A professor’s preliminary estimates indicate per-farm savings of $500-$600 per month after implementing new energy-saving devices and procedures.
Released July 28, 2010
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Small Missouri farms can take steps to reduce energy usage through a program that offers energy audits, loans and rebates to retrofit equipment and improve operations.
The Missouri Agricultural Energy Savings Team—A Revolutionary Opportunity, or MAESTRO, targets livestock and poultry farms that are small enough to not require a confined feeding operation permit.
“Our goal is to provide these farm operations with affordable ways to reduce energy use to improve their financial position and help keep them on the farm,” said Leon Schumacher, University of Missouri professor of agricultural systems management.
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