Inventory of agricultural land in the Tennessee Valley region and its availability for fuel crops. Bulletin Y-173
As one segment of a diversified TVA biomass fuels program, a study was made to determine availability of land and potentials for producing liquid fuels from agricultural crops in the Tennessee Valley region. Land and crop assessments were made for the 201-county TVA watershed and power service area-a land area of about 58.5 million acres. This study was undertaken with the basic precepts that producing agricultural crops for fuel use would not significantly reduce food and fiber production needed for the region or Nation, and would keep soil erosion within tolerance levels. This study: (1) presents an inventory of soil resources, (2) describes present land use, emphasizing agricultural crop production, (3) identifies possible underused openland capable of conversion to fuel crops, (4) estimates current availability of crop residues for fuel use, and (5) determines farmer interest in fuel crop production.
- Research Organization:
- National Fertilizer Development Center, Muscle Shoals, AL (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6825470
- Report Number(s):
- TVA/OACD-82/20; ON: DE83901231
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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