Extending switchgrass harvest over many months would require a smaller investment in harvest machines, but would result … land for growing switchgrass. A model was constructed and solved to determine the optimal strategy. …

This paper describes research to create a national database of switchgrass supply as part of the biomass program … launched by the Department of Energy. The paper provides an estimate of county level switchgrass yield data for the state of … approach of ratio calculation and estimation is used to predict the switchgrass yield of one soil type by comparing it with the …

studies done on factors that determine farmers’ willingness to produce switchgrass, these have been very regional in nature …. This study will provide information regarding potential switchgrass adoption by agricultural producers in twelve … southeastern states. The objectives of this research are 1) to determine the likelihood of farmers growing switchgrass as a biomass …

stover, miscanthus and switchgrass), the mix of cellulosic feedstocks and fuel and food prices. We use this carbon tax policy … emissions. To meet advanced biofuel blending mandates, corn stover and miscanthus are used but the mix of viable cellulosic … feedstocks varies spatially and temporally. Corn stover is viable mainly in central and northern Illinois while miscanthus acres …