{"id":3475,"date":"2020-12-07T12:16:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/?page_id=3475"},"modified":"2021-04-21T09:47:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:47:05","slug":"sustainable-energy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/sustainable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posts (Most Recent)<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2022\/02\/Heaters-Featured-Image-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2022\/02\/Heaters-Featured-Image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2022\/02\/Heaters-Featured-Image-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2022\/02\/Heaters-Featured-Image-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2022\/02\/18\/starting-up-heaters-without-getting-burned-greenhouse-and-high-tunnel-heater-safety-checks\/\">Starting-up Heaters without Getting Burned &#8211; Greenhouse and High Tunnel Heater Safety Checks<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-02-18T12:03:44-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2022-02-18<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As the days grow longer and warmer, we can\u2019t help turning our attention to germination chambers, propagation houses, greenhouses, and high tunnels. It is an exciting time of year, but also a time to take some extra care with heating appliances. Before firing up the heaters in your heated growing spaces, take the time to &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2022\/02\/18\/starting-up-heaters-without-getting-burned-greenhouse-and-high-tunnel-heater-safety-checks\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Starting-up Heaters without Getting Burned &#8211; Greenhouse and High Tunnel Heater Safety Checks&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8774-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8774-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8774-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8774-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2022\/01\/25\/preventing-freezing-in-produce-coolers\/\">Preventing Freezing in Produce Coolers<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-01-25T22:20:13-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2022-01-25<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Occasionally, during longer cold snaps, we receive a lot of questions about storage crops freezing in coolers. This post summarizes some ideas for preventing freezing. Summary Seal up the Cooler Box The main culprit in freezing is most likely infiltration of cold, outside air into the cooler.&nbsp; If you\u2019re seeing freezing in one area, there &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2022\/01\/25\/preventing-freezing-in-produce-coolers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Preventing Freezing in Produce Coolers&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2021\/11\/IMG_5526-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2021\/11\/IMG_5526-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2021\/11\/IMG_5526-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2021\/11\/IMG_5526-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2021\/11\/29\/warm-rooms-for-storage-crops-freeze-protection-for-coolers\/\">Warm Rooms for Storage Crops &amp; Freeze Protection for Coolers<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-11-29T10:43:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2021-11-29<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Some crops like winter squash and sweet potatoes are ideally kept in \u201cwarm\u201d rooms for long-term storage. It is also helpful to have some freeze protection even in cold storage rooms during the winter months when outside temperatures drop below the storage temperature. The information below should help accomplish both of these needs simply and &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2021\/11\/29\/warm-rooms-for-storage-crops-freeze-protection-for-coolers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Warm Rooms for Storage Crops &amp; Freeze Protection for Coolers&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_5494-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_5494-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2020\/08\/IMG_5494-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2020\/08\/06\/safe-and-efficient-drying-and-curing-of-hemp\/\">Safe and Efficient Drying and Curing of CBD Hemp<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-08-06T18:42:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2020-08-06<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">UVM Extension Agricultural Engineering, Resource Innovation Institute, Efficiency Vermont, and VT Division of Fire Safety recently teamed up to provide a webinar as part of the UVM Extension NW Crops and Soils Team Hemp and UVM Extension New Farmer Project series. This session focused on safely and efficiently drying and curing hemp to support customer &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2020\/08\/06\/safe-and-efficient-drying-and-curing-of-hemp\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Safe and Efficient Drying and Curing of CBD Hemp&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2019\/04\/22\/summer-twilight-series-event-schedule\/\">Summer Twilight Series &#8211; Event Schedule<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-04-22T09:19:55-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2019-04-22<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Join us on our series of 2019 On-Farm Workshop for Commercial Vegetable and Berry Growers! Attendance at these events is free for members of the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association. The cost is $10 per-person for non-members, payable on-site. Refreshments will be served. Membership in the VVBGA costs $55 per farm, per calendar year. &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2019\/04\/22\/summer-twilight-series-event-schedule\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Summer Twilight Series &#8211; Event Schedule&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2019\/03\/50601081_2465277870166640_6512570927966846976_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2019\/03\/12\/getting-started-with-a-germination-chamber\/\">Getting Started with a Growth Chamber<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-03-12T22:40:37-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2019-03-12<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We\u2019ve received a number of inquiries about building germination chambers so we have decided to provide some consolidated resources and guidance. An important first step is to consider what the purpose of the chamber actually is.&nbsp; There are a number of horticultural practices that benefit from dedicated, environmentally controlled spaces. These include germination, starting, propagation\/transplanting, &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2019\/03\/12\/getting-started-with-a-germination-chamber\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Getting Started with a Growth Chamber&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2018\/12\/09\/briquetting-a-better-burnable-cow-patty\/\">Briquetting a Better, Burnable Cow Patty<\/a><time datetime=\"2018-12-09T09:26:50-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2018-12-09<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Chris recently served as a technical advisor to Rose Marie Belforti on her recent NE-SARE funded project to demonstrate a hydraulic press used to make fuel briquettes from manure and bedding.\u00a0 The machine, dubbed the &#8220;Biomass Beast&#8221; by Rose, was built for $5,766 and Rose demonstrated production of briquettes at a rate of 90 dry &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2018\/12\/09\/briquetting-a-better-burnable-cow-patty\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Briquetting a Better, Burnable Cow Patty&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2018\/03\/20\/dewright-debut-from-product-to-patent\/\">DewRight Debut: From Product to Patent<\/a><time datetime=\"2018-03-20T12:14:56-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2018-03-20<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This video is an episode from&nbsp;Across the Fence! It holds an interview with Judy Simpson as well as a description of the product. The video below highlights the 9min segment specifically talking about the&nbsp;DewRight. Read the write up from Vermont Business Magazine here. Read the press release from UVM&#8217;s University Communications&nbsp;here.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2017\/03\/24\/improved-ventilation-for-high-tunnels\/\">Improved Ventilation for High Tunnels<\/a><time datetime=\"2017-03-24T12:05:46-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2017-03-24<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I have received many inquiries about how to improve ventilation of high tunnels from growers with tunnels that have only roll-up sides. The issues they are facing tend to be either high temp, high humidity or both, leading to plant stress or disease. These situations tend to be in less than ideal sites for ventilation &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2017\/03\/24\/improved-ventilation-for-high-tunnels\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Improved Ventilation for High Tunnels&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2016\/05\/14\/pumps-and-pipes\/\">Pumps and Pipes<\/a><time datetime=\"2016-05-14T08:23:41-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2016-05-14<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">&#8220;Will the 007 be enough?&#8221;\u00a0 is a common question in early spring as greenhouses around the region fire up and we do our best to keep seed trays and their cargo warm on the still-cool nights.\u00a0 My mind instantly goes to &#8220;which movie?&#8221; And then I crash back to earth and realize this is a &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2016\/05\/14\/pumps-and-pipes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pumps and Pipes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_6478-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_6478-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_6478-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/files\/2016\/05\/IMG_6478-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2016\/05\/03\/thermostats-for-agriculture\/\">Thermostats for Agriculture<\/a><time datetime=\"2016-05-03T19:45:38-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2016-05-03<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I am often asked by growers and processors to recommend a thermostat for a greenhouse, cooler, or postharvest process use.&nbsp; There are many to choose from and their specifications can be confusing. It is important to remember just what a thermostat does. It is essentially no different from the light switch on the wall with &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2016\/05\/03\/thermostats-for-agriculture\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Thermostats for Agriculture&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2016\/05\/01\/vermont-farmers-food-center-heats-with-biomass\/\">Vermont Farmers Food Center Heats with Biomass<\/a><time datetime=\"2016-05-01T21:17:43-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2016-05-01<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">UVM Extension and others supported the recent installation of a 341,200 BTU\/hr (output) multi-fuel biomass boiler at the Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) in Rutland, VT.\u00a0 The boiler heats the Farmer\u2019s Hall building with the capability to use several alternative fuels to displace propane. The boiler was fueled primarily on wood pellets but was also &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2016\/05\/01\/vermont-farmers-food-center-heats-with-biomass\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Vermont Farmers Food Center Heats with Biomass&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2016\/05\/01\/grass-and-ag-biomass-competitive-with-wood-chips\/\">Grass and &#8220;Ag Biomass&#8221; Competitive with Wood Chips<\/a><time datetime=\"2016-05-01T20:43:54-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2016-05-01<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Recent testing at the Meach Cove Trust has demonstrated strong economic and technical feasibility of grass-based biomass combustion fuels.\u00a0 The use of solid, densified, cellulosic biomass fuels has been well demonstrated with wood pellets in residential and light commercial systems and wood chips in larger, often centralized systems.\u00a0 The Grass Energy Partnership of the Vermont &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2016\/05\/01\/grass-and-ag-biomass-competitive-with-wood-chips\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Grass and &#8220;Ag Biomass&#8221; Competitive with Wood Chips&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2015\/09\/14\/update-on-heating-greenhouses-with-biomass\/\">Update on Heating Greenhouses with Biomass<\/a><time datetime=\"2015-09-14T12:48:37-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2015-09-14<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This project demonstrated the use of biomass heating for greenhouse vegetable production at sites across Vermont. From 2008 through 2015, 25 growers received cost-share funds for greenhouse biomass heating systems.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2015\/04\/01\/calculating-greenhouse-and-high-tunnel-heat-loss\/\">Calculating Greenhouse and High Tunnel Heat Loss<\/a><time datetime=\"2015-04-01T08:22:28-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2015-04-01<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I am often asked by growers to help estimate what size heater is needed for a greenhouse or what minimum temperature their high tunnel will reach at a certain outside temperature.\u00a0 Below are some tools to help you do this yourself.\u00a0 I have presented them in a range of complexity depending on how much you &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2015\/04\/01\/calculating-greenhouse-and-high-tunnel-heat-loss\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Calculating Greenhouse and High Tunnel Heat Loss&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2014\/05\/14\/solar-hot-water-heating-in-vermont-greenhouses\/\">Solar Hot Water Heating in Vermont Greenhouses<\/a><time datetime=\"2014-05-14T12:52:56-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2014-05-14<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2014\/05\/13\/biomass-heating-in-vermont-greenhouses\/\">Biomass Heating in Vermont Greenhouses<\/a><time datetime=\"2014-05-13T12:51:59-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2014-05-13<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2014\/03\/04\/oilseed-economics-update-2014\/\">Oilseed Economics Update 2014<\/a><time datetime=\"2014-03-04T09:45:21-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2014-03-04<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Yesterday we held our annual Oilseed Producer&#8217;s Meeting.\u00a0 At this meeting, I presented an economic overview of oilseeds in Vermont.\u00a0 Ina nutshell, Vermont has an installed on-farm biodiesel capacity of 600,000 gal\/yr (5 sites) with a normalized initial cost of $1\/gal of capacity (better than national average). Fuel can be produced for an average cost &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2014\/03\/04\/oilseed-economics-update-2014\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Oilseed Economics Update 2014&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2013\/05\/21\/vermont-on-farm-biodiesel-costs-of-production\/\">Vermont On-Farm Biodiesel &#8211; Costs of Production<\/a><time datetime=\"2013-05-21T13:45:43-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2013-05-21<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I recently co-authored a summary of the economics of on-farm biodiesel with Netaka White from the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund.\u00a0 This report collects the economic and logistic learning from the past seven years of the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative (VBI).\u00a0 The VBI has supported a wide range of sustainable fuel related efforts in Vermont.\u00a0 Along with &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2013\/05\/21\/vermont-on-farm-biodiesel-costs-of-production\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Vermont On-Farm Biodiesel &#8211; Costs of Production&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2013\/03\/02\/fido-a-do-it-yourself-temperature-monitor-with-text-message-alerts\/\">FIDO &#8211; A Do-it-yourself Temperature Monitor with Text Message Alerts<\/a><time datetime=\"2013-03-02T14:42:31-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2013-03-02<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As I&#8217;ve mentioned in several other posts, I think the continual monitoring of conditions in greenhouses and food storage spaces is incredibly important for quality and safety and insightful for any operation. There is a really clever design for a do-it-yourself temperature monitoring system called Fido, on the FarmHack site.\u00a0 It uses an Arduino control &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2013\/03\/02\/fido-a-do-it-yourself-temperature-monitor-with-text-message-alerts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;FIDO &#8211; A Do-it-yourself Temperature Monitor with Text Message Alerts&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2012\/11\/28\/efficiency-vermont-incentives-for-agriculture\/\">Efficiency Vermont Incentives for Agriculture<\/a><time datetime=\"2012-11-28T12:14:01-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2012-11-28<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Are you considering any equipment upgrades in the near future.\u00a0 Check\u00a0Efficiency Vermont&#8217;s webpage to research available technologies and to see if any of their many incentives apply to you. 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