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USING WOOD TO MAKE RENEWABLE ENERGY
Space is still available for the Wood to Renewable...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at
6:51 AM
This study estimates the net economic impacts of short-rotation poplar for bio-jet fuel production in California, Washington, and Oregon. Regional impacts such aspotentialbiofuel output and employment opportunities are explored as well as poplar production, displacement of existing crops, handling and transportation of poplar,biorefinery construction and operation. We employed a suite of models includingaStatewide Agricultural Production (SWAP) model, which a hydro-economic model for crop adoption,aGeospatialBioenergy Systems Model (GBSM) to identify the optimal location ofthebiorefinery facility in each State,andIMPLAN, an input-output model of the regional economies to conduct the economic impact analysis. Results indicate the poplar production has the potential to replace some incumbent crops in the study areas at sufficiently high prices with net benefits in local employment, value added (gross domestic product), and output.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016 | 11:30 am PST
Who Should Attend?
Policy makers, bio-industry representatives, academic researchers and community leaders
Presenters: Nathan Parker, Boon-Ling Yeo, and Josue Medelin-Azuara from the University of California Davis
Sponsored by: Washington State University Extension with funding from Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grant no. 2011-68005-30407 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
How to access the webinar:
Please register for the webinar at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9037451588903470594 and you will be sent a link to join the webinar.
This webinar is part of the AHB Hardwood Biofuels Webinar Series. Find the series including archived presentations online at http://hardwoodbiofuels.org/webinars/.
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Join our mailing list at http://hardwoodbiofuels.org/resources/resources-for-landowners/connect-with-ahb/.
Questions?
Contact Marina Heppenstall marina.heppenstall@wsu.edu | 425-741-9953
Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Nora Haider at nora.haider@wsu.edu, 425-741-9962 at least two weeks prior to the event. Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.
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Monday, January 18, 2016 at
4:42 PM
Check out some immersive views of the recent hazardous fuels reduction demonstrations! To scroll through these views, Click and Drag on the left half of the image pairs. Feel free to contact us with any questions.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at
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Keeping your eyes open in the field can result in some unusual finds. A recent observation that was sent in concerned an avocado fruit which didn't really have the shape of an avocado and certainly not the texture. It is a "woody avocado" as described by Professor Robert Hodgson of UCLA in 1935:
Hodgson, R. W. 1935. Avocado Fruit Abnormalities. California Avocado Association 1935 Yearbook 19: 108-109.
http://www.avocadosource.com/cas_yearbooks/cas_20_1935/cas_1935_pg_108-109.pdf
Dr. Art Schroeder at the same institution pursued it further, still with no clear cause for the condition:
Schroeder, C. A. 1953. Abnormal Fruit Types in the Avocado. California Avocado Society 1953-54 Yearbook. 38:121-124.
http://avocadosource.com/cas_yearbooks/cas_38_1953-54/cas_1953-54_pg_121-124.pdf
Mary Lu Arpaia and Reuben Hofshi revisited the issue of avocado fruit abnormalities in 2002:
Avocado Fruit Abnormalities and Defects Revisited
http://www.avocadosource.com/cas_yearbooks/cas_86_2002/cas_2002_pg_147-162.pdf
It is still not clear what causes this condition, other than it is not transmissible and does not occur very often.
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Monday, December 14, 2015 at
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