An interesting conversion from a barn to a dwelling space by Belgian architect Rita Huys.

From the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy comes this post which discusses the use of space and water heating for farm buildings, greenhouse heating, electricity for farm and ranch equipment and crop and grain drying.

… Continue

We all know that one way to improve cash flow is to control costs. This post from the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service provides one with a single resource for a variety of farm energy calculators, each designed for a different purpose - nitrogen, irrigation, tillage, animal housing, financial savings, among others. Applying some of these may help your bottom line.

Available weather resources online are improving almost daily - satellite images, rainfall amounts/ totals, animated maps, temperature therms and more. Here are a few interesting sites that I use regularly.

Weather Underground
Weather Underground has great features and is extremely capable of providing you with any weather information that you might find. Simply click on the "+" sign of the radar station nearest to you, and explore from th… Continue