AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · 2008 · 41 citations · 0 references
AgricultureAgricultural EconomicsResource EconomicsCrop ProductionEnergy EconomicsProduction EconomicsAgricultural Production EconomicsBiofuel ProductionBiomass ConversionBiomass Energy SystemsCrop Production EconomicsRenewable Feedstock UtilizationBioenergy EconomicsBiomass CollectionBiomass Harvesting EconomicsBiomass ProductionBiomass Production ValuationNutrient Solution ReplacementProduction CostsTransportation Cost Modeling
With cellulosic energy production from various forms of biomass becoming popular in renewable energy research, agricultural producers may be called upon to plant and harvest switchgrass or collect corn stover to supply such energy production to nearby facilities. Determining the entire production and transportation cost to the producer of switchgrass or corn stover and the amount available within a given distance of the plant will result in a per ton cost the plant will need to pay producers in order to be supplied with sufficient quantities of biomass.