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Yes, and Yes
Can a large data center be built away from water resources and be independently powered?

Farmed Staff
Aug 121 min read


Illinois Advancing EV Charging
Casey's next big thing: Illinois' first electric vehicle charging station built through federal program now up and running.

Farmed News
Jul 283 min read


What is Agrivoltaics?
[S]ome passersby may be surprised to spot crops growing or sheep grazing between rows of panels.

Farmed News
Jul 12 min read


$37 Million in EV Charging
Washington state is investing $37.3M to expand EV charging infrastructure, with a major focus on rural communities, tribal nations, and areas underserved by private investment.

Farmed News
Jun 12 min read


Heartland Fiber Project address rural AI hyperscaler opportunities
The joint initiative expands long‑haul fiber infrastructure to meet growing data demands.

R.N.D.I. News
May 281 min read


A Strong Electric Vehicle (EV) Case
Rising Gasoline Prices Make for a Strong Electric Vehicle (EV) Case.

Farmed News
Apr 151 min read


Whose Farm or Ranch?
The seriousness of development threat to farms and ranches.

Farmed Staff
Apr 141 min read


Illinois Tests Cost, Benefits of Agrivoltaics
Illinois team tests the costs, benefits of agrivoltaics across the Midwest

Farmed News
Mar 311 min read


Energy Infrastructure and the Defense Industrial Base
Can the energy infrastructure serving the U.S. defense industrial base sustain production under mobilization?

Farmed News
Mar 171 min read


Agrivoltaics Delivers
Agrivoltaics: How combining solar panels and farming delivers big benefits.

Farmed News
Mar 21 min read


Illinois-Led Study: Agrivoltaics
Agrivoltaics, combining agriculture with photovoltaic systems, offers a promising solution to address land-use conflict between food and energy production.

Farmed News
Jan 292 min read


Illinois Data Center Power Play
How Clean Energy Can Meet Rising Electricity Demand While Delivering Climate and Health Benefits

Farmed News
Jan 11 min read


'Data Center Alley' Raises Infrastructure Concerns
The concentration of more than 143 data centers in Virginia's Loudoun County is creating unprecedented demands on the nation's power grid and raising questions about infrastructure resilience.

Farmed News
Sep 16, 20251 min read


Securing the Backbone of Artificial Intelligence
The cybersecurity of AI data centers is becoming increasingly important.

Farmed News
Sep 4, 20251 min read


Misplaced Data
Data center development has run amok. The area in Northern Virginia known as "Data Center Alley," for example, is the largest cluster of data centers in the world. That's a problem.

Farmed Staff
Jul 8, 20252 min read


DHS: AI in Critical Infrastructure
A set of recommendations for the safe and secure development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in critical infrastructure from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Farmed News
Nov 14, 20241 min read


Investing in Rural America
Read how the U.S. Department of Transportation implemented billions of dollars in 2004 to build rural infrastructure.

Farmed News
Jul 1, 20241 min read


Using the Sun: Agrivoltaics
‘Planting’ solar panels on agricultural lands may prevent crop loss and generate clean energy.

Farmed News
Apr 25, 20244 min read


Farming For Crops — and For Solar Power
Farming for solar power can be an additional money-maker.

Farmed News
Sep 12, 20222 min read


Closing the Digital and Economic Divides in Rural America
America [still] has a rural broadband problem. Still relevant 8 years following this 2018 Brookings Institution report.

Farmed News
Aug 30, 20181 min read
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