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ERS Bioenergy Information
and Research and ERS
Bioenergy Research Plans. These materials provide
an overview of current and planned ERS activities related
to U.S. and international bioenergy production. Key indicators
will be monitored and indepth research conducted on the
impacts of bioenergy developments on agricultural systems,
rural communities, food prices, and the environment.
Transition to a Bioeconomy: Environmental and Rural Development Impacts. Sponsored by USDA and the Farm Foundation, this workshop in St. Louis, Missouri, October 15-16, 2008, explored topics such as biofuels and carbon emissions, land use impacts, water quality and quantity issues, and jobs and the bioeconomy.
Integration
of Agricultural and Energy Systems. Sponsored by USDA
and Farm Foundation, this workshop on February 12-13,
2008, discussed farming systems, markets for energy crops
and coproducts, and the impacts of the bioeconomy on
animal agriculture, energy efficiency, and the role of
biotechnology.
Global
Biofuel Developments: Modeling the Effects on Agriculture.
Sponsored by ERS and the Farm Foundation, this workshop
on February 27-28, 2007, featured presentations on the
multiple effects of biofuel policies on agricultural production
and trade. Academics, private industry, and ERS staff
presented and discussed various methods of analyzing and
modeling the effects of biofuel policies in the United
States, Brazil, the European Union, and various Asian
countries, as well as the effects of such policies on
developing countries.
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