FIELD TOURS TO SHOW IOWA STATE'S BIOMASS RESEARCH AUG. 25 AND 29


Iowa State University will offer a view of its latest research for growing and harvesting biomass plants at field tours Aug. 25 and 29.

The tours will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 25 and 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 29 at the Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy Research Farm. The farm is located 3 miles west of Ames on Highway 30, across from the United Community School. Turn south on U Avenue, and the farm is on the east side of the gravel road.

"This is an opportunity to see Iowa State's research on growing and harvesting biomass and its effects on soil and water," said Mark Honeyman, coordinator of ISU's Research and Demonstration Farms. "The purpose of this research is not to replace corn and soybeans. Some of these crops may be better suited for planting in a flood plain or near a stream."

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