About the Project
Agriculture may soon have an unprecedented opportunity to access a new source of income – carbon markets.
21st Century Agriculture
Sponsored Research: RES
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Commission on Energy Policy awarded the University of Tennessee’s Biobased Energy Analysis a grant to undertake an economic analysis of the economic costs and benefits from a Federal RPS policy to agricultural counties in Colorado, Florida, Kansas, and North Carolina. The focus of this study centers on the impact of RES policy on farm revenue, taking a close look at the true potential of new markets for biomass resources in these states and the revenue that these markets could generate at the farm level.
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Bruce Knight Interview I
Video - Aug. 3, 2009
Bruce Knight Interview II
Video - Aug. 2, 2009
Television Ad
Video - Aug. 1, 2009
Featured Report
21st Century Agriculture Project
Apr. 1, 2008
The Role of Agriculture in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Recommendations for a National Cap-and-Trade Program
Featured Report
Competing and Succeeding in the 21st Century: New Markets for American Agriculture
May 30, 2007
America’s farmers and ranchers face unprecedented challenges and opportunities in the decades ahead. Globalization, technological change, trade issues, federal budget constraints, global warming, high energy costs, land-development pressures, and increasing environmental and food safety concerns are all likely to have a profound impact on rural communities and on future prospects for sustaining a prosperous and vibrant farm economy. At the same time, new markets are opening to farmers that already are paying enormous dividends.
