Agricultural fuel crops, 201-county Tennessee Valley region

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5061521

Madewell, C E; D'Souza, G E; Esensoy, Y; Broder, J D; Simpson, G S

The main objective of the report is to identify and analyze the potential economic and environmental impacts arising from the supplementation of a conventional liquid fuels energy system utilizing fossil-derived fuels with a renewable liquid fuels energy source relying primarily on agricultural fuel crops. The scope of this study is limited to the 201 counties of the Tennessee Valley region. Corn and soybeans, the two predominant crops in this region, are used as surrogates around which certain scenarios are constructed to evaluate the impacts of agricultural fuel crops production. Corn and soybeans are believed to represent greatest regional impact cases. Further, this report presents a data base and inventory summary of the region's agricultural land resources, crops and crop residues, land use patterns, erosion problems, conservation needs, and land suitability and potential availability for fuel crop production. Also included is a profile of institutions associated with agricultural fuel crop production, together with functions and responsibilities. The study is multidisciplinary in nature and is part of the overall biomass integrated environmental assessment for the Tennessee Valley region. The report contains the following sections: (1) inventory summary of Tennessee Valley agricultural resources; crops and crop residues; land use; current erosion status; trends in crop and use and yields; land suitability and potential availability for fuel crops production; and background information on alcohol and major economic related factors; (2) economic and environmental impacts arising from production of corn for ethanol fuel; (3) crop residue availability in the Tennessee Valley; (4) an integrated environmental assessment of vegetable oil crops; and (5) profile of institutions associated with agricultural fuel crops production including policies, functions, and responsibilities. 87 references, 17 figures, 29 tables.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL (USA). Office of Agricultural and Chemical Development
• OSTI ID: 5061521
• Report Number(s): TVA/PUB-84/20; ON: DE84900914
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AGRICULTURAL WASTES
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BIOMASS PLANTATIONS
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LAND USE
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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SOYBEANS
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