It takes a lot of resources to execute events at the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds and Carlisle Expo Center.  There’s manpower, wind power, horsepower, and all new for 2025, solar power.  Carlisle Events, in partnership with the USDA and Solar Renewable Energy of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is proud to announce the installation and implementation of solar panels and solar power both at the fairgrounds and the neighboring Carlisle Expo Center.  

Anaerobic digestion is a natural process that uses microorganisms to break down organic materials, producing both biogas and a nutrient rich byproduct, or digestate, that can be used as fertilizer for crops.

Many museums inspire awe and wonder, transporting visitors back to the past or giving them a glimpse of the future, but few can claim to be a paradise for those who walk through the doors. The William King experience reaches that level for many people in Southwest Virginia who see their rich history celebrated along with art from around the world and new works from resident artists that will speak to current and future generations.

The Village of Pioneer proposes to 1) obtain materials and labor required to construct and commission a grid-connected solar photovoltaic system with 10,000 photovoltaic (PV) modules delivering 6,150 kW DC and 49 inverters providing 4,900 kW AC to meet federal and state renewable energy goals and the Kexon Substation; 2) expand capacity to serve rural agricultural interests outside the immediate municipal boundary of the Village; and 3) provide municipal costumers with locally produce renewable energy to meet growing energy demand, resiliency needs, and clean energy goals.

Today’s Power, Inc. proposes to construct the 90-acre City of Clarksville Sun Cloud Solar Facility project.  It will be within the city of Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, near the intersection of Massengale Road and W Country Club Road.

Just north of Interstate 10, and ninety minutes away from Pensacola to the west and Tallahassee to the east you’ll find Bonifay, Florida. This small community of 2,700 is the county seat for Holmes County, and like many other rural communities of its size, the people here are facing – and meeting – the economic challenges and realities of rural life.

One of the long-standing challenges in rural America is access to health care, and a small critical access facility in Bonifay is making a difference with a little help from USDA Rural Development.

Inspiring Journey to Homeownership

Meet Kaitlyn, a determined single mother from rural Louisiana whose dream of owning a home became a reality through the USDA Rural Development's Section 502 Direct Loan Program. Kaitlyn envisioned providing her son, Tyrin, with the comfort and stability of a home of their own after facing the unimaginable loss of her fiancé shortly before Tyrin's birth. Her dream then became even more poignant.

Dairy cows and sustainability have always been a part of Deidre Iciek’s life. As the oldest daughter of two veterinarians, she grew up around animals, large and small, from the time she was born. After high school, she majored in environmental studies at Michigan State University, and after college, she started work helping farms with manure and waste compliance and permits for their facilities.

When Ron Sportel’s grandfather started his celery farm in Comstock, Michigan, in 1918, he probably didn’t expect the family farm would sell flowers to big box stores across five states 100 years later.

Sportel’s father and uncle continued growing celery on the family farm until the 1960s, when they switched to selling flowers. In 1979, Ron Sportel purchased the farm from his father and uncle and expanded it to what it is today.

Kent County, Michigan, is the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone. It is also the place where Jim Kober grew up helping on the family pig farm. His grandparents established the family farm originally as an apple orchard in the early 1900s.

“I grew up there and I know all the neighbors. Many of them I'm related to one way or another,” shared Kober, current owner of Alpine Pork. “My wife and kids think it's weird that I can drive 10 or 15 miles away from the farm and say, oh, that's a distant cousin or a kid I grew up with.”