This 2013 second quarter report provides information on CenUSA research, education and extension and outreach activities between November 1, 2012 and January 31, 2013 (PDF 10.5MB)
Back to TopDownload CenUSA CoProject Director and Iowa State University professor Keri Jacobs' report from a session she led at the 2012 ISU Integrated Crop Management Workshop. This 1-page PDF document analyzes the participants' perceptions of establishing a switchgrass production system. Feedback from participants showed that produces and farmers will decide whether or not to adopt a perennial grass crop based on the economics of the system. [March 2013]
Back to TopThis brief (1-page) report provides information on the attitudes of attendees at an educational meeting showcasing biofuels research and the possibility of wide-scale adoption of biofuel by the aviation industry. (CenUSA/ISU's Sorrel Brown contributed her evaluation expertise to this report) [January 2013]
Back to TopThis report details the summer 2012 activities and results of the University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners as they start on the journey of answering the question "Is Biochar a good soil amendment for growing vegetables and flowers?"
Back to TopThis quarterly report provides information on CenUSA research, education and extension and outreach activities between August 1, 2012 and October 31, 2012 (PDF 15.7MB)
Back to TopThis updated 2 page color flyer provides a description of the CenUSA Bioenergy research project.
Back to TopExecutive Summary - CenUSA Bioenergy Year 1 (2012) Annual Report. The Executive Summary was revised February 20, 2013 to reflect feedback received from USDA-NIFA’s AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy Program staff.
Back to TopThis large report (13MB) covers the activities of CenUSA's nine research teams from August 2011 through July 2012. The Executive Summary was revised February 20, 2013 to reflect feedback received from USDA-NIFA’s AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy Program staff.
Back to TopThis factsheet focuses on switchgrass and covers methods to optimize harvesting and processing switchgrass to reduce energy requirements, from cutting, drying, conditioning, baling, and bale handling.
Back to Top"Fueling the Future with Energy Crops" encourages Congress to commit to the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BMAP), which CenUSA believes will prevent current conservation, pasture and other fragile lands from transitioning to row crop production because of high commodity prices and an expanding market for biomass such as corn stover.
Back to Top| CenUSA Bioenergy is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant No. 2011-68005-30411 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. |
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