Extension

UNIFY’s extension materials will be developed and delivered over 5 years, progressing from foundational bioeconomy concepts to specific UNIFY system details for growers, industry professionals, stakeholder groups, government, and extension educators. 

Getting Started

Links to some existing resources from our UNIFY team’s work:

Bioeconomy Fundamentals 

• Bioeconomy Overview
  • Biomass Availability in Northwest Ohio
  • Status of Biorefineries in Ohio
  • Hydrothermal Carbonization: Upgrading Waste Biomass to Char
• Biomass Supply Chain Concepts
  • Feedstock Logistics for Agricultural Residues and Energy Crops: Moving Biomass from the Field to Biorefinery Gate
  • Storing Corn Stover for Biobased Industries
  • Storing Lignocellulosic Biomass for Bio-Refining Industry
  • Improving Biomass Properties via Densification and Upgrading
  • Techno-Economic Analysis of Hemp Production, Logistics and Processing in the United States
• Opportunities and Challenges
  • Economic Implications of Anaerobic Digestion for Bioenergy Production and Waste Management
  • Torrefaction: Upgrading Biomass to “Green Coal”

Sustainable Agricultural Technologies

• Conventional and Emerging Technologies
  • Crop Nutrition Apps
  • Free, Online Data and Tools for the Agricultural Community
• Precision Agricultural Practices
  • Precision Agriculture Tools for On-Farm Research
  • Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture
  • Precision Agriculture Resources
  • Effectiveness of Turbodrop® and Turbo Teejet® Nozzles in Drift Reduction
  • New Nozzles for Spray Drift Reduction
  • Selecting the Best Nozzle for the Job
• Resource Efficiency

Agronomy & Crop Production

(hemp, soy, corn, camelina, cotton & switchgrass)

• Penn State University Industrial Hemp
  • Penn State Hemp Production Webinar
  • Penn State Extension Online Hemp Fact Sheets & Articles
• OSU Extension
• Growing Hemp for Fiber or Grain
• Ohio Soybean Council
• Cotton Incorporated
• National Hemp Growers Association