The USDA-NIFA, through NARA, funds research to determine the environmental impact from a wood-based biofuel and chemical industry. To gauge how this industry would affect greenhouse gas (GHG) levels, a life cycle assessment (LCA) is being developed. In this …more
NIFA energy fellowship opportunities have been announced that apply to undergraduate, pre- and post-doctoral research designed to solve current and future agricultural challenges facing society. This includes the use of agriculture for sustainable energy.
The press release containing additional details can be found here.
By: Janna Loeppky, M.S. Candidate, Oregon State University
In the forest industry, timber harvesting supplies the demand for one of the world’s most renewable resources: logs. Although the majority of consumers may only know about the final products purchased from mills and lumberyards, the harvesting operation is quite extensive. From stump to mill, the costs for extracting desirable trees to fulfill market demand range in cost depending on the size of the unit being harvested and the amount of …more