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Sustainable Agriculture: Harnessing Miscanthus and Corn for Renewable Energy Solutions

Sustainable agriculture encompasses production practices that are ecologically responsible, economically viable, and equitable, ensuring that future generations can meet their needs. Miscanthus giganteus, a high-yield energy crop, offers an innovative approach with the potential to produce up to 800 gallons of ethanol per acre, while corn can yield 500 gallons per acre. These crops help meet global agricultural demands and contribute to sustainable energy production. By leveraging practices that promote biodiversity and soil health, we can create a resilient agricultural system for the future.

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Sustainable Agriculture: Harnessing Miscanthus and Corn for Renewable Energy Solutions

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  1. Sustainable Agriculture is • the use of production and handling practices that are ecologically responsible, equitable, and economically viable; that meet current global demand for a full range of agricultural products; and that ensure that future generations are able to meet their own needs. Corn 500 gals/ac ethanol Paraphrased from Leonardo Academy

  2. Sustainable Agriculture is • the use of production and handling practices that are ecologically responsible, equitable, and economically viable; that meet current global demand for a full range of agricultural products; and that ensure that future generations are able to meet their own needs. Corn 500 gals/ac ethanol By the end of 2017, Walmart will buy 70 percent of the goods it sells in U.S. stores and U.S. Sam's Clubs from suppliers who use The Sustainability Index to evaluate and share the sustainability of products. Paraphrased from Leonardo Academy

  3. Epcot Land Pavilion Orlando, March 25, 2014 Miscanthus Giganteus An Elegant Source of Energy green flame energyfield to flame biomass services

  4. Renewable liquid fuels Corn 500 gals/ac ethanol

  5. Renewable liquid fuels Corn 500 gals/ac ethanol Miscanthus 800 gals/ac ethanol giganteus

  6. Important Characteristics of miscanthus giganteus • High yields • Non-invasive • Propagated from rhizomes • No pesticides • Seldom responds to Nitrogen • Removes very few nutrients • Does well on poor soils • Controls soil erosion • Encourages wildlife and insect activity • Winter time harvest • Economical harvest, handling and usage • Can be eradicated with glyphosate herbicide

  7. Collects sunlight all season Making high yields possible April 30 August 24 February 14 November 5 Images Courtesy of Frank Dohleman

  8. Harvesting and replanting rhizomes in Germany

  9. Once established requires no herbicides or other pesticides

  10. mXg seldom responds to additional nitrogen unlike corn

  11. Does well on poor soils

  12. Extending the CRP filter strip and squaring off the corn field Corn Corn Mxg Mxg Filter Strip Mxg Soybeans

  13. Understand the affects on wildlife

  14. Winter Harvest

  15. Density of harvested MxG Chopped 130 kg/m3 Baled 170-200 kg/m3 Corn 600 kg/m3 200 bu/ac corn = 1500 bu/ac Mxg

  16. eastern Illinois university’s Renewable energy center uses biomass

  17. Design for biomass heat and fuel chip storage for a local junior college

  18. local larger markets

  19. 1500+ acres under cover

  20. Selling energy, not fuel, to local school

  21. Utilizing what you grow gives the highest return

  22. 1 dry ton of Mxg = 170 gals of LP Gas $85 $380

  23. Farm the land like you are borrowing it from your children

  24. Questions?

  25. green flame energyfield to flame biomass services

  26. green flame energyfield to flame biomass services

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