Untapped Potential

Abstract

Marginal agricultural lands are an oft-cited but almost completely untapped resource base for bioenergy crop production. They constitute the primary available land base for production of "second generation" bioenergy crops such as perennial grasses and short-rotation woody crops in New York and the Northeast. In this multidisciplinary seminar series we will explore the challenges of and opportunities for using marginal lands from multiple viewpoints: researchers, agency personnel, growers and bioenergy advocates.