Biomass Establishment - Rural Advantages annual 3rd Crop Producer Meetings

10:00 Biomass Fertility and Yield Trials at the University of Minnesota Dr. Craig Sheaffer, University of Minnesota 10:45 Prairie Biomass Establishment and Maintenance
Jill Sackett, UM Extension / Rural Advantage 11:00 Woody Biomass Establishment and Maintenance
Gary Wyatt, UM Extension 11:30 Innovative Agroforestry Systems for Biomass Production and Ecosystem Services Dr. Dean Current, UM – CINRAM 12:00 LUNCH 1:00 SDSU Biomass Research Dr. Arvid Boe, South Dakota State University 1:45 Biomass Crop Assistance Program Greg Anderson, Farm Service Agency 2:30 Bioenergy Crop Establishment Programs
Linda Meschke, Rural Advantage President 3:00 Further discussion and Q/A

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Rural Advantage is a nonprofit corporation based in Fairmont, Minnesota. Their mission is to promote the connections between agriculture, the environment and rural communities in order to improve ecological health, economic viability and rural vitality. Their work centers around efforts to reduce agricultural nonpoint source pollution with major programming focused on the 3rd Crop Initiative, ECoPayPack development and building the Madelia Model concept. Contact them at 507.238.5449 or visit their website at www.ruraladvantage.org for more information.