Programs

Federal Agencies, Offices & Programs

2008 NRCS Farm Bill Conservation Programs: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/farmbill

Bioenergy Feedstock Information Network: http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/

Biomass Crop Assistance Program: http://www.apfo.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=ener&topic=bcap

Center for BioEnergy Sustainability http://www.ornl.gov/sci/ees/cbes

National Bioenergy Center: http://www.nrel.gov/biomass/national_bioenergy.html

Natural Resources Conservation Service: http://www.wi.nrcs.usda.gov/

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/stateoffapp?mystate=wi&area=home&subject=lan...

The USDA NRCS Plants Database: http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Biomass Program: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/

U.S. Energy Information Administration: http://www.eia.gov/

Wisconsin Agencies, Offices & Programs

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: http://datcp.wi.gov ; be sure to visit the Farm tab.

Department of Natural Resources: http://dnr.wi.gov/

Focus on Energy program: http://www.focusonenergy.com/

Office of Energy Independence: http://www.energyindependence.wi.gov/

Key Concepts

Carol Williams clwilliams4@wisc.edu
(608)890-3858
Department of Agronomy
1575 Linden Dr.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706

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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.