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A Farmer Business Model to use Biomass to produce Biochar and Renewble Energy
Don Hofstrand
Summary
Biochar (the production of charcoal from the pyrolysis of biomass) holds great promise as a method of improving soil productivity, increasing nutrient efficiency, reducing environmental runoff and sequestering carbon.
The presentation will outline the framework for a farmer-owned business that will collect the biomass from member farmers, process the biomass in a farmer owned facility, distribute the biochar to member farmers and utilizing the renewable energy in a variety of ways. Potential benefits to member farmers are higher yields, less fertilizer, renewble energy income, renewable ammonia and carbon offset income.
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Details
| Conference | 2010 National Farm Management Conference |
| Presentation Type | Concurrent |