Websites


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/


Academia

Agricultural Ecosystems Research Group: http://agronomy.wisc.edu/jackson/aerg

Center for Community & Economic Development, Wisconsin Bioenergy Sites & Sources: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/bioeconomy/

Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/

Cornell University’s http://www.GrassBioenergy.org

Grassland Ecology Lab http://agronomy.wisc.edu/jackson

Great Lakes BioEnergy Research Center: http://glbrc.org/

Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative: http://www.wbi.wisc.edu/


Non-government Organizations

Biomass Energy Resource Center http://www.biomasscenter.org

Biomass Thermal Energy Council http://www.biomassthermal.org

International Renewable Energy Technology Institute of Minnesota http://iretimn.org

Michael Fields Agricultural Institute : http://www.michaelfieldsaginst.org/

Midwest Renewable Energy Association: http://www.midwestrenew.org/

Southwest Badger RC&D Council: http://www.swbadger.com/index.html

The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin: http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/wisconsin/

Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance: http://www.wisconsinbioindustry.com/

Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation http://www.weccusa.org


Sustainability

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

Sustainability Open Access journal: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability

Forum: Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development: http://sustainabilityscience.org

UW Extension Farm Energy & Sustainable Ag Energy: http://www.extension.org/ag%20energy

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A visit to switchgrass? trial plots run by Iowa State University researchers; near Ames, IA. Photo by CL Williams, 2010.