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BIOMASS & CARBON
Soil organic carbon sequestration potentials by biomass crops (Switchgrass & Miscanthus), (Vijayakumar et al.)
Miscanthus and Switchgrass carbon footprints (OFA, 2022)
Long-term monitoring of soil carbon sequestration in woody and herbaceous bioenergy crop production systems on marginal lands in Southern Ontario (Bazrgar et al., 2020)
Developments of biocarbon for Canadian steel production (Todoschuk, 2016)
BIOMASS ECONOMICS
Purpose-grown energy crops: What drives feedstock innovation
Switchgrass and Miscanthus as biomass crops for Ontario
Ontario’s bioeconomy: Role of research and innovation and agricultural biomass
Crop biomass: An overview – Markets, combustion, and money
Crop biomass value chain – Making it work
Economical & practical considerations for crop biomass – Case study
Ontario growers join forces to market biomass
Ontario biomass producers in expansion mode
Switchgrass supply falling short of growing demand
OTHER RESOURCES
International Directory for Bio-based Businesses
Native warm season grass biomass
Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre
Biomass Magazine
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Canadian Bio Fuel
Canadian Biomass Magazine
Canadian Biomass Association
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
Cropped Thoughts – OSCIA
Ernst Conservation Seeds
Grey County Agricultural Services
New Energy Farms
OMAFRA – Bioproducts and Bioeconomy
Ontario Agri-Food Technologies
Ontario BioAuto Council
Ontario Forage Council
Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
Performance Plants Inc.
R.E.A.P. Canada
WoodPellets.com
University of Guelph’s Woody Biomass Initiatives
BIOMASS USES
ISU studies explore win-win potential of grass-powered energy production (Iowa State University, 2024)
Emerging markets for Switchgrass in the US Midwest: Challenges and Opportunities (Cenusa Bioenergy)
Using Switchgrass and Miscanthus as sustainable livestock and poultry bedding (Samson et al., 2018)
Using Switchgrass and Miscanthus as sustainable mulch (Samson, R., 2018)
Switchgrass: A premium livestock bedding and horticultural mulch (Samson, R., 2016)
Switchgrass: A dual-purpose crop providing high quality bedding and improving rumen function (Samson, R., 2016)
Biomass industry overview (PurpleGreen, 2021)
GramiTherm insulation (Whittamore, M. & Wilson, C., 2014)
Developing market opportunities for warm season grasses in Ontario (Samson, R., 2011)
How can biomass crops improve the environment – LISTEN (The Why & How Podcast, 2021)
Beyond the fuel tank: Where else can switchgrass go? (Resource, 2025)
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