fuel. Switchgrass is considered a potential feedstock in various states, including Tennessee, because of its good yields on … profitability of switchgrass-based bioenergy. The objective of this study is to determine the optimal logistics configuration for a … collection/distribution hub to market Tennessee-produced switchgrass for bioenergy production. A mathematical programming model …

-based simulation model to study farmers’ switchgrass adoption decisions over time within a specific agricultural region. We explicitly … the introduction of switchgrass in the region of North Michigan. …

This study estimates the farm-gate breakeven price of switchgrass relative to wheat in Oklahoma. The breakeven price of … switchgrass is determined for two situations: when external consequences are ignored and when the environment costs of changes in … the farm-gate breakeven price of switchgrass from the internal cost only perspective is higher than the cost if the value …

optimal switchgrass supply system in Tennessee that considers both feedstock cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the … system. Results suggest that the type of land converted into switchgrass production is crucial to both plant gate cost and … GHG emissions of feedstock. In addition, a tradeoff relationship between cost and GHG emissions for the switchgrass supply …

This study analyzes factors influencing farmer interest in marketing switchgrass through contracts and/or joining a … cooperative that harvests, transports, stores, and markets their switchgrass. Data are from a survey of farmers in 12 southern … opinions about switchgrass on marketing alternative preferences. Interest in contracting and joining a cooperative are …

, energy crops such as switchgrass, and forestry residues) will play a major role. Farm income increases, mostly because of …

Switchgrass, a warm-season perennial grass, native to the region, has received considerable interest for its potential … switchgrass to provide per-acre net returns equal to those obtained from traditional crops in south central North Dakota. Future … production costs for switchgrass and net returns from traditional crops were estimated for three soil productivity classes and …