U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA
Renewable Energy—News and information about
USDA's renewable energy activities.
Office
of Energy Policy and New Uses—USDA office
responsible for developing and coordinating Departmental
energy policy,
programs, and strategies.
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)—FAS works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products, build new markets, and improve the competitive position of U.S. agriculture in the global marketplace.
- Biofuels Analysis—Data, country-specific reports and links related to biofuels.
- Agricultural Attaché Reports—Reports include background information as well as data. Website is searchable by commodity, country, and year. Corn is found under "Grain and Feed."
National Agricultural Library, Bioenergy and Biofuels—List of many government programs and efforts relating to bioenergy and biofuels.
Business and
Cooperative Programs—Programs to promote a dynamic
business environment in rural America.
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Energy Consumption Awareness Tools—Four online energy estimators (animal housing, irrigation, nitrogen, and tillage) to assist farmers, ranchers, and agricultural suppliers in identifying areas for energy reductions and potential cost savings.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Bioenergy—DOE's
introduction to bioenergy information.
Energy Information
Administration—Official energy statistics from
DOE.
- Renewable
and Alternative Fuels Basics—Renewable energy
and alternative fuels data and other links.
- Short-Term
Energy Outlook—Monthly projections
for U.S. domestic petroleum, natural gas, electricity,
and coal supply, demand, and prices.
- Long-Term
Energy Outlook—Annual projections and analysis
of U.S. energy supply, demand, and prices through 2030.
- International
Energy Data and Analysis—Data, reports, and
forecasts on petroleum, natural gas, electricity
and coal markets.
Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy—Office responsible
for renewable energy research and technology development.
USDA and DOE Partnership on Energy
Plant
Feedstocks Genomics for Bioenergy—Partnership
between USDA and DOE to advance research on renewable
energy.
Federal Reserve
Federal
Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Regional Affairs—Division
responsible for the Bank's regional research efforts.
Educational Organizations
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center—Partially funded by USDA Rural Development, a university-sponsored site that offers fact sheets, economic analysis, and other educational materials on renewable energy, such as ethanol, biodiesel, and biofuel feedstocks.
Sun Grant BioWeb—Noncommercial, educational website with information about biomass resources for bioenergy and bioproducts.
Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)—Funded by DOE and hosted by North Carolina State University, a comprehensive source of information on State, local, utility, and Federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency in the United States.
University of Arkansas, National Agricultural Law Center—The Center's collection of Congressional Research Service reports contains a section on Energy.
International Organizations
United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization
- FAOSTAT—Production and trade data for corn and soybeans
- Newsroom—Topical analyses
World Bank—World Development Reports include research on the impacts of biofuels.
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