Documentation

Publications, Links, and Additional Resources

Natural Resource Conservation Service Energy Program Resources
NRCS Energy Tools and Information on Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation on Farms "Energy Estimators (Animal Housing, Irrigation, Nitrogen, and Tillage) EQIP On-Farm Energy Initiative Overview EQIP On-Farm Energy Initiative Application
Iowa State University Extension: Farm Energy Initiative
"Farm Energy: Energy consumption for row crop production" (2012). Hanna, H. Mark; Sawyer, John E.; and Petersen, Dana. "Energy Management at University Farms" (2015). Hanna, H. Mark; Harmon, Jay D.; and Schweitzer, Dana D. "Grain Drying Energy Use" (2016). Hanna, H. Mark and Schweitzer, Dana. "Farm Energy: Case Studies - Benchmarking Energy Usage for Swine Producers" (2016). Harmon, Jay D.; Schweitzer, Dana. "Farm Energy: Energy conservation in corn nitrogen fertilization" (2010). Sawyer, John E.; Hanna, H. Mark; and Petersen, Dana. "Farm Energy: How much energy is being used on your farm?" (2009). Hanna, H. Mark; Harmon, Jay D.; and Flammang, Jane. "Farm Energy: Limiting field operations" (2010). Hanna, H. Mark; Harmon, Jay D.; and Flammang, Jane. "Farm Energy: Tracking the energy use on your farm" (2009). Hanna, H. Mark; Harmon, Jay D.; and Flammang, Jane.
Iowa State University Extension: Ag Decision Maker: An Agricultural Economics and Business Web Site
Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa Livestock Enterprise Budgets for Iowa "Agriculture's Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions" (2008). Takle, Eugene and Hofstrand, Don.
USDA Greenhouse Gas Estimation Methods (2014).
"Conservation Technology Information Center: National Crop Residue Management Survey" (2004).
"USDA Economic Research Service: Soil Tillage and Crop Rotation" (2015).