This video features Kevin Shinners, professor of biological systems engineering, explaining his biofuel-related research, particularly the methods he’s developing to optimize harvesting and processing of switchgrass to reduce energy required for cutting, drying, conditioning, baling and bale handling. It was released in February by CenUSA Bioenergy, an Iowa-based, USDA-funded multi-state project focused on developing sustainable systems for biofuel production, as the first in a series of materials that are designed to educate agricultural producers and others in the industry about perennial grasses and their use as a feedstock for biofuels.