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NYTimes: Farm Subsidies Leading to More Water Use

Posted Mon, 2013/06/17 - 9:09am by RCAP

A June 6 article in The New York Times reports that millions of dollars in federal subsidies to help farmers buy better irrigation systems to conserve water is having the exact opposite effect. New studies show many farmers are misusing the money and are using even more water, the newspaper reports. This is affecting aquifers.

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Grants available for farmers or rural small businesses

Posted Tue, 2011/05/10 - 12:04pm by RCAP

The Rural Energy for America Program is providing grant funds to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to install renewable energy systems and energy-efficiency improvements. The Rural Energy for America Program is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and help meet the nation's critical energy needs. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis.