Trader’s Dispatch, November 2012 — Page C22
USED IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
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Biofuels: No single answer, many possibilities
By Agricultural Research Service Biofuels research has been part of the searchers, the team is determining how to Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) core fit energy crop production into plantationmission for more than 40 years. management plans. The research is building ARS has long been a leader in biofuels tools that cannot only be used in Hawaii but research, with such successes as helping elsewhere in the Pacific Basin, and also on to perfect the cold tolerance of biodiesel, the mainland. Given the diversity of growfinding that briefly exposing corn grain to ing and production environments across anhydrous ammonia can reduce costs of the country, ARS recognizes there won’t be fuel ethanol production, and validating the just one answer to all of the questions about economic and environmental benefits of how to sustainably achieve biofuel success. switchgrass as a nonfood crop for biofuels. So ARS is focusing on finding regionThe goal today is to help industry accelbased answers, knowing that no one erate progress towards establishing comregion will be able to produce all of the mercial biofuel supply chains nationwide, feedstocks needed to meet our national beyond ethanol from corn grain towards biofuel and other renewable-energy goals. solutions that will help commercial airlines, Developing bioenergy crops that work for the U.S. Navy, and others meet their renewdifferent growing regions will also provide able-fuel-use goals in a sustainable way. opportunities for many rural communities Meeting these goals requires that ARS help to participate and help make production of develop new dedicated bioenergy crops, biofuels a nationwide endeavor. improve production and harvest systems, Reinforcing this localized approach was and enhance industrial biomass converthe establishment of five USDA Regional sion processes so that costs can be lowered Biomass Research Centers, announced by throughout the supply chain, making the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary cost of biofuels competitive with that of Tom Vilsack in 2010. The purpose of the petroleum-based fuels. centers is to provide a coordinated research But the commercial growth and longfocus designed to develop relatively shortterm viability of renewable fuels in this term deliverables to help accelerate the country are impeded by a number of techniestablishment of a commercial biomass cal and economic barriers. ARS has unique feedstocks industry. strengths and capabilities to address many Together, the Regional Biomass Research of them. Centers embody a nationwide network of Ensuring that dependable, abundant, and USDA scientists and facilities managed by affordable feedstocks are available is critiARS and USDA Forest Service Research cal for developing a strong renewable-fuels and Development. The centers are helping industry in the United States. Farmers need to lead a national research effort to develop to know that the biofuel crops they produce sustainable biomass production systems, will have a profitable market, while bioresuperior performing feedstocks, and valuefiners need assurance that if they build a added coproducts to help industry establish plant, the biomass they need will be readcommercial biofuel supply chains. ily available and priced so the fuels they ARS is also developing partnerships produce can compete with petroleum-based with other federal agencies, universities, fuels. Everybody in the biofuels supply states, and private industry. The centers are chain needs to be able to make a profit. targeting partnerships to include 1890 land To support the development of complete grant, Tribal Nations, and Hispanic-serving supply chains, ARS research programs are institutions. For example, ARS researchers encouraging collaborations among scienare working with the Colville Confederated tists across a wide variety of disciplines, Tribes to design a way to fit winter oilseed commercial partners who will put the reproduction into wheat crop rotations on search results to use, and users who will tribal and neighboring lands in the Pacific purchase the biofuels. Northwest. The seed oil will be extracted For example, ARS scientists and a comlocally and used to make biodiesel for the mercial sugar company in Hawaii are worktribe’s school buses and logging trucks. ing together to determine the most economiARS has also formed a partnership with cal options for expanding renewable energy the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to production on Maui. With support from the help air-transportation interests and other U.S. Navy, the researchers are helping to decision makers develop the best plans for determine the best options for producing producing biofuels to benefit commercial energy cane to make fuels for the Navy and aviation. This work will ultimately help the electricity for the island. aviation industry stabilize fuel costs and Working with University of Hawaii rereduce greenhouse gas emissions.
2013 nutrient management record keeping calendars coming soon
By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR An easy-to-use University of Nebraskacopy of the calendar. Calendars are good through January 2014. Lincoln (UNL) Extension calendar can help livestock operators keep track of manureThe 2013 calendar is endorsed by the related records. Nebraska Department of Environmental Producers who have a 2011-2012 calenQuality (NDEQ) for use by permitted opdar can mail in the postcard found at the erations. It features 13 months starting with January 2013 and offers educational tidbits end of the calendar to get a free copy of the and photos. 2013 calendar. Other interested producers can contact Derek Schreiter, NDEQ inspector, says, Leslie Johnson at 402-584-3818, ljohn“…it’s a simple and organized way to keep son13@unl.edu to order a free copy of the monthly records in one place.” For more information about manure re2013 calendar. After January 1, producers can contact lated questions, visit manure.unl.edu. their local UNL Extension office to get a