ISU Extension and the Bioeconomy
Recently Iowa State University Extension convened discussion groups through out the state to give Iowans a chance to voice their hopes and concerns about the bioeconomy. The Bioeconomy in Iowa: Local Conversations publication is a summary of the comments from those discussions.
ISU Bioeconomy Resources
The Alternative Crops and Alternative Policies for Bioenergy webcast was presented by Iowa State University on March 5, 2007.
The Perspectives on Present and Future
Corn-Based Ethanol Industry webcast
was presented by Iowa State University (ISU) Extension on Monday, Nov.
13, 2006.
ISU Extension Leadership
in the Bioeconomy (pdf)
ISU College of Agriculture Leadership
in the Bioeconomy (pdf)
ISU Office
of Biorenewables Program
Iowa Water Center
Town
Hall Meeting on Biorenewable Resources
Putting Biorenewables to Work
Reading
List from the Office of Biorenewables Program
College of
Agriculture Biorenewables Briefing and Discussion
Growing the Bioeconomy Conference
Center for Agricultural and
Rural Development
Center for Crop Utilization Research
Center for Industrial
Research and Service (CIRAS) Bioindustry
Main Page
BioPreferred
Biodiesel
Biorefining
Biodiesel Workshop
Managing
Phosphorus with Distillers Grains Diets, PowerPoint presentation
by Allen Trenkle
Use
of Distillers Grains in Feedlot Diets: Impact on Phosphorus Excretion,
IBC 29 (fact sheet, .pdf file)
Bioenergy
Crop Information: Bioenergy Information and Economic Analysis.
This bioenergy crop research is part of the Chariton Valley RC&D effort
in southern Iowa to develop bioenergy crops—mainly switchgrass—into
a viable alternative.
Other Bioeconomy Resources
Convergence
of Agriculture and Energy: Implications for Research and Policy (QTA2006-3)
is available online at the CAST website.
Can we move beyond an energy policy running on hype and hot air?
by Michael B. McElroy, professor of environmental studies, Harvard University
ISU Ethanol Resources
Ag
Marketing Resource Center
Iowa
Grain Quality Initiative
Ag DecisonMaker
Iowa Beef Center (Information
for beef producers on Iowa’s growing ethanol industry)
Ethanol Feeds:
Feeding Distillers Grains to Beef Cattle, Newsletter
article by Dan Loy,
December 2006 (.pdf file)
Frequently asked questions about feeding coproducts
to beef cattle
Iowa Pork Industry
Center
ISU
Extension Ethanol Livestock Feeding Co-products Publications
Page last updated: June 20, 2007
