Research and Outreach

Alternative Crops

• Hazelnuts
  • Meeting Summary 1-15-08
• Third Crops
  • Legislative Handout 3-4-08

Agroforestry Systems

• Systems in Minnesota
• Agroforestry for water quality
• Alternative/Perennial crops

Watershed Management

• Buffer Strips
• Minnesota River Basin
• Comparative studies – US – Central America
• Payments for Environmental services
• Alternative crops for water quality

Energy and the Environment

• White Earth Biofuels Feasability Study
• Chisago, Isanti, and Pine counties Biofuels Feasability Study
• Xcel Energy project - Lowering the Cost of Bio-energy while Providing Environmental Services - A Win-Win Opportunity
• Technologies
  • Pyrolosis
  • Gasification

Community Forestry

• Minnesota
• Guatemala
• Nepal

Economics and Marketing

• Natural Resource Enterprise Development and Business Planning

Short Rotation Woody Crops (SRWC’s)

• Production
• Economics
• As a feedstock for biofuels and bioproducts

Adoption/Social issues

• Promoting alternative crops

Farm/Agroforestry/Forest Policy Issues

• Farm Bill issues
• Legislative Hearing

Landscape & Human Health

• Food, Poverty, Energy, Agriculture, Environment, Climate, and Health Workshop

Payments for Environmental Services

• Carbon sequestration
• Water quality credits
• Biodiversity