Current study analyzed the socio-economic factors that impact farmers’ willingness to grow switchgrass and Miscanthus …

analysis for two of the most common biomass crops, willow and miscanthus. We find that miscanthus consistently generates … of production lifespan are shown to significantly influence the returns generated by investments in willow and miscanthus. …

Lignocellulosic crops like Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) and willow (Salix viminalis) can have an interesting … input. Not relevant differences between Miscanthus chains. willow chips are expensive because of drying costs. …

miscanthus are potential biomass feedstocks; however, supply will rely on farmer willingness to grow these crops. Despite … on-farm survey with 244 English arable farmers, 81.6% (87.7%) of farmers would not consider growing miscanthus (SRC … agricultural area to these crops, 50,700ha and 89,900ha of SRC and miscanthus would, respectively, be grown on English arable farms …

: Miscanthus energy crop production, managed forest and natural forest. The results illustrate the significance of taking into …

little in Canada, is the energy crop miscanthus. This study examines the economic feasibility of miscanthus from a Canadian … perspective. A net present value approach is used to determine the breakeven price of miscanthus production in Ontario. Based on … assumptions specific to Ontario regarding miscanthus production, input costs, and opportunity costs associated with alternative …