Genetic improvements and advancements in growth and harvest techniques are moving miscanthus closer to becoming a commercial energy crop.
The nation's first grower-owned biomass cooperative has shown the world that the cooperative model can be successful and is ready to build on that success.
Crop residue is abundant and a good source of renewable energy, as long as its removal doesn't cause soil nutrient depletion and erosion.
A company in Uruguay is successfully using specially adapted bulldozers and the application of hydrated polymers to protect tree seedlings and develop plantations on marginal lands.
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