The Regional Feedstock Partnership: Herbaceous Energy Crops and CRP Land for Biomass Production Across Environmental Gradients CRP Management Joe Castro, University of Illinois Species lead: D.K. Lee University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign PIs: E. Aberle (ND), K. Harmoney (KS), C. Chen (MT) C. Jordan (GA), R. Kallenbach (MO), G. Kakani (OK)
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The Regional Feedstock Partnership: Herbaceous Energy Crops and CRP Land for Biomass Production Across Environmental Gradients
CRP Management
Joe Castro, University of Illinois
Species lead: D.K. Lee
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PIs: E. Aberle (ND), K. Harmoney (KS), C. Chen (MT)
C. Jordan (GA), R. Kallenbach (MO), G. Kakani (OK)
U.S. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
The CRP program encourages farmers to convert highly erodible cropland or other environmentally sensitive acreage to vegetative cover.
A cost-share and rental payment program under the USDA
Reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve water quality. Increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damages caused by floods and other natural disasters
Current enrollment (Jan. 2010): 31.19 mil. ac Change in enrollment since 2007: down 5.58 mil.ac Major resource change (2007 to 2010)
Existing grasses and legumes: 15.3 to 11.6 mil. ac New native grasses: 7.2 to 6.2 mil. ac New introduced grasses and legumes: 3.4 to 2.5 mil. ac Permanent wildlife habitat: 2.6 to 2.0 mil. ac
Expiration schedule 2009: 3.9 mil. ac 2010: 4.5 mil. ac 2011: 4.4 mil. ac 2012: 6.5 mil. ac
Source: USDA FSA
Objective
Assessing potential of CRP land as a sustainable bioenergy feedstock resource
Replicated field trials Relatively large experimental unit (about 0.5 ha)