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ISU Extension and Outreach to Host Central Iowa Corn Stover Harvest Meeting

July 25, 2012
ICM News

New opportunities exist for harvesting corn stover around the Nevada, Iowa, region to support the biomass feedstock needs of a cellulosic ethanol plant. To address these emerging opportunities, a Corn Stover Harvest Meeting has been scheduled for Aug. 15, 2012 starting at 1 p.m. at the Story County Extension Office in Nevada.

Category: 
Crop Production
Crop: 
Corn
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Biotechnology
Corn
corn stover
harvesting corn stover

Nutrient removal when harvesting corn stover

Encyclopedia Article

Increasing demand to use corn plant biomass for producing energy and various products has spurred interest in harvesting corn stover and specific plant components in addition to grain. Harvesting more biomass means increased carbon (C) and other nutrient removal from fields. What is the nutrient removal when different corn plant components are harvested?

Corn Plant Nutrient Content

Category: 
Soil Fertility
Crops: 
Corn
Biomass and Forage
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harvesting corn stover
nutrient removal