Source: Food and Farm News
July 06, 2005
Farmers have a new incentive to convert their irrigation pumps to electricity from diesel power. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a program that offers lower electric rates to farmers who convert their pumps. A California Farm Bureau spokeswoman says the new rates could be a significant help to farmers who make the switch. Air quality regulators have enacted stricter rules governing use of diesel engines for pumps and other equipment.
July 06, 2005
Farmers have a new incentive to convert their irrigation pumps to electricity from diesel power. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a program that offers lower electric rates to farmers who convert their pumps. A California Farm Bureau spokeswoman says the new rates could be a significant help to farmers who make the switch. Air quality regulators have enacted stricter rules governing use of diesel engines for pumps and other equipment.