Grass to Gas Winter Webinar Series 2023-24, 24-25

Join us for monthly webinars on the emerging science that sits at the juncture of Renewable Natural Gas, Anaerobic Digestion, and Regenerative Agriculture.

Learn from thought leaders who are expanding what is known about transforming our agricultural sector in terms of its energy, economic, and ecological performance.

Engage in discussion about new discoveries about integrating biogas and regenerative agriculture together into the rural economy.

Who Should Attend?

All are welcome!  These webinars will be presenting new and emerging research in an engaging manner that is relevant to farms and agricultural communities.  As such, they are especially appropriate for farmers, students, researchers, ag professionals, and others who are interested in anaerobic digestion and envisioning new approaches to farming, energy, and the ecosystem.

Schedule:

• • • • • 12/18/2024 12:00 PM EST.
          C-CHANGE: Maximizing Economic Returns from a Digester
          Elmin Rachic, Penn State University
        • 1/15/2025 12PM EST.
          C-CHANGE: Grass2Gas US Corn Belt Watershed Case Study
          Lisa Shulte-Moore, Iowa State University
        • 2/18/2025 12PM EST. 
          C-CHANGE: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Path Forward for the Digester Value Chain
          Chris Morris, Iowa State University
        • 3/18/2025 12PM EST.
          C-CHANGE: Perceptions of Anaerobic Digesters in the Media
          Forrest Stagner, Penn State University
        • 4/16/2025 1:30PM EST.
          C-CHANGE: Supporting Anaerobic Digester Adoption Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship
          Mark Gagnon, Penn State University

 

• • Past webinars are recorded, and can be viewed as well:
    • • C-CHANGE Grass2Gas: Transdisciplinary engagement toward creating a new biobased value chain from perennial and winter crops.  Lisa Schulte-Moore, Iowa State University
      • New Targets, Sustainable Markets: Reimagining Anaerobic Digestion for the Future.  Tom Richard, Penn State University
      • Emerging strategies for increasing the profitability of mixed feedstock anaerobic digesters.  Mark Mba-Wright, Iowa State
      • Life Cycle Analysis of Biomass to Biogas: taking a look at the bigger picture.  Chris Costello, Penn State
      • Exploring the Policy Landscape for Livestock Anaerobic Digesters.  Michael Helbing, Ekrem Korkut, Penn State and Iowa State Universities
        
      • Managing Digestate for Crop Production, Reduced Production Costs and Losses to the Environment.  Heather Karsten, Penn State
      • Grassland ecosystem impacts: making perennial grass to gas a strategy for regenerative farms.  Matt Helmers, Iowa State University
      • C-CHANGE: Winter Rye’s Potential as an Energy Cover Crop.  Tom Richard, Penn State, and Stephanie Herbstritt, Clean Air Task Force

Register:

Attendance is free, but you must register in advance to obtain a log-in code.  Register at https://extension.psu.edu/catalogsearch/result/index/?education_format=Webinars&q=c-change