Agricultural Information
Documents below are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent documents are at the top). Click on the document name to open the file.
- Chariton Valley Biomass Project Task 5.10.0 – Site-specific Management for Biomass Production. May 2005.
- Chariton Valley Biomass Project DOE/USDA Biomass Feedstock Gate Review Meeting. March 2005.
- Estimating the Economic Impact of Substituting Switchgrass for Coal for Electric Generation in Iowa. March 2005.
- 2004 Final Report – Soil Carbon and Quality in Seymour and Clarinda Soil Map Units, Chariton Valley, Iowa. March 2005.
- Chariton Valley Biomass Project – Department of Energy Project Update. December 2004.
- Chariton Valley Biomass Project Task 5.9.0 – Assessment of the Biomass Potential of Cool-Season Grasslands in Southern Iowa. August 2004.
- Development of switchgrass as a viable agricultural commodity for farmers in southern Iowa. 2004.
- Management Guide for the Production of Switchgrass for Biomass Fuel in Southern Iowa. May 2003.
- Switchgrass Seeding Recommendations for the Production of Biomass Fuel in Southern Iowa. May 2003.
- Switchgrass to Energy. 2003.
- Farmers’ motivations for adoption of switchgrass. 2002.
- Biobased Products and Bioenergy Vision and Roadmap for Iowa. October 2002.
- Switchgrass Production in Iowa: Economic analysis, soil suitability, and varietal performance. September 2002.
- IDNR Letter of Cooperation. May 2002.
- Development of switchgrass as a viable agricultural commodity for farmers in southern Iowa. 2002.
- An Assessment of Potential Agricultural Nonpoint Sources of Water Quality Impairment in the Rathbun Lake Watershed.
- Cropping Systems Research for Biomass Energy Production. April 2002.
- Soil Organic Carbon in fields of switchgrass and row crops as well as woodlots and pastures across the Chariton Valley, Iowa. January 2002.
- Avian response to harvesting switchgrass for biomass in southern Iowa. 2002.
- Switchgrass Production in Iowa: Economic Analysis, Soil Suitability, and Varietal Performance. August 2001.
- Costs of Producing Switchgrass for Biomass in Southern Iowa. April 2001.
- Switchgrass Production in Iowa: Economic analysis, soil suitability, and varietal performance. August 2000.
- Cropping Systems Research for Biomass Energy Production.
- Modeling Switchgrass Production Effects on Runoff Water Quality.
- Rainfall simulations begin as part of biomass project.
- Switchgrass for Energy in Southern Iowa: Developing and Maintaining Producer Involvement.
- Overview of the Chariton Valley Switchgrass Project: A Part of the Biomass Power for Rural Development Initiative. 1998.