Rural Energy for America Program

On Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA is investing $285 million in critical infrastructure.  The investment seeks to lower energy costs, expand access to clean energy for people across rural America, and combat climate change.  USDA is...

The USDA is reminding farmers and those in rural America about REAP, the Rural Energy for America Program. Rural Business and Cooperative Service Administrator Karama Neal says it's a program that benefits customers in a variety of ways. "It helps agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase and install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvement ... Read