Energy Efficiency Reference/Agriculture

Agricultural Resource Saving Concepts--for further development

 * Fertilizer Inputs
 * There are sizable petroleum inputs in conventional fertilizers. A reduction in fertilizer application means not only fewer trips across the field with a tractor and fewer labor hours to operate the tractor, but also a genuine cost and fossil input savings.  This would have a strong impact on the greenhouse gasses associated with fertilization.


 * Strip Tillage
 * Strip tilling helps combine the practices of tilling and no-till farming.

Resources

 * Wikipedia article on Energy efficiency in agriculture
 * Cost and Return Studies - cost and return studies on various crops grown in California published by UC Davis