleviating poverty and ensuring food security.

As of the present moment, there are programs that are focused on funding and promoting the use of renewable energy in the field of agriculture. As the estimate of the United Nations, seventy percent of the food should be grown in the agricultural land. In meeting this demand, energy solutions are being worked on to perfectly intensify the agriculture production.
 

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4 Comments

  • surendra nath mohanta said on March 12, 2014
    dear sir i want to start a ceo friendly farm .how can i start a farm
  • shailendra mishra said on April 19, 2014
    Dear Sir, I Want to start an eco friendly farm. how can i start a farm
  • SRIKANTH V said on June 19, 2014
    Dear sir, I am interested to start Plastic bottle manufacturing, please give your suggestion on this market and procedure to start business. KARIMNAGAR (DIST), TELANGANA STATE, INDIA
  • Hardik Amin said on November 25, 2014
    Sir, I want to start restaurant business in village area, I need to know that which license we require and is there any small scale business loan I get? I want to start , kayavarohan , Gujarat , india .391220

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