"USDA/ARS Research on Pacific Northwest Grass Seed Production"

Gary Banowetz, Research Leader, USDA Agricultural Research Service

An overview of USDA/ARS National Forage Seed Production ResearchCenter research to improve the profitability and sustainabilityof Pacific Northwest grass seed production systems will be presented. The talk will focus on issues faced by the industry since the phase-down of open field burning in the states of Oregon and Washington and include current production issues and opportunities for biofuelproduction with straw feedstocks.

Seminar Details

Date: Monday, October 9, 2006
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: Agriculture and Life Science Building 4000

For Further Reading

• Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit of the Agricultural Research Service

Seminar Video

Presentation (PPT)

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Banowetz received his Ph.D in microbiology from Oregon State University in 1978 and has worked with ARS in Corvallis since 1984. He conducts personal research on biofuels and integrated farming systems in the Pacific Northwest and is the administrative head of a unit that includes fourteen scientists.