Switchgrass for bioenergy production will require substantial storage. This study evaluated costs of alternative baling … and on-farm storage systems. Rectangular bales minimize cost if switchgrass is processed immediately after harvest …. However, round bales minimize cost if switchgrass is stored under cover for 200 days before transporting to the biorefinery …

This paper examines the introduction of energy cane and switchgrass in the available crops for production in the …

sorghum, pasture, and hay. Specialty crops of loblolly pine and switchgrass were modeled for their respective potential to … along with $40 per dry ton of switchgrass, baled at field side, revealed that irrigation restrictions had the largest … significant increase in switchgrass and pine production. In this scenario, approximately 16% of the total income losses with lower …

when it is optimal to replace an existing switchgrass stand with an alternative higher biomass yielding cultivar. Yield …. Under the assumptions used in the study, it was optimal to renovate a switchgrass stand if the improved cultivar produced a …

nutrient management strategy for producing switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) feedstock do not consider agronomic and subsequent …-term, economically sustainable harvest system and corresponding rates of N, P and K for producing switchgrass feedstock in the southern … nutrient concentration levels calculated from the switchgrass forage samples collected in the study. For a farm-gate feedstock …

This study evaluated prices and incentives for switchgrass stated in a biorefinery’s contract terms that induce … switchgrass production on an east Tennessee representative farm when compared with traditional enterprises. The alternate contract …

Switchgrass for bioenergy production will require substantial storage. This study evaluated costs of alternative baling … and on-farm storage systems. Rectangular bales minimize cost if switchgrass is processed immediately after harvest …. However, round bales minimize cost if switchgrass is stored under cover for 200 days before transporting to the biorefinery …

The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. For complete …