Glossary


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The process that converts biomass? feedstocks into biofuel? by reacting the feedstock at high temperatures with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam. The resulting mixture is call synthesis gas, or syngas, which is itself a fuel.

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Use of contour buffer strips in commodity crop systems in southwestern Wisconsin helps reduce soil loss and traps nutrients on slopes. Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.