Cornell Cooperative Extension

Lewis County
switchgrass

Energy Crops

Agricultural crops are increasingly considered as raw materials for renewable energy production. This section includes information on some of the specific crops that may be grown in our area to meet this demand.

Cornell Grass Bioenergy Website

Farm Energy Feedstocks (eXtension)

Contact

Michele Ledoux
Executive Director
mel14@cornell.edu
(315) 376-5270

Last updated December 5, 2023

Specific Crops

Economics & Marketing

Reed Canary Costs

Switchgrass Costs

Production Techniques

Ash Content of Grasses (Cornell U.)

Process of Grass Pelleting (Cornell U.)

Biomass Crop Demonstration - Vernon-Verona-Sherrill School

Biofuel Pellets from Switchgrass (REAP Canada)

Bioenergy from Straw (USDA)

Variety Selection

Big Bluestem (USDA)

Eastern Gamagrass (U. of Missouri)

Switchgrass (USDA)

Warm Season Grasses (Penn State U.)

Events

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