Central New York landowners may soon be growing grasses, shrub willow and other crops for sale as bio-fuel, in what could be a model for regional bioenergy systems.

A project launched this June will work with rural landowners and crop farmers in a five-county region to develop business arrangements suitable for supplying mid-sized consumers of energy crops for heat and power production.

Central New York landowners may soon be growing grasses, shrub willow and other crops for sale as bio-fuel, in what could be a model for regional bioenergy systems.

A project launched this June will work with rural landowners and crop farmers in a five-county region to develop business arrangements suitable for supplying mid-sized consumers of energy crops for heat and power production.

Central New York landowners may soon be growing grasses, shrub willow and other crops for sale as bio-fuel, in what could be a model for regional bioenergy systems.

A project launched this June will work with rural landowners and crop farmers in a five-county region to develop business arrangements suitable for supplying mid-sized consumers of energy crops for heat and power production.