Harvest, Storage and Transportation Research Projects

2011 Emmetsburg Soil Study: Evaluation of Corn Cob and Stover Removal Levels on Crop Production and Soil Quality

Project Investigators: Stuart Birrell
Funding: POET

Combine Control Development

Project Investigators: Matt Darr
Funding: Deere & Co.

Continuation of Demonstration Scale Harvest Quality, Storage, and Harvest Logistics Study

Project Investigators: Matt Darr
Funding: Dupont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC

Evaluation of In-field Corn Stover Densification and Interaction with Storage Quality

Project Investigators: Matt Darr and Stuart Birrell
Funding: SunGrant

Distributed Biomass Processing Systems

Project Investigators: Matt Darr and Robert Brown
Funding: Toyota Motor North American Inc.

Design and Evaluation of Optimal Harvest, Storage and Transportation Logistics for Biomass Feedstock Supply Chains

Project Investigators: Stuart Birrell, Rob Anex, Matt Darr, Konstantina Gkritza, and Randal Boeckenstedt
Funding: Iowa State Harvest, Storage, and Transportation Consortium

Techno-economic Analysis of Corn Stover Production, Harvesting, Storage, and Transport

Project Investigators: Rob Anex, Matt Darr, and Stuart Birrell
Funding: Sloan Biobased Products Industry Center Seed Grants