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| Torre Ugarte, Daniel de la; Walsh, Marie E.; Shapouri, Hosein; Slinsky, Stephen P.. |
| In response to energy security concerns, alternative energy programs such as biomass energy systems are being developed to provide energy in the 21st century. For the biomass industry to expand, a variety of feedstocks will need to be utilized. Large scale production of bioenergy crops could have significant impacts on the United States agricultural sector in terms of quantities, prices and production location of traditional crops as well as farm income. Though a number of scenarios were examined to study the impact of bioenergy crop production on the agricultural sector, two cropland scenarios are presented in this report. Under the wildlife management scenario, the analysis indicates that, at $30/dry ton (dt) for switchgrass,... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Alternative crops; Bioenergy crops; Biomass; Conservation Reserve Program; Crop acreage shifts; Crop budgeting; Economic feasibility; Economic impact; Hybrid poplars; Hybrid willow; POLYSYS; Switchgrass; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33997 |
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