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Understanding Invasiveness and Feedstocks – Part 2 of 3
Current Biomass Crop Invasiveness Ratings Crops that are attractive for biomass production often exhibit invasive tendencies. Crops that produce high yields of biomass grow fast, have dense canopies...
View ArticleNational Defense: A Key Biofuels Driver
Did you realize that the United States Department of Defense uses over 117 million barrels of oil per year (2011)? That’s over 13 million gallons of fuel per day! According to Forbes, in 2007, the...
View ArticleUAV Use in Agriculture: New Tools, New Challenges
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) for aerial surveillance and reconnaissance in military applications is well known. What is likely less common is the use of these types of aircraft...
View ArticleHub and Spoke: Do Feedstock Aggregation Depots Work?
As renewable energy and renewable product demands grow, creative locations for biomass conversion facilities are evolving to allow for unique comparative advantage opportunities such as co-location...
View ArticleGenera Energy featured in UTIA Video Report on Renewable Carbon Tree Harvest
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture posted a video showcasing the harvest of woody crops that includes interviews with Dr. Sam Jackson, Vice President of Business Development for...
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4 Reasons to Become a Genera Farmer
Genera is Recruiting East Tennessee Farmers to Grow Feedstock The farming industry has changed, and it just keeps right on changing. Anyone who grew up in East Tennessee will tell you back in the day...
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Growing Farmers of the Future
How to Support Rising Generations Too many people today think of farming as something their grandparents did but no way to make a living in the modern world. In the U.S., more farmers are retiring than...
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There’s No Such Thing as a Slow Season for Farmers
We’re sure you’ve heard it. Come November, your non-farmer friends might look at you and say, “It’s your slow season, right? Bet you’re getting some rest and relaxation!” But we know there’s no such...
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What Diversification Means for Your Family Farm
Family farms used to be commonplace here in East Tennessee, but over the years, that mainstay of rural life has grown scarce. The agriculture industry is changing, and the family farms that are still...
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What Makes Switchgrass and Biomass Sorghum Suitable Crops?
When we tell people that our Earthable® sustainable packaging is made from feedstock crops like switchgrass and biomass sorghum, unless they have an ag background, many of them don’t know what we’re...
View ArticleMake a Resolution to Protect Your Farm Through Diversification
Every farmer looks back on the previous year’s production numbers and revenues, and if things do not add up as expected, they’ll work to understand why their revenue was of and work on a plan to do...
View ArticleWhy we’re committed to partnering with local farmers
Farming is tough, hard work. There is no other way to put it. Each new crop season brings challenges to new and long-time farmers. Globalization, technology, weather and changing consumption habits...
View ArticleGrowing Switchgrass is a Reliable, Renewable and Sustainable Source of...
While research into the sustainability and income potential of switchgrass started in the mid-1980s, the awareness of this plant as a high-yielding, perennial source of biomass has increased over the...
View ArticleFarmers’ role in a sustainable future starts at the ground level
East Tennessee farmers are literally standing atop one of the most important natural resources in the world as they are being asked to produce more crops without harming the environment – the soil. And...
View ArticleThe need for sustainable food packaging isn’t futuristic – it’s already here
The singular most common sight in a grocery store isn’t the food. Surprisingly, it’s the plastic packaging that wraps the food and the other non-dietary items many supermarket chains sell. Since the...
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