Biomass harvesting refers to harvesting where more woody material is gathered than in a traditional sawtimber harvesting. Material down to four inches in diameter is harvested along with large trees ...

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URBANA, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency established the Conservation Reserve Program 30 years ago to improve water quality, reduce soil erosion, and increase habitat ...

New research from N.C. State suggests harvesting wood debris after logging doesn't have a major impact on small animal populations. Wood pellets made from scraps left behind after clear-cutting are ...

Scott Weishaar surveys the long row of biomass harvest equipment ready for demonstration and cracks a smile. “The equipment companies have stepped up to the plate,” says Weishaar, vice president of ...

Biomass is organic matter derived from living, or recently living organisms. Biomass can be used as a source of energy and it most often refers to plants or plant-based materials which are not used ...

MIDDLEBURY, Vt.MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Middlebury College used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now it has planted a sustainable and relatively cheap fuel source – willow shrubs ...

COLUMBIA – Foresters with the South Carolina Forestry Commission have developed guidelines that address the emerging practice of harvesting woody biomass for energy. Biomass generates energy. Forest ...

Grasslands enrolled in conservation programs provide important habitat for nesting game birds and waterfowl, but conservation grasslands have been targeted as a source of biomass for bioenergy and ...

AMES, Iowa — Three Nebraska farmer-inventors have developed equipment to harvest corn cobs and other biomass that will be sought for cellulosic ethanol production. The inventions were described at ...

The company said Q3 2025 was hit with a “prolonged period of lower average sized harvested fish,” which in turn lowered the average price its salmon achieved. Those smaller sized fish were related to ...