2011 Annual Report 1a.Objectives (from AD-416) To develop and implement sustainable bioenergy feedstock production strategies and technologies at the field, farm, and watershed scale. This includes: (1) developing concept papers and plans for implementing the landscape vision for sustainable feedstock supplies, (2) sharing field, laboratory, and computer simulation data for finalizing, testing, and incorporating the crop residue management tool into appropriate technical guidelines to help ensure economic drivers and sustainability factors influencing bioenergy feedstock production are balanced, and (3) implementing and testing the landscape vision at multiple locations, in various layouts, and for multiple ecosystem services as resources become available. 1b.Approach (from AD-416) This non-funded cooperative agreement formalizes on-going collaboration between the USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment (NLAE), USDA-ARS Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory and other ARS research laboratories linked through the USDA-ARS Renewable Energy Assessment Project (REAP) team, the USDA Biomass Research Centers, and the Bioenergy Technology Division of the Idaho National Laboratory. Initial efforts will focus on producing a white paper outlining strategies and technologies needed to balance economic drivers and sustainability factors through the implementation of a landscape vision for sustainable feedstock production. The Corn Stover Tool developed in conjunction with the Sun Grant Corn Stover Regional Partnership team will be diversified to accommodate bioenergy feedstock materials other than corn stover. As resources become available, various strategies and technologies implementing sustainable bioenergy feedstock production will be tested at various locations throughout the U.S. The implementation studies will encompass not only production questions, but also soil, water, and air quality monitoring, evaluations of the Uniform Format Design and Deployable Process Demonstration Unit and other factors required for sustainable feedstock production, harvest, storage, and transport. 3.Progress Report This newly formed, non-funded cooperative agreement was established to formalize collaboration between the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment (NLAE) and Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Renewable Energy Assessment Project (REAP) team and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Current efforts are focused on developing a beta-version of the Residue Management Tool for testing by several Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and other bioenergy consulting groups. Project monitoring is maintained through email, telephone conversations, and periodic cross visits.