Use 'non-prime' farmland for renewable energy, says Vilsack

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Use 'non-prime' farmland for renewable energy, says Vilsack

At the same time he announced $2.2 billion in loans and loan guarantees for rural electric cooperatives, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack acknowledged on Wednesday fears that U.S. farmland will be covered by wind turbines and solar collectors.

Texas wildfires: What we know about farmers and ranchers near Smokehouse Creek Fire

Spanning an estimated 1,059,570 acres, the Smokehouse Creek Fire is the largest recorded in Texas, the second largest fire in the nation's history, and is larger than the top 20 largest wildfires in California over the past 90 years.

New high-horsepower W260M windrower from John Deere

John Deere is expanding its windrower series with the new W260M with higher horsepower for cutting through dense crop. The new model is launching alongside a new mounted-merger option, also available for select W200 series windrowers.