Featured Event

The BioEconomy Working Group is partnering with many other organizations to plan and host the 2006 Biobased Industry Outlook Conference in Ames on August 28-29. More details to come.

Winter 2006 Newsletter

The Winter 2006 BioEconomy Update was sent recently. Read about the latest news in biorenewable resources and the growing bioeconomy.

 

Welcome

BioEconomy Working Group

The BioEconomy Working Group (BWG), organized in August 2003, is a consortium of individuals and groups who have an interest in developing economically, environmentally and socially sustainable biobased businesses in Iowa. Funding is provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Iowa Energy Center, Cargill Dow and the United States Department of Energy. The BWG is a part of the Value Chains Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (VCPSA).

Value Chains Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture

VCPSA is a project of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Practical Farmers of Iowa, Iowa State University Extension, the Henry A. Wallace Endowed Chair for Sustainable Agriculture and the ISU College of Agriculture. The Partnership's activities include research and development grants and other projects carried out by three working groups.