2008
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-008-9005-y
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Farm-Scale Production Cost of Switchgrass for Biomass

Abstract: The economic potential of cellulosic biomass from switchgrass has heretofore been evaluated using estimates of farm costs based on extrapolation from experimental data and budget estimates. The objective of the project reported here was to estimate the cost of production that would be experienced by farmers on commercial production situations. Switchgrass was produced as a biomass crop on commercial-scale fields by ten contracting farmers located from northern North Dakota to southern Nebraska. Results showed … Show more

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“…There is substantial cost to establishing perennial biomass feedstocks, and the economic viability of the feedstock is impacted by the success of stand establishment in the seeding year, with stand failure costing farmers more than $300 ha −1 [40]. Perennial grass establishment is limited primarily by weed control, weather, and seed quality.…”
Section: Agronomics Of Perennial Grass Feedstocksmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is substantial cost to establishing perennial biomass feedstocks, and the economic viability of the feedstock is impacted by the success of stand establishment in the seeding year, with stand failure costing farmers more than $300 ha −1 [40]. Perennial grass establishment is limited primarily by weed control, weather, and seed quality.…”
Section: Agronomics Of Perennial Grass Feedstocksmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is significant because economic studies indicate that long-term sustainability of switchgrass biomass production for energy will require some reduction in farm-gate prices [41,55]. In addition to increasing stable long-term biomass yield via adapted cultivars [8,13], biomass quality traits such as resistance to disease, insects or environmental stresses contribute to breeding objectives, particularly when the targets and conversion platforms are clearly defined and laboratory methods are readily available [61].…”
Section: Feedstock Improvementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Weed competition during the planting year, especially from grassy weeds, is a major reason for delayed establishment in perennial warm-season grasses [45,80]. Failure to obtain a fully successful grass stand during the planting year limits yield in post-establishment years and decreases revenue [55]. Warm-season grasses have different herbicide tolerances.…”
Section: Challenges To Production Practicesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…14 Successful stand establishment during the seeding year is mandatory for economically viable switchgrass bioenergy production systems. 18 Switchgrass stands have been successfully established by seeding during spring, early summer, and autumn. Planting switchgrass in mid-March in Nebraska has been suggested to be superior to planting in late April and May.…”
Section: Establishing and Managing Switchgrassmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A recent fi eld-scale study using known farm inputs and actual harvested switchgrass yields conducted on 10 farms over 5 years in Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota determined switchgrass could be delivered at the farm gate for $54 Mg −1 . 18 Th ey concluded that the development of new cultivars, improved production practices, and an expanded market for switchgrass will reduce the farmgate cost. 18 Th ey expect that large quantities of switchgrass could be delivered at the farm gate for $40 to $45 Mg −1 .…”
Section: Harvesting Switchgrass For Bioenergymentioning
confidence: 99%