Hundreds of millions of dollars intended to cut energy costs have been funneled to costly manure digesters, benefitting industrial-scale livestock operations.

The pause is expected to affect projects on the cusp of securing loan note guarantees, which are used to finalize project financing. Agency staff cited elevated delinquency rates on digester loans in ...

(The Hill) – The Agriculture Department is curtailing its support for solar and wind energy on farmlands. In a Monday post on the social media platform X, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the ...

August 20, 2025 – Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will move to block taxpayer dollars from being used to build solar panels on viable farmland. In ...