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171 Symposium--the Environmental and Ecological Challenges of Biomass Production: I/Div. C03 Business Meeting

Oral Session
C03 Crop Ecology, Management & Quality
As cellulosic feedstock sources continue to evolve as a viable option for ethanol production, questions have been raised on the environmental and ecological aspects of biomass cropping systems. This session will evaluate the sustainability of bioenergy cropping systems.
Cosponsor(s):

A10 Bioenergy and Agroindustrial Systems (Provisional), A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems, Soil & Water Management & Conservation

Tuesday, November 3, 2009: 9:55 AM-3:30 PM
Convention Center, Room 305, Third Floor

Presidings:
Jochum Wiersma and Thomas Gerik
Organizer:
Kurt Thelen
9:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:00 AM
171-1
The Agronomic and Environmental Costs of Removing Corn Stover.
David Clay, South Dakota State Univ.; Thomas Schumacher, South Dakota State Univ.; Sharon Clay, South Dakota State Univ.; Vance Owens, South Dakota State Univ.
Recorded presentation
10:20 AM
171-2
Carbon Sequestration Capacity of Biomass Crops - Perennial Versus Annual.
Armen Kemanian, Texas AgriLife Res.
Audio File Recorded presentation
10:40 AM
171-3
Sustainability Considerations in Modeling Bioenergy Production Scenarios.
Roberto Izaurralde, Joint Global Change Res. Inst. (PNNL and Univ. of Maryland); Bruce E. Dale, Michigan State Univ.; Claudio Gratton, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Randall Jackson, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Douglas A. Landis, Michigan State Univ.; Paul Meier, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Wilfred Post, Oak Ridge National Lab.; Douglas J. Reinemann, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; G. Philip Robertson, Michigan State Univ.; Scott M. Swinton, Michigan State Univ.; Kurt Thelen, Michigan State Univ.; Allison Thomson, Joint Global Change Res. Inst. (PNNL and Univ. of Maryland); Tristram West, Oak Ridge National Lab.; Jay S. Gregg, Univ. of Maryland; Yong Jiang, Michigan State Univ.; David Manowitz, Univ. of Maryland
Audio File Recorded presentation
11:00 AM
171-4
Which Is More Sustainable, Single Species Stand or Mixed?.
James Kiniry, USDA-ARS; Mari-Vaughn Johnson, USDA-ARS; Homer Sanchez, USDA-NRCS; Mark Weltz, USDA-ARS
11:20 AM
171-5
The Sustainability of Switchgrass Cropping Systems.
Kenneth Vogel, Grain, Forage and Bioenergy Res. Unit; Robert Mitchell, Grain, Forage and Bioenergy Res. Unit
11:40 AM
171-6
Developing Scenarios for Switchgrass in High Yielding Irrigated Environments.
Daniel Putnam, Univ, of California, Davis; Gabriel Pedroso, Univ, of California, Davis; Robert Hutmacher, Univ, of California, Davis; Steven Wright, Univ, of California, Davis; Chris van Kessel, Univ, of California, Davis; Johan Six, Univ, of California, Davis; Steve Orloff, Univ, of California, Davis; Bruce Linquist, Univ, of California, Davis
Audio File Recorded presentation
12:00 PM
Break
1:30 PM
171-7
Economic Sustainability of Biomass Production.
Kurt Thelen, Michigan State Univ.; Laura James, Michigan State Univ.; Scott Swinton, Michigan State Univ.
Audio File Recorded presentation
1:50 PM
171-8
The Sustainability of Miscanthus x Giganteus Cropping Systems.
Emily Heaton, Iowa State Univ.
Audio File Recorded presentation
2:10 PM
171-9
Wildlife Biodiversity as a Component of Sustainability.
Susan Rupp, South Dakota State Univ.
Audio File Recorded presentation
2:30 PM
Div. C03 Business Meeting
3:30 PM
Adjourn
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