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Master Gardener and Youth Programs

Extension Master Gardeners

Is biochar a good soil amendment for home gardens?

To answer this question, University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners and Iowa State Master Gardeners tested the productivity of vegetable and flower gardens amended with biochar at four Minnesota sites and three sites in Iowa from 2012-2015.

Evaluation

The Evaluation Team assesses learning and behavior change resulting from extension and outreach activities, compiling evaluation results and preparing reports, and coordination of team meetings. Sorrel Brown (Iowa State University) is CenUSA's lead evaluator.

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Summer 2016 CenUSA Bioenergy Research Internship Program

The application submission period for the 2016 program is now closed. Formal review of applications began on March 11, 2016. All acceptance decisions will be made by late-April. 

 

Research Projects

The following are research projects offered for the 2016 CenUSA Bioenergy Undergraduate Research Internship Program

Program Details

Program Dates

June 1 – August 6, 2016

Application Deadline

Applications were accepted January 1 - March 7, 2016.  All admission decisions will be made by mid-April.

Stipend

$450 per week for ten weeks.

Travel

The program will refund student travel costs up to a predetermined limit. Our team will work with each participant individually to arrange travel.

Economics & Decision Tools

Economics & Decision Tools Team

The Team focuses on the development of crop enterprise decision support tools to analyze the economic possibilities associated with converting acreage from existing conventional crops to energy biomass feedstock crops. 

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