1. Biofuels out to 2050 in North America Supply and Logistics How much biomass What types of biomass Where will it be produced How will it get to the consumer

2. . Edward M.W. Smeets, André P.C. Faaij, Iris M. Lewandowski, Wim C. Turkenburg, A quickscan of global bio-energy potentials to 2050. (In Press: Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2006). Where will biomass supply come from

3. Biofuel production Key questions for North America for 1 st and 2 nd generation biofuels Where will the feedstocks come from: conventional, crop and forestry residue, purposely grown bioenergy annual and annuals? Will there need to be land use changes? Food, feed and fiber demands on resources What will the logistics be? Changes in agricultural practices; particularly animal husbandry affects on land availability How will yield changes affect options available?

4. Jelle Bruinsma THE RESOURCE OUTLOOK TO 2050:1 BY HOW MUCH DO LAND, WATER AND CROP YIELDS NEED TO INCREASE BY 2050?,Expert Meeting on How to Feed the World in 2050, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Economic and Social Development Department, 24-26 June 2009, Rome Productivity is improving but food demand is expected to increase by 70% by 2050

5. Jelle Bruinsma THE RESOURCE OUTLOOK TO 2050:1 BY HOW MUCH DO LAND, WATER AND CROP YIELDS NEED TO INCREASE BY 2050?,Expert Meeting on How to Feed the World in 2050, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Economic and Social Development Department, 24-26 June 2009, Rome Arable land under production is mainly increasing in developing world and has been for a long time

6. Potential sources to be considered 1.Increased production of food crops beyond needs and use of excess for fuel 2.Improvements in Animal husbandry freeing pasture lands for energy crops 3.Sustainable use of excess forestry production and residues 4.Conversion of abandoned and degraded farm land to energy crops

7. Biofuels Group Work Plan and projected costs Prepare current literature summaries on the key issues relating to biofuels production($25,000) Develop expert teams to predict the future states for these issues Utilize biomass supply prediction model, developed by ISU using USDA county level ag statistics, to predict future local biomass supplies($10,000) Using GIS tools predict local logistical needs for biomass and biofuel transportation($10,000)

8. Topical report areas: Global food, feed and fiber needs: agriculture and forestry currently are engaged in meeting these needs. Biofuel production is creating a huge new and growing demand on agriculture. We need a good understanding of what the future holds for these uses and also how they might change by changes in diet of both humans and animals. A good summary of the latest publication on this including those by the USDA and FAO will be required. Also an idea of what role US agriculture needs to play in global demand. Will the percent of our crops exported remain constant or change?

9. Topical report areas: How will forestry and crop yields improve out to 2050? What is the potential production yields of bioenergy crops be out to 2050? How much forestry and crop residue can be sustainably removed? What logistics will be required for biomass? How far can it be transported either to a densification or conversion site and still be sustainable

10. GIS based model Acreage available for agriculture and forestry. Total food feed and fiber production. Excess food feed and fiber production. Bioenergy crop production available. Crop residue production available. Woody biomass residue available Amount produced per grid and logistics per grid Local total acreage Local active farmland active farmland crop yields abandoned farm land Local Crops produced Active pasture land degraded land Food needs Feed needs Animal husbandry practices transportation Future crop yields Future forestry yields Fiber needs Bioenergy crop yield relative to local crop % Local crop residue Future forestry residue Total conventional crop available for bioenergy per grid Total bioenergy crop available for bioenergy per grid Total forestry available for bioenergy per grid Total conventional crop residue available for bioenergy per grid Total forestry residue available for bioenergy per grid Total logistics per grid Total lignocellulose Potential size of conversion or densification plant Logistics needed to reach population needs outputs Ag statistic based inputs extrapolations

11. Planned output US agricultural and forestry areas needed to supply food, feed and fiber needs Potential biomass available for biofuels The best mix of crop residue, energy crops to supply biofuels Local production maps and logistics associated with this production

12. Food needsFeed needsAnimal husbandry practices Future crop yields Future forestry yields Fiber needsBioenergy crop yield relative to local crop % Local crop residue available Future forestry residue available FAOCargilADM, Mike Cecava PioneerWeyerhaueser Linda Beltz Ceres, Spenser Swayze Iowa State, John Mirinowski Edwin White SUNY Iowa State, John Mirinowski USDA MonsantoRalph Cavaleri Washington State U Ralph Cavaleri Washington State U Farm Bureau Assoc Dow Agroscience Edwin White SUNY Weyerhaueser Linda Beltz GMA UC Davis Expertise needed to develop assumptions

13. Other questions we might want to answer What will be the equilibrium price for energy crops versus food crops versus barrel of oil equivalent value? What types of investments are needed to improve agriculture production in developing world? What infrastructure needs to be built to minimize energy need for logistics of biomass