Farmers have long explored options to provide energy savings associated with their agricultural operations. Ohio State University and the Ohio Soybean Council have partnered to provide research-based data driven tools to help Ohio farmers assess and navigate various energy infrastructure investment options for their farm. Specifically, the project team is interested in learning more about your experience and interest in extending natural gas lines to service your farm. Very little is known about the economic feasibility and regulatory process of investing in critical natural gas infrastructure to service farms in rural communities throughout Ohio. To determine the economic feasibility of converting to natural gas it is important to simultaneously study the real costs of installing critical energy infrastructure, ongoing risks, challenges, as well as the costs of converting equipment in a comprehensive manner.
If you are an Ohio farmer and interested in participating, you may click the survey link below to participate in this voluntary study. The survey will take less than 5 minutes and is designed to determine the overall level of interest of investing in extending natural gas service to Ohio farms and to identify individuals who have experience with this type of project to summarize benefits and challenges. This project will provide our research team with data to identify actionable recommendations that will inform future Extension outreach and education programs.
Survey Link: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0oGajAme3sXnHmZ