Berguson, William E2023-09-132023-09-131994-07https://hdl.handle.net/11299/256868The purpose of this project is to assess the suitability of land to support hybrid poplar and cottonwood (poplar) plantations to produce wood for a 100 megawatt Whole Tree Energyrn facility. The land suitability project is divided into two phases with analyses increasing in specificity in successive phases. The objective of the first phase of the study was to conduct analyses of the soils resource and landowner characteristics within selected units on a multi-state scale. Information was gathered for Phase I on land and climate suitability and Conservation Reserve Program acreage in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, the extreme northwestern portion of Upper Michigan and northeastern Iowa. The purpose of Phase II studies was to summarize land rent and yield data. Cash flow models of the production system were then used to integrate land rent and yield estimates to evaluate wood production costs. Estimates of biomass production costs within the study units were made using various state and federal cost-share options.enNatural Resources Research InstituteUniversity of Minnesota DuluthTechnical Report