3. Background Information Roadways ≈ 4 million miles If 25% of area is used = 10 million acres Railroads ≈ 140,000 miles of rights of way If 75% of area is used = 1 million acres Airports ≈ 19,820 If 100 acres/ airport = 2 million acres Military ≈ Department of Defense owns 30 million acres of arable land in the United States If 30% of areas are used 8 million acres

4. Project Objectives Explore Roadside Agronomic Conditions Initiate Environmental Impact Study Investigate Economic Viability Evaluate Crop Choices

5. Potential Benefits/Advantages This method of fuel production: Decreases costs of maintenance Aids in educating the public about renewable fuels Increases biofuel production Improved aesthetics Does not affect food supply “We need food and we need fuel, but those shouldn’t conflict” Jeff Steiner USDA ARS

6. Considerations Safety Structural Integrity Establishment and Harvesting Economics Wildlife Impacts Ecology/Environmental Impacts Water Quality Grower Concerns

7. One Roadside Biofuel Production Potential UDOT Lands could potentially produce over 250 gallons/mile of Biodiesel Assumptions: 100 Foot Wide Growing Region per Mile(12 acres) 60% Dry Land Yields This solves maintenance and pest cost problems $300/mile for 2007

8. Brief View of Economics' of F2F

10. 4 reps

11. 4 locations

12. 8’ X 20’ plots

13. Crops tested

14. Canola

16. Roadside Soil Compaction

17. A Closer Look at Planting How did compaction affect planting? Resulting in open furrows with no seed/soil contact and evaporation ≈ Drill Opener and Press Wheels

18. Yield Data 2007/2008

19. Hypothesis for Low Crop Yield Extreme Climatic Conditions Extreme Compaction Planting Techniques

20. RSL Research Focus Simulate roadside compaction and soil quality Evaluate plant establishment techniques

21. Current Research RSL Greenhouse Land Feasibility FreeWays to Fuel National Alliance

22. RSL Research Focus (cont.) Compaction Relief ≈ Seeding Pass Culti-Planting Initial Results Compaction relief with minimal disturbance to soil Safflower seeds on top of the ground VS Control = No Till Drill Culti-Banding

23. Greenhouse Study Evaluation Topics: Depth of Emergence Compaction Effects Furrow Effects Coulter Effects Press Wheel Effects Moisture Effects

24. Feasible Study Estimated 10 Million Acres From: Roadsides Military installations Airports Brownfields Railroads Power companies Tribal Lands Landfills

25. FreeWays to Fuel Alliance Top Tier Universities Washington State University, Iowa State, Auburn, Michigan State University, Montana State, North Carolina State University, University of Idaho, State University at New York – Cobbleskill, Penn State University Corporate New Holland – tractor donation Great Plains – drill equipment donation Aerway Ag – aerator donation Government State Departments of Transportation DOD Interests State Energy Departments