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Research Summary: Management Practices Impact Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the...
Residue management and tillage can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from soils during production of corn stover for biofuel. Sponsoring Partner Funded by AFRI. Learn More. Table of Contents Abstract...
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Research Summary: Triploid Hybrids of Shrub Willow Yield More Biomass Than...
Research finds triploid hybrids of shrub willow yield the highest biomass, leading to improved cultivars for renewable energy. Fred Gouker, Cornell Univ.; 3rd season shrub-willow selection trial in...
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U.S. Billion-Ton Update Shows Farms and Forests Have Huge Potential for U.S....
U.S. farms and forests have the potential to supply enough biomass to meet the Renewable Fuels Standard and replace more than a third of petroleum use with bioenergy by 2030, according to the U.S....
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Research Summary: Characteristics of Willow Biomass Chips Produced Using a...
Harvest method impacts wood chip quality–use a single-pass cut-and-chip method and willow makes the grade. Sample of willow biomass chips produced from a single pass cut and chip harvester based on a...
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Research Summary: Exploring On-Farm Pyrolysis Processing of Biofuels
The USDA-ARS FarmBio3 project explores whether on-farm fast-pyrolysis processing units could be a component of an efficient and cost-effective decentralized system of biofuel production and processing....
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Research Summary: Safety and Health Risks of Producing Biomass on the Farm
It is time to develop ways to minimize safety and health hazards in biomass production on the farm, an area in which there has been little research Switchgrass baling on steep marginal land presents a...
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Research Summary: Competition For Land Use—Why Would a Rational Producer Grow...
Farmers value the conservation and environmental benefits of switchgrass grown for biofuels but also consider profit, alternative land uses, and public policy incentives when making production...
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Research Summary: Biomass Crop Production Benefits from a Wide Spectrum of...
Switchgrass. Photo: Dennis Pennington, Bioenergy Educator, Michigan State University. A wide range of potential markets spans the bioenergy supply chain for biomass crops including switchgrass and...
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Research Summary: Biofuel Quality Improved by Delaying Harvest of Perennial...
Research shows how a simple management strategy can decrease nitrogen contaminants in perennial grasses, while also providing additional ecosystem services. Sponsoring Partner Funded by AFRI. Learn...
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Research Summary: Switchgrass Hay Utillization as Roughage in Beef Diets
Sponsoring Partner Funded by AFRI. Learn More. Switchgrass Hay Could Be a Useful Roughage in Beef Diets While Offering a Market Alternative to Biofuels. Table of Contents Introduction Research Purpose...
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