{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition","provider_url":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net","author_name":"Rebecca Schewe","author_url":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/author\/rschewe\/","title":"Rural Businesses, Farmers Lose While USDA\u2019s Rural Energy Program is Frozen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PeOahVz4DT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/rural-businesses-farmers-lose-while-usdas-rural-energy-program-is-frozen\/\">Rural Businesses, Farmers Lose While USDA&#8217;s Rural Energy Program is Frozen<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/rural-businesses-farmers-lose-while-usdas-rural-energy-program-is-frozen\/embed\/#?secret=PeOahVz4DT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Rural Businesses, Farmers Lose While USDA&#8217;s Rural Energy Program is Frozen&#8221; &#8212; National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition\" data-secret=\"PeOahVz4DT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The freeze on USDA\u2019s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) has left rural businesses and farmers at risk of losing millions of dollars in energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements, despite having already made investments. This data analysis underscores the program's significant role in driving rural economic growth and energy independence, highlighting the urgency for the USDA to release frozen funds and ensure continued support for rural com","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/agrivoltaics-image1-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707}