Mapemba, Lawrence D.; Epplin, Francis M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2004
Legislation passed in 2002 enables managed harvesting and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land, including harvesting of biomass. The objective of the research is to determine the cost to acquire, harvest, store, and deliver a steady flow of biomass from CRP grasslands to a biorefinery.