Department of Agriculture Could Do More to Help Farmers Conserve Energy

摘要

Energy savings potential in farming operations remains untapped because some farmers are reluctant to accept what they perceive as a risk involved in changing farming methods. USDA could help in overcoming this barrier. US GAO believes farmers' reluctance to change could be reduced if they had more specific information that could assure them the various conservation actions, as applied to their individual farm situations, are cost effective. USDA's field agencies could provide farmers with this kind of information. USDA's new Office of Energy could be the focal point for energy conservation.