While at Farmfest last week, I had the opportunity to meet several people involved in various aspects of marketing perennial crops in Minnesota.
Kevin Triemstra, President of Minneapolis Biomass Exchange was presenting information at their booth on connecting Minnesota biomass producers with industrial purchasers of biomass. With a free web-based listing, producers can list the type and location of biomass they have available. With the demand for biomass fueling renewable energy production developing in Minnesota this service will be valuable in linking producers with consumers of biomass.
Another developing venue for adding value to perennial crops is the carbon credit market. Edward Weinberg (edward@cdmasia.org) and Jessie Houlihan (jessie@cdmasia.org) from Cvdt Consulting were at Farmfest as well, discussing the current and future potential for generating farm income from selling carbon offsets.
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