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National Biodiesel Conf.

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This document discusses the potential for using land alongside roadways, railways, airports, and military bases for biofuel crop production. It notes there are over 10 million acres of land available in these areas that could be used. The objectives are to explore agronomic conditions, conduct an environmental impact study, investigate economics, and evaluate crop choices. Benefits include decreased maintenance costs, increased biofuel production, and not affecting food supply. Considerations include safety, infrastructure impacts, establishment/harvesting, economics, wildlife impacts, and environmental/water quality impacts. Research is exploring techniques to address soil compaction issues and improve plant establishment for biofuel crops like canola and safflower on these lands.

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National Biodiesel Conf.
National Biodiesel Conf.
Background InformationRoadways 4 million miles If 25% of area is used = 10 million acresRailroads 140,000 miles of rights of way If 75% of area is used = 1 million acresAirports 19,820If 100 acres/ airport = 2 million acresMilitary Department of Defense owns 30 million acres of arable land in the United StatesIf 30% of areas are used 8 million acres
Project ObjectivesExplore Roadside Agronomic ConditionsInitiate Environmental Impact StudyInvestigate Economic ViabilityEvaluate Crop Choices
Potential Benefits/AdvantagesThis method of fuel production:Decreases costs of maintenanceAids in educating the public about renewable fuelsIncreases biofuel productionImproved aestheticsDoes not affect food supplyWe need food and we need fuel, but those shouldnt conflict Jeff Steiner USDA ARS
ConsiderationsSafetyStructural IntegrityEstablishment and HarvestingEconomicsWildlife ImpactsEcology/Environmental ImpactsWater QualityGrower Concerns
One Roadside Biofuel Production Potential UDOT Lands could potentially produce over 250 gallons/mile of Biodiesel Assumptions:100 Foot Wide Growing Region per Mile(12 acres)60% Dry Land YieldsThis solves maintenance and pest cost problems$300/mile for 2007
Brief View of Economics' of F2F
F2F Research Plot Example6 treatments
4 reps
4 locations
8 X 20 plots
Crops tested
Canola
SafflowerRoadside Soil Conditions
Roadside Soil Compaction
A Closer Look at PlantingHow did compaction affect planting? Resulting in open furrows with no seed/soil contact and evaporationDrill Opener and Press Wheels
Yield Data 2007/2008
Hypothesis for Low Crop Yield Extreme Climatic ConditionsExtreme CompactionPlanting Techniques
RSL Research FocusSimulate roadside compaction and soil qualityEvaluate plant establishment techniques

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National Biodiesel Conf.

  • 3. Background InformationRoadways 4 million miles If 25% of area is used = 10 million acresRailroads 140,000 miles of rights of way If 75% of area is used = 1 million acresAirports 19,820If 100 acres/ airport = 2 million acresMilitary Department of Defense owns 30 million acres of arable land in the United StatesIf 30% of areas are used 8 million acres
  • 4. Project ObjectivesExplore Roadside Agronomic ConditionsInitiate Environmental Impact StudyInvestigate Economic ViabilityEvaluate Crop Choices
  • 5. Potential Benefits/AdvantagesThis method of fuel production:Decreases costs of maintenanceAids in educating the public about renewable fuelsIncreases biofuel productionImproved aestheticsDoes not affect food supplyWe need food and we need fuel, but those shouldnt conflict Jeff Steiner USDA ARS
  • 6. ConsiderationsSafetyStructural IntegrityEstablishment and HarvestingEconomicsWildlife ImpactsEcology/Environmental ImpactsWater QualityGrower Concerns
  • 7. One Roadside Biofuel Production Potential UDOT Lands could potentially produce over 250 gallons/mile of Biodiesel Assumptions:100 Foot Wide Growing Region per Mile(12 acres)60% Dry Land YieldsThis solves maintenance and pest cost problems$300/mile for 2007
  • 8. Brief View of Economics' of F2F
  • 9. F2F Research Plot Example6 treatments
  • 12. 8 X 20 plots
  • 17. A Closer Look at PlantingHow did compaction affect planting? Resulting in open furrows with no seed/soil contact and evaporationDrill Opener and Press Wheels
  • 19. Hypothesis for Low Crop Yield Extreme Climatic ConditionsExtreme CompactionPlanting Techniques
  • 20. RSL Research FocusSimulate roadside compaction and soil qualityEvaluate plant establishment techniques
  • 21. Current ResearchRSLGreenhouseLand Feasibility FreeWays to Fuel National Alliance
  • 22. RSL Research Focus (cont.)Compaction ReliefSeeding PassCulti-PlantingInitial ResultsCompaction relief with minimal disturbance to soil Safflower seeds on top of the groundVSControl = No Till DrillCulti-Banding
  • 23. Greenhouse Study Evaluation Topics:Depth of EmergenceCompaction EffectsFurrow EffectsCoulter EffectsPress Wheel EffectsMoisture Effects
  • 24. Feasible StudyEstimated 10 Million Acres From:RoadsidesMilitary installationsAirportsBrownfieldsRailroadsPower companiesTribal LandsLandfills
  • 25. FreeWays to Fuel AllianceTop Tier UniversitiesWashington State University, Iowa State, Auburn, Michigan State University, Montana State, North Carolina State University, University of Idaho, State University at New York Cobbleskill, Penn State UniversityCorporate New Holland tractor donationGreat Plains drill equipment donationAerway Ag aerator donationGovernmentState Departments of TransportationDOD InterestsState Energy Departments