CSREES Program Biobased Products & Processing

	The 2008 Farm Bill defines a biobased product as a commercial or industrial product, other than food or feed, that consists primarily of raw agricultural materials or wastes or forestry materials. CSREES is addressing the challenges of the emerging biobased industry with programs that support research, development, demonstration, and pre-commercialization activities.
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In Focus Seminar series put the spotlight on agriculture, renewable energy, sustainability Biobased products showcase, educational event features the Department of Defense Program supports new crop development and new uses for conventional crops		Funding Specialty Crop Research Initiative Biofuels and Biobased Products, SBIR

Selected Results and Impacts NC State researchers enhance use of trees as a source of biofuels Penn State is educating officials on strategies for handling organic solid waste Tennessee uses NIFA-funds to academically prepare biofuels professionals Cornell researchers explore improved ethanol production from cellulose		Partners/Partnership Land-grant universities / Sun Grant Initiative Office of Energy Policy, New Uses / Biobased Products provisions in 2002 Farm Bill Iowa State University / Center for Crops Utilization Research Michigan State University / Michigan Biotechnology Institute
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Resources Renewable Energy & Biobased Products, NIFA Environmental and Energy Study Institute Food and Biobased Cafeteriaware Composting for Federal Facilities in WDC, NIFA From Petro to Agro: Seeds of a New Economy, National Defense University Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000, USDA and DOE		Events Grantsmanship Workshop, November 16-17, 2009
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Contacts Carmela Bailey - Primary