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    Electric equipment for agriculture use

    Two major stories for this month about solar powered tools . Case International and Knegt electric tractors are it. Going electric is all about making profit. Practicality, an electric tractor is stronger, less noisy and needs less maintenance. It’s environmental friendly, zero emission, starts...
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    Electric equipment for agriculture use

    Updated et-sun statement on SolarFences©; SolarFences© power profits in Agriculture They produce profits in multiple ways: A SolarFence© saves space and valuable ag land, it optimizes power generation for batteries and infrastructure at the farm using bifacial solar modules. It also matches the...
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    pv for powering our farm

    Lots of grants around from gov. for solar and electric farming There is REAP , Sare, https://www.sare.org/ NRCS, and OMDA and DOE grants.
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    Electric equipment for agriculture use

    Had a average size farmer wanting a current list of electric tractors for his produce operation in Georgia. He is looking at getting a solar fence to run his packing house and some electric farming equipment.
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    Grant funding for Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program.

    I think this program will work for the 500 to 650 kW planned installation in Alaska. The Town is 5000 pop. and it is isolated.
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    Electric equipment for agriculture use

    Just added a new electric today,
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    Hello AgriSolar enthusiasts. There are a lot of AgriSolar terms out there and I'd like to develop a dictionary of terms, with your input.

    New term; Solar Powered Agriculture is ( SpAg ) how you define it is the percentage of off-grid electric to run a farm like a all electric dairy farm.100% of every tool, electric circuit, and farming equipment is electric, https://www.et-sun.com/gallery/2023 Top TEN Electric Tractor .pdf...
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    Electric equipment for agriculture use

    Joe , There has been a rapid increase in electric equipment companies and this one just to North Carolina USA . With the newer batteries it has a run time of over 12 hrs.
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    Solar panels work better with crops!

    Linda, I read Emma's research and the research did not compare Solar Vertical fences for farmers. The Vertical solar fence, https://www.et-sun.com/About/ , cost less in the first place to install, runs even cooler, has no moving parts, and doesn't have to be cleaned as it is vertical all the...
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    Wow , small farm that has been off grid for 38 years. Did he have any electric equipment? I am...

    Wow , small farm that has been off grid for 38 years. Did he have any electric equipment? I am doing a demo farm in New Hampshire that produces vegey's for their CSA and will set a solar fence in their gardens. They want to be off-grid.
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    Joe, Heard that you went to the Michigan solar off-grid workshop for farms, what did you learn...

    Joe, Heard that you went to the Michigan solar off-grid workshop for farms, what did you learn? My neighbor just got a electric Ford pickup for his solar system that he has had for 5 years.
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    Joe, How was the Solar Summit?

    Joe, How was the Solar Summit?
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    Electric equipment for agriculture use

    Joe, I have been keeping a file since 2016. I update the electric equipment pdf list twice a year. In order to be on my list, the company has to be selling the product with success. This list is also a approved equipment sale for the USDA REAP grant program and Department of Energy.
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    Electric equipment for agriculture use

    Jan 26 a new updated list of electric farm and construction equipment. New and larger horsepower tractors and equipment that makes farming fun again. It has been added below! Yes, Solar Fences make charging them a real big deal and increases the profit margin a farm can survive on.
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    Electric equipment for agriculture use

    Visited with T an L irrigation yesterday in Hasting Neb. and they say they also have a linear hose drag system for irrigation that will work with a solar fence and can be built for 480 volts to pump water and drive the system with solar produced power to water farm crops.
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